Producer, MS NOW Digital

Versant•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

MS NOW Digital is seeking a Video Producer/Editor to conceive, write, produce, and edit compelling video for social and digital platforms. The role focuses heavily on politics and the 2028 election cycle, while also contributing to daily news, primetime show content, original franchises, breaking news coverage, and major MS NOW initiatives. The ideal candidate is an expert editor and strong writer with deep political instincts who can identify and accurately frame the most compelling elements of candidate events, hearings, interviews, breaking developments, and show segments in visually distinctive video. The position is based in New York, NY and is designated hybrid, with in-office work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week. Scheduled hours are Tuesday through Friday, 2 p.m.–10 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. The role is represented by the Writers Guild of America East and requires flexibility for breaking news, election events, debates, weekends, and special projects. It is eligible for company-sponsored benefits.

Requirements

At least 5 years of digital, social, or video producing, editing, and writing experience.
Deep knowledge of politics, campaigns, elections, and issues shaping the 2028 cycle.
Expert Adobe Premiere skills and ability to edit efficiently and creatively under tight deadlines.
Demonstrated experience producing and editing original digital video for social audiences.
Strong scriptwriting, headline-writing, copy-editing, and storytelling skills.
Excellent editorial judgment and ability to identify the most compelling and newsworthy elements of a story.
Strong attention to accuracy, fairness, context, nuance, and detail.
Ability to manage multiple assignments and original projects in a fast-paced news environment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to work independently and take editorial direction.
Familiarity with YouTube livestream technology and digital production workflows.
Must be willing to work in New York, NY.
Must have unrestricted work authorization in the United States.
Must be willing and able to work flexible hours under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news, election events, debates, weekends, and special projects.
Must comply with MS NOW Standards and Practices.

Nice To Haves

Experience covering politics and elections.
Experience working with reporters, field teams, anchors, or show production teams on video stories.
Strong instinct for emerging political stories and audience conversation around them.
Experience producing both vertical social video and longer-form YouTube or OTT video.
Familiarity with camera equipment, audio gathering, lighting, and basic field production.
Ability to develop story ideas, research, and plan segments independently.

Responsibilities

Conceive, write, produce, and edit vertical videos daily for social platforms.
Produce original social and digital video focused on politics, elections, campaigns, and the 2028 race.
Collaborate with the DC political unit, campaign teams, reporters, field producers, editors, and show teams on story framing, scripts, headlines, and visual execution.
Turn compelling linear segments, interviews, live moments, and reporting into effective digital video.
Respond quickly to breaking news with accurate, distinctive, competitive videos.
Distill complex political and policy stories into concise, engaging, accessible storytelling for broad digital audiences.
Pitch daily and longer-term original video, social franchises, and 2028-focused formats.
Edit longer-form video for YouTube, OTT, livestreams, and other digital platforms as assigned.
Write scripts, headlines, captions, descriptions, and social copy.
Work with anchors, contributors, and reporters on original videos and digital-first storytelling.
Ensure work meets MS NOW editorial, legal, Standards and Practices, and accuracy requirements.
Develop story ideas, research, and plan segments independently.