We are recruiting for a Group content production manager

Summary

Powerful and engaging content is critical to achieving Nesta’s strategy, whether that be lobbying for change, sharing and spreading best practice, or raising brand profile and building Nesta’s position as a world leader in driving innovation for social good. We are currently undergoing a major operational shift towards embedding video and audio at the centre of our product mix and as such, the Group Content Production Manager will be central to delivering this change.

This person will lead the curation and development of ambitious new video and audio content for Nesta, engaging audiences with assets that deliver on communications objectives. The role places a heavy emphasis on end-to-end creative production, from original concept to final delivery, alongside high-profile creative commissioning. This is a hands-on, autonomous role that would suit a highly organised creative individual who can identify opportunities, manage complex projects, and apply their own production skills to deliver high-quality, authentic content.

What we’re looking for:

Technical

Production expertise: Significant experience in producing high-quality visual podcast formats, including the technical ability to manage multi-cam, lighting, and audio setups for interview content, as well as more simple one-to-one interview styles. Also proficient in mobile shooting, UGC content and native social editing for more informal video styles.

Creative software proficiency: Strong motion graphics and animation skills (e.g. Adobe creative suite), with the ability to bring complex data and concepts to life.

Editing and post-production: Advanced Premiere or Final Cut editing skills. Comfortable working at speed to deliver reactive content that taps into the news cycle, with the ability to turn around high-quality assets in days rather than weeks.

Photography: Experience in running photographic shoots and managing the post-production process.

Training: Experience introducing and scaling new workflows, templates, and training to improve quality and efficiency across Nesta’s content production output.

Generative AI knowledge: A solid understanding of generative AI video production tools, but not as a replacement for creative work. Your knowledge of it is additional, not a reliance.

Delivery and strategy

Platform and channel strategy: A digital-first editor who understands the distinct pacing and formatting required for various platforms (e.g., YouTube vs. TikTok), skilled at repurposing single assets into multi-channel campaigns for digital and social channels. Excellent understanding of digital channels and how content is optimised across platforms.

Creative strategy and brand expertise: Responsible for quality assurance of all types of content formats, ensuring products are best in class in terms of creativity, quality and impact against comms objectives as well as adhering to brand and technical guidelines.

Content impact: Ability to create powerful, creative and engaging content for diverse audiences. This includes working at speed to deliver rapid-turnaround, high-quality reactive assets that tap into the news cycle in days rather than weeks.

Proactive opportunity spotting: A proactive approach to identifying new opportunities for engaging video and audio content to promote work and drive brand reach. Confident to pitch ideas to senior management

Project management: Demonstrable experience in leading the end-to-end production process and the ability to manage budgets and timelines autonomously.

Initiative and problem solving: Highly proactive and self-motivated, with a proven track record of initiating projects without instruction. Comfortable resolving challenges independently, but knows when to escalate issues with proposed solutions to senior leadership.

Relationship management: Ability to navigate internal and external relationships with ease, including management of suppliers to deliver high-quality, impactful content that meets the brief.

Content analysis: Ability to analyse content performance, introduce a/b testing and decipher performance data in order to keep producing best-in-show video content.

As with all members of Nesta Group's communications team, the post holder will be at their best working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with multiple projects and priorities. They will have a positive, can-do attitude and a flexible approach, able to adapt to changing circumstances with good humour and an appetite for taking on new tasks and challenges. They will also have strong communication skills, the ability to write and edit content for different audiences and a proven ability in (or enthusiasm to learn) web publishing and the creation of simple communications products like social cards or videos.

What we offer

Salary: circa £49,200 - £65,800* plus an array of benefits including private medical insurance, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more. *Offers are usually made at the bottom of the band.

Term: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours/week). Occasional out-of-hours work (evenings, weekends, and public holidays) will be required for filming and production.

Location: London-based, with a minimum of 3 days in-person required at our London office or on location. We ask that all of the team attend the office on Tuesday, as it is our team day.

Flexibility: This is a full-time role but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Many do. 

Reports to: Group senior creative and content lead

Making an application 

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and cover letter (with examples of your work, either a website link or a showreel) before 8:00am on the 9th of March 2026.

Interviews will take place w/c 23rd of March 2026.

About Nesta

We are Nesta, a research and innovation foundation, using a powerhouse of applied methods to design, test and scale solutions for the biggest challenges of our time. Driven by a vision to improve the lives of millions of people, our focus up to 2030 is on three missions: breaking the link between family background and life chances, halving obesity and cutting household carbon emissions.

We work with partners across the public, private and third sectors to develop high-potential solutions and test them as they evolve, drawing on deep expertise in qualitative and quantitative research, data science, behavioural science and design. Once confident in the effectiveness of a solution, we are relentless in the pursuit of scale. We create and make the case for ambitious national policy proposals, develop consumer-facing products and services, spin out and support commercial ventures and harness the power of the arts to shape national narratives.

We extend our impact through two specialised units that help others to solve complex problems and achieve their missions. BIT applies a deep understanding of human behaviour to help clients achieve their goals. Challenge Works designs and runs challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society. 

Together, we are building a powerful ecosystem for innovation that delivers proven solutions to create lasting, positive change. Find out more at nesta.org.uk. 

At Nesta, we believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results. 

We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop. 

This means that when we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. It also means that we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful. 

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements.  

Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.