Location: London-based (minimum 2 days in office)

Reporting to: Executive Director & Founding Editor of The Break—Down

Term: 4 days (32 hours) per week. Fixed for two years, with likelihood of renewal.

Pay: £36,000 per annum (pro rata of £45,000 full-time equivalent)

Deadline: 9am 9th March 2026

About Planet B

What we do 

We make progressive media. From standalone documentary projects such as Overshoot (audio) and Boomerang (video), to in-house podcasts like Macrodose , our productions seek to bring radical ideas, critical histories and original storytelling to wide audiences.

This role will also work across our partner project The Break—Down, a media platform dedicated to the best new writing and conversations on climate, nature and capitalism. With a podcast, print journal and online publishing, The Break—Down explores the urgent questions we face today, what the future might look like, and how we can reimagine it.

Why we do it 

With the centre ground crumbling and the far right on the rise, progressive movements urgently need more effective ways to communicate their visions and ideas. Planet B aims to foster a diverse new media ecosystem, building agile products designed for an era in which audio-visual and social media driven content shapes public discourse and civic debate.

Over the past few years, our part-time and freelance collaborators have seeded new media projects that challenge the reactionary dominance on digital platforms. We are now looking to scale up our permanent operations, with the appointment of a Digital Content Lead as an integral next step in this phase of Planet B’s growth.

How we do it 

Planet B is based in East London and operates with a small, collaborative core team alongside an extensive network of freelancers. Projects are developed in-house through this network or via commission by external partners. We also run regular live events to expand the reach of our work.

About the Job

Summary

The Digital Content Lead will play a central, hands-on role in expanding the reach and impact of Planet B’s work. They will be responsible for the production, publishing, distribution and optimisation of digital content across platforms, with a focus on flagship projects including The Break—Down and Macrodose.

The role involves shaping raw material into effective digital outputs - clipping content, writing titles, show notes and social copy, applying branding, and producing promotional assets from templates. The hired candidate will manage and publish newsletters, maintain web and social channels (including planning for new product launches), and distribute audio and video via platforms such as Spotify for Creators, YouTube and Patreon.

They will coordinate with contributors, monitor performance, and use audience insight to refine formats, schedules and distribution strategies. Ultimately, success in this role will be measured by digital growth, especially subscription targets, which will be key to Planet B’s organisational development.

Key Responsibilities

Content Production and Distribution

• Manage day-to-day social media output, ensuring consistent, timely and high-quality publishing.

• Edit and package existing content into platform-optimised digital formats, including short-form video.

• Write titles, descriptions and show notes, and manage distribution across podcast and membership platforms.

• Monitor analytics and audience engagement, using insight to improve content performance and scheduling.

• Feed performance data into wider editorial, product and organisational strategy.

Digital Publishing and Workflow Management

• Publish written, audio and video content across CMS and distribution systems, ensuring accuracy and consistency.

• Coordinate production workflows and contributors to support efficient cross-platform delivery.

• Support the development and management of newsletters, subscriptions and audience funnels.

• Maintain and improve publishing processes, including lightweight automation and integrations where useful.

Other Responsibilities

• Support the upkeep of Planet B’s own website and organisational social channels.

• Support digital strategy and distribution planning for new productions and launches.

• Oversee the creation of simple visual assets for digital promotion (e.g. thumbnails, social graphics, templates).

About You

Essential

• Strong experience producing and publishing digital content across social platforms and CMS systems.

• Practical experience creating and editing short-form video and multimedia content (e.g. Premiere Pro, CapCut or similar).

• Basic graphic design experience relevant to digital distribution (e.g. YouTube thumbnails, Instagram carousels, and other promotional graphics and social templates), with proficiency in Canva or comparable design tools.

• Experience using analytics and audience insight to refine formats, scheduling and distribution strategies.

• Experience contributing to audience growth across social, newsletter or subscription platforms.

• Strong written communication skills, including social copywriting, episode titles and show notes optimised for SEO.

• Confidence working across publishing systems, social media tools and digital workflows.

• Comfortable working hands-on in a small team, managing multiple priorities across simultaneous projects.

• A genuine interest in ecological and social issues aligned with Planet B’s mission.

Desirable

• Experience with Ghost, Webflow or similar CMS platforms.

• Familiarity with automation tools such as Zapier, Airtable, Stripe or similar.

• Basic HTML/CSS skills beyond simple editing.

• Experience working in media production, publishing or campaigning contexts.

• A strong grasp of one or more of the subject areas we work in, such as climate or progressive economics.