The Ministry of the Environment is seeking a video journalist for social media

A national pesticide ban, more protected marine nature and a new nature and biodiversity act are some of the many topics we at the Ministry of Environment will communicate about in the coming period. Therefore we need you to convey them on social media, where a large number of Danes get their news.

A national pesticide ban became one of the election's very big themes. That's clear. Clean drinking water, that's understandable. But it is only one among many important matters we deal with at the Ministry of Environment. We work with environmental quality requirements for environmentally harmful substances and with engine power on mussel boats in the Limfjord.

At bottom line it's about a healthy marine environment and sustainable fisheries. We are just incredibly good at packaging otherwise important and exciting matters into dull words.

Therefore we need you.

We are looking for a video journalist who can find the story in the complicated and tell it simply, visually and precisely. Someone who can see a narrative, find the right format and carry it all the way from idea to finished video.

You grab the phone when a story arises, and can also plan the larger production when a political initiative requires more.

You should be able to

• spot the good story in heavy reports and analyses and translate it into content that works on social media.
• develop short, strong formats – reels, explainers, interviews and other visual devices – that make people stop scrolling in their feed.
• preserve professional precision, while language and storytelling become simple enough for social media.
• plan and publish content around political initiatives, current media agendas, minister visits and other events – in close collaboration with the press team.
• evaluate and develop content based on data about what works and what doesn’t.

Environmental policy is among the most important topics for Danes, and therefore we have a special focus on communicating the government's and the ministry's work through several different platforms, including social media. But Instagram, reels, Facebook, stories and LinkedIn are not our strong suit, therefore we need someone who understands the logics and algorithms that social media are built on, and who can produce environmental policy content that breaks through the sound barrier. Whether it's the right clip of a video, graphics that capture, or something else.

About us

You will become part of the Press and Communications Department, and your work will take place in close collaboration with the press team, which handles the ministry's press phone and plans press actions and communications around the government's political initiatives. The department also includes a speechwriter, a communications adviser and a media graphics apprentice. You will also work closely with our many professional experts across the specialist offices.

We try, as far as possible, to plan as well as we can, but there may also be a need to move quickly if a golden opportunity presents itself, or if there is an agenda that runs in the media, that should be seized and followed up on social media.

We have high ambitions for what we do, and work closely together in a daily life with both tight deadlines and larger planned initiatives. And we prioritize a good social community and a department where people help each other.

About you

The most important thing is that you can tell stories visually – and that you can show us that. You may have a background as a video journalist, journalist, photographer, content creator, graphic designer or something completely different. Your educational title is less important than what you can produce.

We imagine that you

• have documented experience with video and content for social media.
• can manage the entire video process from idea and script to filming, editing, subtitling and publishing.
• have journalistic or political acumen and can see the angle in a complicated issue.
• have an eye for framing, sound, light and editing and can deliver quickly without compromising on quality.
• can create simple and effective graphics and visualizations.
• can work in e.g. Adobe Premiere Pro and preferably After Effects/Photoshop or similar programs.
• can record professionally with both camera and phone.
• write Danish confidently and error-free.
• is independent, imaginative and good at working closely with others.

When you apply, we would very much like to see 3-5 examples of videos or other visual content you have played a significant role in producing. Please briefly describe what your role was in each production.

Who are we?

At the Ministry of Environment we work together to protect our nature and environment, and we work for a green transition of society. The tasks are handled in the department and the ministry's agency.

The department handles ministerial services and the overall development, planning and administration of environmental legislation. The department's main task is to create the optimal professional basis for the minister, the government and the Parliament to make decisions in the environmental area for the benefit of our surrounding society. We are an exciting and dynamic workplace close to the political system. We continuously work to develop the organization in order to create simple and politically relevant solutions for the government in power at any time.

We focus on good leadership, and together we all work from the values of simple, together and responsible . We have a good working environment with good opportunities to further develop your professional skills in close interaction with capable managers and colleagues. You have good opportunities to influence your tasks and great influence on your problem solving. As part of your career development you will, among other things, have the possibility to put your skills to use by rotating.

There is mutual flexibility in planning of work tasks with the possibility of home work by agreement, depending on what the tasks allow. We share knowledge and believe that we find the best solutions in collaboration. We believe that high professional competence can easily be combined with humor and room for a smile – even in a busy everyday life.

Conditions of employment

You are employed under the collective agreement for academics in the state or under the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Journalists Union. You will be placed as an administrator, senior consultant or journalist based on your education and qualifications.

If you have an office education or another relevant education you are employed according to the current Common Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees Organizations – The Public Sector (OAO-S common agreement) and the organizational agreement for office workers, laboratory technicians and IT employees.

Depending on qualifications there will be opportunity to negotiate qualification allowances.

The employment area is the Ministry of Environment with related institutions. The place of employment is the Ministry of Environment's department, which is located at Frederiksholms Kanal 26, 1220 Copenhagen K.

The position is 37 hours per week.

The position is desired to be filled as soon as possible or no later than 1 January 2027.

Further information / Please contact us / Want to know more / Are we a match?

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of the Press and Communications Office Ulrik Bøgelund at tel. 20 11 87 14.

You can read more about careers and the Ministry of Environment's department on our website www.mim.dk .

How to apply for the position

You apply for the position online by sending your application with CV and examination certificates for both bachelor and master studies including grades no later than Sunday 1 November 2026 .

We expect to hold interviews in week 43.