Senior Producer, Editorial Video, Amazing America

Sinclair Broadcast Group•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Sinclair, Inc. is seeking a highly creative and experienced Senior Producer, Editorial Video to join Amazing America, its digital-first lifestyle brand celebrating America’s culture, adventurous spirit, and extraordinary stories. The Senior Producer will help develop original editorial concepts and repeatable content franchises, identify and cultivate on-camera talent, and establish a distinctive visual and storytelling style across platforms. This is a hands-on creative role requiring strong editorial judgment, storytelling skills, and the ability to execute productions from concept through delivery. The role spans short-form vertical video, mid-length digital programming, and longer-form original series distributed on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and other digital platforms. The successful candidate will balance journalistic curiosity with entertaining, informative, visually compelling, authentic storytelling optimized for digital audiences. The position includes leading development, research, writing, production, direction, shooting, and post-production for original content, with travel as needed to produce stories in markets throughout the United States. The base salary range is $90,000 to $120,000. The role may also be eligible for a discretionary quarterly bonus based on individual and company performance. Full-time benefits include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave, and an employee stock purchase plan. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, including H-1B employer sponsorship or OPT-STEM employment.

Requirements

5–7+ years of professional experience developing, producing, shooting, and editing editorial or entertainment-focused digital video content.
Strong editorial judgment and ability to identify stories and characters that resonate with digital audiences.
Exceptional research, writing, and narrative storytelling skills.
Hands-on experience directing studio and field productions.
Advanced proficiency operating DSLR/mirrorless cameras, DJI Osmo cameras, smartphones, and associated production equipment.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and the broader Adobe Creative Suite.
Deep understanding of short-form and longer-form digital video storytelling across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.
Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple projects and meet creative, editorial, and production deadlines.
Excellent organizational, communication, and collaborative skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional creative team.
Willingness and ability to travel for productions.

Nice To Haves

Experience producing lifestyle, travel, food, culture, entertainment, adventure, or human-interest programming.
Experience developing successful social-first content franchises and recurring editorial series.
Background in digital journalism, documentary production, or character-driven nonfiction storytelling.
Experience working across premium digital productions and fast-turnaround social content.

Responsibilities

Develop and pitch original editorial video concepts, standalone stories, repeatable formats, and recurring series aligned with Amazing America’s brand and audience development objectives.
Monitor assigned geographic markets for events, destinations, regional traditions, and compelling personalities that reflect American culture.
Create pitches covering the editorial premise, audience hook, narrative structure, visual approach, production requirements, editing strategy, and intended distribution.
Connect individual stories to seasonal initiatives, editorial campaigns, and brand programming priorities.
Lead research and story development for approved projects, ensuring accuracy, originality, and compelling narratives.
Develop treatments, scripts, outlines, interview questions, and production plans for digital video formats.
Source archival photographs, video footage, historical materials, and supplemental B-roll.
Collaborate with on-camera talent on scripts and storytelling approaches suited to their personalities and presentation styles.
Lead production and provide creative direction for original video productions in studio and field environments.
Direct hosts, creators, interview subjects, and other on-camera talent to deliver authentic performances and character-driven stories.
Shoot video using DSLR/mirrorless cameras, DJI Osmo cameras, smartphones, and other professional production equipment.
Make creative decisions during field productions, adapting to changing circumstances and recognizing spontaneous storytelling opportunities.
Travel as needed to produce content in markets throughout the United States.
Lead editorial and creative post-production to ensure finished content meets Amazing America’s storytelling and visual standards.
Edit original video content using Adobe Premiere Pro.
Provide creative direction, feedback, and editorial notes to internal or freelance editors when additional post-production support is needed.
Shape narratives through pacing, interview selection, music, sound design, archival footage, graphics, and visual sequencing.
Use Adobe Photoshop and other Adobe Creative Suite applications to create or enhance graphics, static social content, and visual storytelling elements.
Develop platform-specific edits for the distinct audience behaviors and storytelling conventions of TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.
Maintain consistency in visual style, tone, and production quality across Amazing America’s content portfolio.

Benefits

Participation in a retirement plan.
Life and disability insurance.
Health insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Flexible spending accounts.
Sick leave.
Vacation time.
Personal time.
Parental leave.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Potential discretionary quarterly bonus based on individual and company performance.