Job Description

E! News digital is hiring an Associate 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 Associate Producer/Editor is creative, adaptable, and quick at writing and creating digital video content. You 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.

This Associate Producer/Editor will report to the Senior Producer/Editor and is planned to have a schedule of Tuesday – Saturday.

Responsibilities Include:

• 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
• 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.
• Serve as a creative producer/editor on assigned projects (including, but not limited to livestreams, weekly video series, mashups, interviews, show clips 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 Sr Producers 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 Requirements:

• BA or BS from a four year accredited college or university or equivalent experience
• Minimum of (1) years of experience producing news digital video content end-to-end for digital platforms
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects.)
• Knowledge of and experience using AVID or similar platforms
• Knowledge of Photoshop
• Must be able to work weekends and later evenings as needed during busy times like award shows

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent writing skills
• Strong copy editing skills, ability to self-edit your own work
• Must be able to work under extremely tight deadlines
• 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
• Red carpet interview skills – ability to interview celebrity talent and come up with smart, breaking news questions that we can turn into digital videos
• Strong camera skills: ability to shoot your own videos using HDV cameras
• Willingness to be an individual contributor while working within a team environment and contribute to the overall brand’s growth and success
• 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

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: $60,000 - $80,000

Additional Information

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