Video Producer, The New Yorker

The New Yorker is a multi-platform media enterprise, spanning print, digital, audio, video, and live events. Founded in 1925, The New Yorker is considered by many to be the most influential magazine in the world, renowned for its in-depth reporting, political and cultural commentary, fiction, poetry, humor, and cartoons. In addition to the weekly print magazine, The New Yorker has become a daily digital destination for news and cultural coverage by its staff writers and other contributors. In print and online, The New Yorker stands apart for its commitment to truth and accuracy, for the quality of its prose, and its insistence on exciting and moving every reader. To see all New Yorker job openings, visit newyorker.com/careers.

Job Description

The Producer for Video produces, shoots, and edits short- and long-form videos that support the magazine’s storytelling. This position is primarily an editing role that allows space for identifying opportunities to develop and produce videos and series in collaboration with New Yorker writers and editors. In addition to day-to-day responsibilities overseeing post-production, which includes shepherding video through our editorial process, the Video Producer plays a key creative role in shaping the voice and style of The New Yorker’s video storytelling. This role requires a sharp editorial sensibility, technical fluency, and a strong grasp of The New Yorker’s tone and storytelling.

The successful candidate will possess video editing and production skills; a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines; experience with documentary and journalistic formats; a savvy understanding of the latest video techniques, trends, and forms on social media and documentary video; and a collaborative approach to working with writers, editors, and production teams. Candidates should have a strong portfolio that demonstrates creativity, resourcefulness, and sound storytelling, along with a wide range of experience producing and editing videos in a range of genres, including short news pieces, cinematic documentaries, and formatted series. This is a guild position.

Responsibilities

• Edit original short- and long-form videos on a range of topics—from news and investigative journalism to culture and humor. This includes incorporating archival research, animation, sound design, and motion graphics to enhance videos and strengthen storytelling.
• Oversee the post-production workflow, according to our guidelines, and shepherd videos through the editorial closing process, including fact checking, copy editing, and legal review.
• Support video projects during pre-production, production, and distribution, providing creative input and production coordination as requested.
• Independently produce and shoot videos, as requested.
• Read article drafts and present creative ideas to enhance or adapt them using video.
• Collaborate with producers, editors, and reporters to determine the most effective way to tell a story through video.
• Collaborate with team members across the institution, helping them further their technical and creative skills in video reporting and production.
• Develop creative approaches that help to define the style and voice of every New Yorker video.
• Review The New Yorker Documentary submissions as requested, and work with filmmakers to prepare their film for publication.
• Assist with preparation and coördination of screenings of New Yorker films with outside vendors
• Additional duties as required, or as assigned by manager.

Skills and Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in digital video, with an emphasis on journalism or documentary.
• Expertise in Adobe Premiere Pro and comfortable in After Effects.
• Experience working on and coordinating post-production, including color, sound, and graphics.
• Experience editing in different styles and tones (e.g. journalistic, humorous).
• Demonstrable experience working on tight deadlines and producing multiple projects at once.
• Solid digital video shooting skills, across cameras, using Sony cameras, lighting and gear, as well as capturing high-quality sound.
• Keenly aware of the latest best practices, including forms and trends in social video and documentary.
• Excellent communication skills, including writing and editing, and experience working collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders.
• A film production degree is preferred.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ambitious, proactive, and a quick learner.
• A strong knowledge of and interest in the style and voice of The New Yorker, including our current video series.
• Willingness to work some early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays, as individual projects may require.

The expected base salary range for this position is from $84,700 - $110,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education