Social Producer, Guardian Studios

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

Earlier this year we launched Guardian Studios, our new creative hub for personality-led video. Created as part of a multi-year transformation programme, Guardian Studios will strive to bring new audiences to the best of what the Guardian is, by creating a slate of new video shows to launch on YouTube and other digital platforms.

We are now hiring a social producer to join the newly-launched team to help deliver this work and shape its future success. In this role you'll be creating engaging social content to support Guardian Studios' longform output. You'll also be closely involved with show launch strategy, working alongside marketing to devise content that will get audiences excited about and engaged in what is coming.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract or internal staff secondment.

About the role

Create visual content for any shows (primarily Instagram and Tiktok) with the aim of engaging and informing a global audience Contribute towards the development process - making social an integrated part of the editorial vision for Guardian Studios, intrinsic to each show Devise best practice, visual style, and tone of voice for social promotion, posts and videos Producing social-first, talent-led content for shows, alongside on-screen talent Produce cutdown clips of shows for social Monitor, analyse and measure social engagement as required, across all channels, and optimise content (title, images, graphics, and other metrics) in line with performance

About you

Experience developing and producing talent-led social-first content. Experience producing social clips and other assets for off-platform audiences. Deep understanding of social media analytics, and the best ways to track performance and engagement. Experience making social content that successfully promotes editorial video output. Demonstrable success creating social content which consistently drives engagement and reach. Experience in social media channel management, with a strategic understanding of how these channels can be best used to cultivate community and engagement. Strong communication skills, with the ability to work with high-profile on-screen talent. Collaborative, open and inclusive in approach. Ideally, you'll have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media

We currently operate a hybrid environment working at least 3 days a week from our offices in Kings Cross, central London.

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.

How to apply

Please upload a copy of your latest CV. You don't need to provide a covering letter but we would like you to share your responses to the following question:

Please write about a time you have come up with an innovative social strategy that had measurable success (and include links where possible).

Don't worry - we're not looking for an essay response, we'd like you to share one to two paragraphs (the suggested word count is 100-200 words per paragraph) for each question as part of the application process. Please provide your responses to the question when you complete our application form, along with your CV when you apply.

We appreciate the time taken to prepare each application we receive. We do not use AI-assisted technology to review applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 9th June 2026.

All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs. Please contact Sean, Senior Recruitment Partner on to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.

Benefits at the Guardian

You'll have six weeks of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.

You are entitled to life cover, income protection, and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance.

We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.

Culture and wellbeing

We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.

Our canteen has views overlooking the Regents Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Learning and development

We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.