Video Creator (a)*

About the job

You don’t just want to tell stories, but get to the bottom of them. Expose grievances, create relevance, and give people a voice. For blick.ch you produce in-depth video investigations. From explosive revelations and undercover reports to elaborate video projects. Our goal is always premium content with strong visual language, craftsmanship precision, and emotional closeness.

At the same time, you understand modern video journalism as a complete presence. You want to establish your own journalistic brand, credibly stand behind your investigations with your face, and present yourself and your topics effectively across all digital channels.

From 1 January 2027 we are looking for a personality who operates at the intersection of investigative journalism, sophisticated visual storytelling, and digital personal branding.

Video Creator (a)*

Your tasks

• Research & Expose: You independently research sensitive topics, establish contacts with informants, and produce well-founded video investigations – including formats with hidden cameras.
• Long formats & premium projects: You conceive and produce project-based longer video reports that impress with strong narratives, closeness to protagonists, and high-quality aesthetics.
• On-camera presence & personal branding: You guide the audience as a host through complex investigations, unmistakably stand behind your stories with your face, and deliberately build your own brand as a distinctive journalistic voice.
• Visual dramaturgy & holistic implementation: You accompany your projects from the initial research idea through the storyboard to the final cut, setting the highest standards for image, rhythm, and sound.

Your profile

• Journalistic substance: Several years of experience in journalism with proven success in research, reporting, and investigative projects.
• Strong camera presence & showing your face: Natural, engaging charisma in front of the camera, courage to take a stand, and the confidence of a distinctive voice.
• Strong social media affinity: You live digital platforms, know their mechanics, trends, and viewing habits precisely, and have the drive to position yourself and your work with wide reach across all digital channels.
• Passion for first-class visual craftsmanship: A pronounced sense for the cinematic implementation of a story. From image composition, through sound to editing craft, you have high standards.
• Empathetic storytelling: The talent to meet people at eye level, gain their trust, and weave emotional, gripping narratives.
  

Recruiting process

• Your profile fits? Then it can move quickly, as our aim is to reach a contract conclusion within a short time.
• After reviewing your documents, there will be a phone call for initial clarifications and to arrange an appointment.
• Then follows a video call with Fabian Fuhrer, Lead Video Creation RMS, and Manuela Wyss, Recruiting Partner (duration approx. 45 to 60 minutes).
• Next, you will meet the team on site.
• And then, ideally, the contract offer will follow.

Are you keen to win together with us, strive for more, and take responsibility? Then we look forward to your application.

We are committed to diversity and convinced that it is an opportunity. *Everyone should be exactly as they are. We create a working environment where this is possible.

Artificial intelligence shapes the future. That is why we are looking for people who want to drive digital innovation forward with us.

For this position, we only consider direct applications.

Manuela Wyss
Recruiting Partner / HR Projects

+41 79 592 79 22

Your benefits with us

The internal staff restaurant cooks fresh and balanced
meals daily at a good price-performance ratio. Coffee, tea, water and
fruit are available free of charge.

All employees can use the fitness studio at the Zurich location, which is open 24/7, free of charge.

16 weeks maternity and 4 weeks paternity leave at full pay. Contribution to childcare costs.

We support mobile and flexible working, part-time work and job sharing wherever possible. Five weeks’ holiday is standard. 10 additional days of holiday purchase possible.

Employees benefit from a wide range of internal training on various topics. External training is financially and time supported.

All employees have access to numerous discounts, including discounted publications, mobile subscriptions and other attractive offers.

We cover about 60% of pension contributions. Possibility to determine retirement savings yourself through various savings plans.

Ringier is a leading European media company headquartered in Switzerland with a tradition of over 190 years. With around 5,500 employees, the group operates over 115 companies in 19 European and African countries. The Ringier portfolio includes three main business areas: leading media brands, sports media platforms and digital marketplaces. With a digital EBITDA share of 83 percent, Ringier is one of Europe’s leading media companies. The group remains majority family-owned to this day. More at: ringier.com

Among the best-known media brands are Blick, Bilanz, LandLiebe, L'illustré and Schweizer Illustrierte in Switzerland, Blic in Serbia, Aktuality in Slovakia and Onet, Fakt, Forbes and Business Insider in Poland. In the sports media sector, Ringier is present with platforms such as A Bola in Portugal, GSP.ro in Romania, sportal.bg in Bulgaria and Sportal.rs in Serbia. The digital marketplaces are led by flagships such as JobCloud and SMG Swiss Marketplace Group in Switzerland as well as eJobs and imobiliare in Romania, CV Keskus in the Baltic states and Profession in Hungary.

Ringier Media Switzerland

More than 4.6 million readers use and trust the media brands of RMS. The portfolio includes Blick as well as the most widely read magazine and periodical titles such as Beobachter, Handelszeitung, Bilanz, cash.ch, Tele, Schweizer Illustrierte, Landliebe, Glückspost, L'Illustré and PME. With its broad range of topics, outstanding reach and strong content, RMS positions itself as Switzerland’s future-oriented media house and, supported by the marketing unit Ringier Advertising, is already the preferred partner for advertisers seeking attractive and efficient advertising solutions.