Producer/Editor

New York Post•New York City, NY

8d•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The New York Post delivers the best in news, sports, entertainment and culture with wit, irreverence and authority. Over the past 224 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce. The New York Post video team is seeking a savvy Producer / Editor well versed in long-form digital formats to help create compelling, shareable videos. Can-do attitude is key: someone who believes news doesn’t have to be boring and who appreciates the odd and unconventional stories as well as important ones. We seek a candidate who is excited about new types of multimedia storytelling and has a track record of creating YouTube videos. Must be aware of the latest formats and trends on YouTube as a distinct form of content (not TV-related.) This is an opportunity to work with an iconic media brand as it experiences exponential digital growth and becomes a video powerhouse. New York Post Digital Network videos have received more than a billion views in the past year across a variety of digital platforms.

Requirements

5+ years of experience working with news company
Experience creating YouTube video for digital platforms
Background in journalism and the ability to pitch, produce, and script
Solid editorial judgment
Strong news judgment, good writing skills, knowledge of current events and excellent communication and people skills
Expertise with key productions in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, and familiarity with After Effects.)
This candidate must have a strong aesthetic eye and cinematic tendencies
Must enjoy working collaboratively and accurately in a fast paced but fun environment
Attention to detail a must

Responsibilities

Execute stories from conception through completion across journalistic and documentary formats
Pitch original story ideas across a range of topics, including national news, tabloid content, and societal trends
Conduct in-depth research on a wide variety of subjects
Report, write, and edit long-form content with compelling narrative structure
Edit video and visual content quickly and creatively
Collaborate on story development and production from start to finish
Utilize Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, and familiarity with After Effects required)

Benefits

In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible employees a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.
As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.

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