Associate Video Producer

Forbes • Jersey City, NJ

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Forbes Media is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Associate Video Producer to join our fast-paced video team. In this dynamic role, you will be working with Senior Anchor & Editor to produce vodcasts, lists and live events. You will also be a driving operational force behind short form video strategy, managing the Forbes video library to execute organic, sponsored and custom distribution campaigns. As a proactive "preditor" (producer/editor), you will also play a key role in the end-to-end production of our original programming, ensuring our content is optimized for a global audience.
Required to work in the Forbes office (Jersey City), at offsite Forbes events, or in studio five days per week, with travel to events and shoots as needed.
Candidates will be required to complete an editorial exercise as part of the interview process.

Requirements

• Experience reporting and writing required
• Exceptional interpersonal skills for working with high-level executives, PR teams and external talent
• Exceptional time-management and prioritization abilities
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro)
• Comfortable in a hybrid work environment and willing to put in extra hours during major news cycles or flagship summits

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Editor in booking guests for vodcasts and live events, working directly with guest PR teams on logistics interview prep
• Stay up-to-date on the news cycle and be relentlessly curious about the trends, founders and executives shaping business, politics and society
• Help produce Forbes lists as directed by Senior Editor; tasks include reporting, factchecking and writing stories
• Assist in writing and producing newsletters as directed by Senior Editor
• As directed by Managing Producer and/or Director of Video, create video clips that narratively stand on their own, optimized for platform-specific distribution, using strong editorial judgment and deep knowledge of Forbes' content to ensure brand alignment
• Collaborate closely with all project stakeholders (including but not limited to video producers, sales leads, social strategists) to deliver on sponsored campaigns within a 24-hour turnaround
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive video archive that allows for fast repurposing of content for editorial, social, and sponsored use
• Publish all assigned content across Forbes YouTube channels, Forbes.com and additional third-party distribution platforms. Responsibilities include writing performance-optimized titles, descriptions, tags and creating thumbnails and playlists
• Regularly monitor analytics across platforms to provide actionable insights on audience retention and growth
• Support the podcast team by posting audio files to relevant distribution channels
• Assist production for Forbes summits and conferences. Lead post-production workflows to turn live event footage, backstage interviews and social content into polished digital assets
• Collaborate with the social strategy team to deliver assets for social-first projects
• Collaborate with video producers to source, research, outline and draft scripts for daily news hits and long-form features
• Collaborate with Forbes staff across departments including social, design, photo, SEO, the newsroom and more to facilitate and optimize video reporting opportunities
• Collaborate with the engineering team on video platform improvements by identifying technical issues, managing ticket workflows and collaborating with developers on feature enhancements
• Demonstrate total command of Forbes’ editorial standards and the 'Forbesian' voice, ensuring brand consistency across all video metadata, scripts and promotional copy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed