Shortform Producer/Editor

The Role

We are looking for a Shortform Producer / Editor to ensure that our club is the market leader for forward-thinking shortform and vertical video content and drive the production unit to deliver operations effectively, creatively and cooperatively.

You will lead on shortform and vertical video content creation as well as overseeing edits across the department. Covering the Women’s and Men’s matchday suite as well as live shows and regular training ground access implementing the use of archive, motion graphics, animation and other mechanisms. 

You will work closely with the senior content heads on a clear shortform video strategy for owned and social channels, the wider video production team on how all shortform content should be captured as well as the editorial and publishing team on what is consistently working well and how we can present our content for maximum impact. 

Who we are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

• Champion creativity and innovation - you’ll lead a small shortform team, be an expert in content and technology and continuously be aware of trends in content and technology, sharing your expertise with the wider team to drive progress and risk-taking 
• Sustain strong relationships across our club - you will participate in team meetings and brainstorms, collaborate with senior content heads to develop a clear strategy to then communicate and direct to the wider video Production, Editorial, Product and Editorial teams
• Oversee and obtain high quality presentation - you’ll work with the Design team to ensure all our club content is visually consistent, implementing a strong eye for detail on the look and feel as well as formatting
• Proactively produce content - you will passionately work across a wide variety of projects, producing and editing shortform content as well as overseeing edits across our team

What we are looking for

• Proven experience in a similar content producing environment - you have substantial experience in producing and editing shortform for a high-profile brand or sports organisation
• Expertise in shortform video creation - you will have experience in shortform / vertical video creation for owned and social platforms from both a production and distribution perspective
• Software skills - you’ll have familiarity with editing and media management software
• Exceptional attention to detail - you will have an excellent eye for detail with a strong knowledge of technology and workflows
• Champion collaboration - you’ll have a strong team ethic and a collaborative mindset, understanding how to engage with different audiences all over the world
• Passion for social media - you have a deep understanding of all social media platforms and what makes great content 
• Line management - you will have experience overseeing a small but specialist group of creators 
• Digital Platforms - you'll have previous experience of audience segmentation and A/B testing, experience of platform programming desired

Why choose us

At Arsenal, we want everyone to feel a sense of trust and belonging, so we are proud of both our club values and also what we offer to our employees. As one of our Gunners, you will receive:

• An exciting reward and recognition scheme
• Generous holiday allowance which increases with your length of service
• Great internal learning and development programmes
• A flexible hybrid working model
• Priority access to apply for match tickets
• A competitive health and wellbeing benefits package
• A leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Great discounts with some of our Partners

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. 

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Application Closing Date - Tuesday 6th August 2024

Please note: we reserve the right to close the position early if application volumes are particularly high. We encourage you to get your application in sooner rather than later.

Good luck!