Job Description

Video producer

Location: New Scientist Headquarters, HSK, London, W8 5HY

Position: Full Time/Permanent

We’re looking for a YouTube-native video producer with a passion for science. You’ll be the driving force behind our long-form YouTube videos: ideating, producing, writing and publishing content that drives our channel.

We want to make our YouTube channel the go-to destination for inspiring science storytelling and mind-blowing explainers. Think Kurzgesagt, Cleo Abram or Veritasium. That’s who we’re inspired by, and we hope you are too.

Who You Are

• An experienced video maker with a proven track record of producing long-form YouTube content
• A producer with a deep understanding ofYouTube best practice, what drives engagement, how to develop scripts that sparkle, with narratives arcs that compel viewers to watch more
• Have a great eye for thumbnails and titles
• Someone with a solid background in science and telling science-based stories
• A digital journalist at heart: curious, observant, and constantly digging for what’s interesting whether it's a unique story angle, explosive new science researchor a cultural moment
• Familiar with YouTube analytics, and have experience of using data to shape production decisions
• Someone with strong organisational and project management skills, with experience delivering multiple, complex productions on time
• A problem-solver who thrives under pressure and keeps projects moving
• On-camera skills are a big plus, but not a deal-breaker

In this role you will

• Pitch and produce YouTube-native video ideas that reflect New Scientist’s world-leading science journalism
• Write and edit scripts, shape narratives, lead shoots, and deliver sharp editorial and explainer-led content
• Host or direct on-screen talent to tell unique, rigorously researched and entertaining science stories
• Coordinate with writers, editors, animators, and designers to keep projects moving and aligned with deadlines and budgets
• Coordinate filming logistics, including locations, contributors and travel
• Manage production contracts, invoices and other admin associated with our YouTube video production
• Review key YouTube metrics and feed insights back into content and workflow decisions
• Liaise with external agencies and brand partners to produce sponsored segments, handle approvals, and ensure deliverables meet client expectations
• Drive channel growth through great content
• Continually improve our workflows and processes

This role is about producing videos of the highest standard. You’ll coordinate with writers, editors, animators, and thumbnail designers, keeping everyone aligned, managing deadlines, and ensuring videos are optimised for YouTube performance.

About new scientist

New Scientist is a magazine brand for the insatiably curious, asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human. From artificial intelligence to climate change, the latest innovations in health to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist covers the ideas and discoveries that matter.

Since our publication was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”, it has expanded to include newsletters, videos, podcasts, holidays and live events. Our headquarters are in London, UK, and we also have staff in the US and Australia.

Working for new scientist

New Scientist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applications to New Scientist will receive due consideration regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

Package Description

Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect:

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
• Pension plan and life cover
• Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics

Plus much more...

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

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