Job Description

About Goalhanger

Goalhanger is one of the UK’s most exciting independent media companies, the team behind some of the world’s most successful shows, including The Rest Is Politics, The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Football, The Rest Is Entertainment, and a fast-growing slate. We’re a creative, fast-moving organisation with big ambitions and a brilliant team that makes them happen.

This role is based full time (5 days a week) in our office in Oval.

The Role

We’re looking for a short form video expert who can identify scroll-stopping hooks and talking points from longform episodes of the shows in our science and entertainment vertical.

You will work closely with video editors to turn these segments into highly watchable and shareable social videos.

Reporting into the Head of Social, you will track video performance indicators across YouTube Shorts, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X and more.

What you’ll do

• Watch episodes to identify the best clips for short form.
• Commission videos from editors with detailed notes on hooks, in and out points, framing, pacing, text, graphics and b-roll.
• Write captions and manage the posting schedule for short form video content across all platforms.
• Monitor retention, average view duration and engagement.
• Work with editors to experiment with different hooks, lengths and structures to optimise for different platforms.
• Collaborate with producers to request bespoke hooks, clips and social-first videos.
• Stay on top of trends across social platforms and feed important updates and ideas for innovation back to the digital team and the show producers.
• Track audience sentiment to inform future content ideas.

Requirements

What you’ll bring:

• You’ll have a portfolio of short form videos demonstrating a direct correlation between your creative decisions and an increase in watch time, engagement, revenue and/or subscriber and follower growth.
• You should have at least two years experience producing high-performing social-first video content for a brand, publisher or social page.
• Experience cutting podcast episodes or other longform video content into social videos would be advantageous, as would an interest in or knowledge of history.

Why join Goalhanger?

• A creative, collaborative, close-knit team that genuinely cares about its work and each other.
• A chance to shape how some of the UK's best loved shows reach new audiences.
• Competitive salary and benefits, plus opportunities for growth within the role as our team and content portfolio expand.
• A working environment that values curiosity, autonomy, humour, delivery and purpose.

How to apply

Send us your CV and a covering letter explaining why you're a great fit for the role.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Goalhanger is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, communities, and experiences.

Adjustments & Accessibility

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to discuss how we can support you.