New York Post

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, VIDEO NEWS PUBLISHING

New York Post • New York, NY, United States

Details

  • Position
    Associate Producer
  • Start Date
    May 22, 2017
  • Location
    New York, NY, United States
  • Rate
    This is a paid position. Rate is salary dependent on experience
  • Status
    Job has been filled

Job Description

The New York Post is currently seeking an associate producer. You have a deep knowledge and interest in news and viral videos and can help our team bring our audience relevant savvy, and informative digital video content.

You will be responsible for tracking trending news stories throughout the day as they develop and finding relevant videos to enhance those stories. You will be a key point of contact between the video team and web edit team.

You will be responsible for helping us source, locate, clear and post videos for breaking and daily news for all our subject areas. We pinpoint videos with potential before they become widely distributed and we use analytical software like NewsWhip Spike, Crowdtangle and Buzzsumo to help make those determinations.

You’ll also be responsible for a beat (Ie crime, relationships, gossip, etc.) to locate compelling raw video material and other video ideas. You’ll assist with daily video publishing via headline creation, thumbnails, liaising with the newsroom, and smart playlisting, and syndication. You’ll be part of our team that brainstorms video ideas, and curates material.

This is an opportunity to join an iconic media brand as it continues to experience exponential digital growth. New York Post and Page Six videos received more than a billion views across platforms in the past year.

The job:

Work closely with the Supervising Producer of Video to source, locate and curate video for our stories.
Help oversee breaking news coverage
Coordinate videos with articles as they are created
Pinpoint stories before they have saturated the media landscape
Act as a liaison between the video team and web team
Source video from wire services, video footage agencies and third parties on the internet; follow-up with clearances when appropriate
Upload and publish videos, create relevant web, social pages and promotional materials including headlines, end cards, thumbnails, smart playlisting, etc.
Implement best practices for video metadata, thumbnails, and discovery on all videos
Participate in brainstorming compelling video one-offs and franchises
Improve tracking database for all original video content
Use web analytics to monitor audience engagement with our videos
Ability to help write web-friendly headlines
Assist in various facets of production
Strategize for growth on various platforms
Continually tweak our playlists and channel layout for video discovery.

Qualifications
3+ years of experience working in an online news environment
Great editorial judgment, reporter experience, social media savvy, ability to juggle multiple projects at once
Familiarity and use of mainstream video channels like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and more
Simple photo and/or video editing skills a plus
Must enjoy working collaboratively and accurately in a fast paced breaking news environment but also a fun workplace
Attention to detail a must
Familiarity with content management systems is a plus such as Wordpress, video CMS like Brightcove and web analytics tools like Parse.ly, Crowdtangle, BuzzSumo, Chartbeat, Spike, etc.

NEEDS:
· Resume and cover letter.
· Describe your POV on what makes a video shareable
· Provide two ideas for quick videos based on the news of this week.
· Please include materials and apply through the form on this page

Our Spot:
The New York Post is the nation’s oldest newspaper with the youngest, most ambitious video department. We want to make our mark in digital video and create memorable work and new watching habits among our audience. The legacy of the great headlines conveys the attributes of our videos: bold, irreverent, judgmental, confident and clever. We want to make videos that surprise viewers. We seek someone who believes news doesn’t have to be boring to be news and who appreciates serious and quirky stories. Let’s talk! We are an equal opportunity employer.

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