CREATIVE VIDEO PRODUCER - WAND

FOX Carolina News • Decatur, IL

2d • $40,000 - $50,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This position will support our commercial production team in creating commercials and video content for clients, assist our promotions team in creating promos for our TV station with on-air talent, and help create photo/video social media content for our creative departments.

Requirements

• Coursework, internship, or hands-on experience with Adobe Premiere Pro
• Coursework, internship, or hands-on experience with Adobe Photoshop
• Coursework, internship, or hands-on experience with Adobe Illustrator
• Coursework, internship, or hands-on experience with Adobe Media Encoder
• Comfortable shooting and editing short-form photo/video content for social platforms.

Nice To Haves

• A link to a reel or portfolio showing class projects, commercials, promos, motion graphics, or social video work is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organize digital photo/video files, sort through raw clips, and perform initial cuts, basic transitions, or simple color adjustments using Adobe Premiere Pro, with support in After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Media Encoder.
• Record B-roll, interviews, events, client commercial scenes, and promotional scenes following pre-determined shot lists, storyboards, or producer/director instructions.
• Assist in capturing and assembling photo/video content optimized for trending social media platforms (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Facebook) for our creative departments and clients.
• Work alongside commercial producers, promotions producers, senior videographers, and on-air talent to ensure visual style matches client goals and station brand guidelines.
• Assemble, test, and operate cameras, tripods, lighting kits, and external microphones or lavalier mics on location or in-studio for commercial shoots and station promo shoots with on-air talent.
• Monitor sound levels, place lapel or directional microphones, and ensure clean dialogue capture for both client spots and on-air talent promos.
• Help with basic planning tasks such as scouting locations, charging batteries, organizing gear checklists, and conceptualizing social media, commercial, or promo videos.
• Clean, pack, inventory, and properly store cameras, lenses, cables, and lighting equipment after a shoot.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical(Rx), Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account with Company contributions
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employer-paid life and disability benefits
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
• 401(k) Plan, including matching and profit-sharing contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
• Focus on Caring

What This Job Offers

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