Job Description

Senior Producer, Video Production Center

USA TODAYs national news video team is looking for a Senior Producer who can manage a world-class team of video producers and editors, overseeing daily news coverage and ensuring high-quality digital video content for USA TODAY and its network properties.

The Senior Video Producer will manage the afternoon/evening news video team, reporting to the Executive Producer of Digital Video on the USA TODAY Network Photo and Video Team. This position will work closely with USA TODAYs large network of National reporters to coordinate the production and distribution of video content.

This Senior Producer will assign video production and live stream content to a team of video producers and editors and manage a production calendar for all incoming and outgoing videos. The Senior Video Producer and its team of producers will work with the national and local video programming teams to help determine which videos to create on a daily and weekly basis pending the news cycle. They will be familiar with analytics platforms such as Parse.ly and Google Analytics as well as social platform analytics. They will track analytics daily and use metrics to inform production priorities.

This Senior Producer will be a leader of daily video needs, acting as the point person for the Video Production Center in the time of their shift. This person will need to be able to prioritize quickly and effectively, delegate appropriately, and communicate between several different teams through the day.

This Senior Producer should have experience finding and pitching story ideas for a large-scale news media brand. This person should be able to not only spot potential video opportunities but also be able to envision that videos life cycle across Gannett O&Os, social platforms, partners, and OTT. This candidate should also be capable of suggesting visually compelling ways to tell stories, have strong interviewing and writing skills, highly proficient in meta data writing as well as SEO considerations.

Our immediate need is for a Senior Producer on the afternoon/evening shift. However, this candidate should have the flexibility to work on all shifts and possibly weekends and occasional overtime as news events require. Our preference is candidates who are near Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Atlanta, or New York City, but remote workers in all states except for Alaska and Hawaii will be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overseeing and executing all aspects of video production including writing, researching, planning, coordinating logistics, technical production, script approval, and video editing.
• Manage and coordinate daily assignments, future planning, and programming.
• Provide editorial, copyright, and rights management guidance.
• Lead story curation at national level.
• Create and manage connections across the USA TODAY Network of reporters, writers, producers, editors, and digital managers, to coordinate requests and ideas.
• Responsible for tracking video performance metrics for on platform, mobile, and app video view reporting on a daily, monthly, and as needed basis.
• Ensure the team is following best practices.
• Train/onboard and supervise staff.
• Ensure video content drives a variety of revenue opportunities across multiple platforms including on-platform, syndication, and social.
• Handle other essential tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelors or masters degree in communications, journalism, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of professional experience, including producing experience and 3-5 years of digital experience. 3-4 years of leadership/management experience.
• Strong editorial experience.
• Experience working in a newsroom and handling breaking news.
• Experience producing video content for digital platforms.
• Understanding of digital media platforms, OTT platforms, and social media including YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.
• Experience coordinating and planning coverage.
• Experience with copyright and rights management issues.
• Experience implementing SEO best practices and writing metadata for videos.
• Strong editorial decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership skills, ability to manage employees.
• Writing and producing skills for digital and social video platform.
• Understanding of web technology, CMS systems, digital video, digital audio, live streaming, video editing, and web analytics.
• Excellent communications skills, online and in person, with the community and fellow journalists.
• Works collaboratively with a passionate and highly motivated team of videographers, reporters, editors, and producers.
• Experience using After Effects, Adobe Premiere, and Adobe Photoshop is preferred.

Application Instructions:

We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, dont limit your upload to a resume; show us what youve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:

1. Your resume one to two pages.
2. A cover letter detailing your related experience and information explaining why you think you are the right person for the job. If you do not include a cover letter, you will not be considered.
3. Links to 5 online samples of digital storytelling. Show us what youve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.

It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.

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