Job Description

Video Journalist/Producer

Location: New York, NY

Compensation: $60,000-$70,000

DailyMail is one of the world’s largest and most influential news publishers, reaching over a billion people globally each month. Known for its agenda-setting exclusives, breaking news, and highly engaging digital storytelling, DailyMail operates a fast-paced, 24/7 newsroom delivering content across web, app, and social platforms.

We are seeking a sharp, creative, and adaptable Video Journalist/Producer to join our fast-paced newsroom. In this role, you will produce visually compelling video content and write short video-led stories across breaking news, showbiz, politics, lifestyle, and international coverage.

You’ll be responsible for pitching and producing engaging stories using original and sourced footage, editing content for multiple platforms, and identifying opportunities to drive traffic and engagement through smart editorial packaging and headline writing. This role requires strong video production and editorial instincts, as well as the ability to operate in a dynamic 24/7 news cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Source, verify, and clear high-impact video content in line with editorial standards
• Pitch, script, and produce video-led stories with speed and accuracy
• Film original content both in-studio and on-location when needed
• Edit long-form and short-form video packages for DailyMail
• Write concise, SEO-optimized headlines and short accompanying articles
• Collaborate with reporters, editors, and producers across the newsroom to maximize readership reach and consistency
• Use analytics tools to evaluate video performance and inform decisions accordingly
• Uphold copyright, legal, and ethical standards across all video output

About You

• A trained video journalist with 4+years of experience in a fast-paced digital newsroom
• Demonstrated ability to find and develop video-first news stories independently
• Comfortable balancing quick-turnaround edits with quality, longer-form storytelling
• Excellent editorial judgment and strong understanding of DailyMail’s voice and audience
• Confident pitching ideas and providing creative input on video packages
• Adaptable, self-motivated, and comfortable switching priorities at short notice
• Strong communicator and a team player who thrives in a high-pressure environment
• Familiarity with copyright, fair use, and ethical considerations in digital video reporting

Skills Needed

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro; working knowledge of After Effects and Photoshop is a plus
• Experience with vertical video formats and platform-specific editing techniques
• Strong newswriting ability, particularly for video headlines and brief supporting text
• Understanding of SEO and how it relates to video and headline performance
• Familiarity with digital asset management systems and remote collaboration tools (e.g. Slack, CMS)
• Comfortable interpreting analytics dashboards

What Success Looks Like

• Delivering video packages that raise the quality of our video journalism, while driving engagement and time-on-site
• Consistently identifying and developing strong visual angles on trending news stories
• Growing video views across DailyMail platforms through editorial instinct and smart packaging
• Maintaining accuracy, speed, and tone consistency in a fast-paced publishing environment

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.