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Job Description
Role Summary:
E! News digital is hiring a Sr. Digital Video Producer/Editor who will be a part of our growing team of digital video producer/writer/editors on the news video editorial team. The ideal candidate is creative, adaptable, and very fast at writing and creating digital video content. Job duties include producing digital-first entertainment news content for social, video distribution, and mobile optimized platforms. The ideal candidate should have prior experience in entertainment news video production, proven video editing skills, and a clear understanding of the key difference between traditional media and digital-first content. The candidate will be responsible for writing scripts, reporting and sourcing information, collecting visual assets, and producing and editing digital video under tight news deadlines. Experience as a multi-platform journalist in entertainment news will best suit this role. This role will report to the VP, Creative Content – E! News Digital.
On-camera talent is not required for this role, but experience behind the camera, working as a reporter/producer on red carpets and the ability to conduct interviews at entertainment-related events is a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Create 3+ digital video stories per day, often under tight news-driven deadlines.
- Cut short form digital video in under 3 hours from end-to-end: Collecting reporting, writing the script, collecting assets/b-roll, track VO, produce and edit video, and post on social and digital platforms.
- Edit with ease in Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects or AVID
- Self-assign and create video assignments as needed during busy news times, and self-edit as needed with little supervision. Use metrics-driven thinking to select projects that fulfill the brand’s daily video view goals.
- Work with E!’s social and editorial teams to create highly-sharable content
- Optimize sound and lighting quality in videos, create simple graphic transitions, add text on screen and other graphics and easily export videos.
- Write strong, factual, entertainment news scripts for news packages. Ability to work easily with legal or heavier news scripts and maintain accuracy.
- Serve as a creative producer/editor on assigned projects (including, but not limited to livestreams, weekly video series, mashups, interviews, show clips, extendeded interviews and other projects as assigned)
- Create SEO-optimized headlines and captions that factually represent your video story and drive video views on E! News digital platforms.
- Use strong news judgement
- Optimize and post content for social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
- Liaison with producing team, booking team, and post-production as needed
- Produce guest interviews/attend field shoots, as needed and shoot crisp, clean footage on DSLR camera or iPhone
- Collect clear audio in the field and in the studio
- Take assignments from the News Producer daily
- Contribute to team brainstorms by pitching content ideas that will help build video views, on-site and off-site traffic and audience
- Maintain a level of professionalism with talent
- Line Produce and work on ad/sales content when assigned
- Produce branded content, as needed
- Juggle multiple projects with parallel timelines
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- BA or BS from a four-year accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of experience producing news digital video content end-to-end for digital platforms
- Excellent expertise with the Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects.)
- Knowledge of AVID or similar platforms or willingness to learn fast if you aren’t familiar
- Excellent writing skills
- Strong copy editing skills, ability to self-edit your own work
- Must be able to work under extremely tight deadlines
- Must be able to work weekends and later evenings as needed during busy times like award shows
- Social media-savvy with the ability to post your own stories on social accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube)
- Creative thinker who can look at entertainment trends and find innovative ways to tell a story in a digital video
- Ability to shoot footage on DSLR camera
- Knowledge of Photoshop is a must
- Willingness to be an individual contributor while working within a team environment and contribute to the overall brand’s growth and success
- Must have ability to work flexible hours including weekends and evenings due to news cycles and breaking news.
Desired Characteristics:
- Strong understanding of digital metrics: page views, video views, how to gain new followers on different platforms, including on-site
- Strong understanding of digital trends
- Strong camera skills: ability to shoot your own videos using HDV cameras
- Interview skills – ability to interview celebrity talent and come up with smart, breaking news questions that we can turn into digital videos
Additional Requirements:
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $100,000-$125,000
Additional Information
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