Senior Social Video Producer

Description

The state's largest local news organization, a company that reaches readers through its app and websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts and print, is hiring a Senior Social Video Producer.

You will edit daily quick-turn social videos and larger enterprise projects, working with the audience team, editors, reporters and photographers across the newsroom to make video that reaches millions of viewers.

This full-time role with benefits is based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Remote candidates are not eligible.

Responsibilities

• Edit short and long social videos that engage readers and sound like the publication.
• Research, pitch and produce original videos that inform and entertain.
• Optimize videos for each platform using audience metrics, engagement tactics and search engine optimization, including headlines, thumbnails and metadata.
• Work across departments during breaking news and planned events.
• Analyze metrics and use them to shape coverage decisions, both in the moment and over the long term.
• Test new technologies within editorial guidelines.
• Build and maintain a video asset library.
• Shoot high-quality raw video when needed.
• Attend news meetings to understand how stories develop and who the audiences are.

Requirements

• Strong editorial judgment and experience in a deadline-driven newsroom.
• Experience editing video, photos and audio in tools such as Canva, Photoshop or Premiere, preferably in a newsroom.
• Excellent writing, editing and speaking skills.
• Experience producing quick-turn social video for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts, turning raw clips into compelling videos.
• Quick, organized and technically resourceful, with a consistent record of meeting deadlines.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent in journalism, English, communications or a related field is preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends, for breaking news and special projects.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and able to handle many tasks at once.
• Application: send a cover letter, resume and clips. Candidates who do not meet every qualification are still encouraged to apply and explain what they would bring.
• The position does not offer immigration sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Accommodation requests for the application process go to the company's site, which is used for accommodation requests only.

Conditions

The base salary range is the company's good-faith estimate for this role in the posted location at the time of posting. The final starting salary depends on lawful, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, training, certifications, education, location and market conditions.

Base salary range: $56,000 to $66,000 USD.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Retirement plan with a company match in most markets.
• Generous paid time off, including holidays and vacation.
• Paid parental leave for new parents and growing families.
• Monthly reimbursement for child and dependent care.
• Mental wellness support.
• Inclusive healthcare for LGBTQ+ employees and individual needs.
• Fertility coverage and menopause support.
• Reimbursement for pet wellness and Rover credits.
• Additional benefits are described at a link provided in the posting.