Supervising Video Producer, The New Yorker
About The Position
The New Yorker is seeking a Supervising Video Producer to screen film submissions, produce, shoot, and edit videos that support the magazine’s visual storytelling. This is a hands-on editing and production role that also provides opportunities to develop original videos and recurring series in collaboration with New Yorker writers and editors. In addition to overseeing day-to-day production, scheduling, and shepherding projects through the editorial process, the Supervising Producer plays a key creative role in working directly with filmmakers and shaping the voice and style of The New Yorker’s video storytelling. The role requires meticulous organizational skills and a systems-oriented mindset when it comes to establishing and maintaining video workflows. The applicant should have sound journalistic judgment, technical fluency, and a deep understanding of The New Yorker’s tone and approach to storytelling. The successful candidate will have exceptional editing and production skills; the ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines; experience with documentary and journalistic storytelling; and a strong understanding of emerging video formats, techniques, and social platforms. They should bring a collaborative approach to working with writers, editors, filmmakers, and production teams, along with a portfolio that demonstrates creativity, resourcefulness, and excellence across a range of formats, including short news pieces, cinematic documentaries, and recurring video series. This is a Guild position.
Requirements
- Five or more years of experience in digital video, with an emphasis on journalism or documentary.
- Expertise in Adobe Premiere Pro and comfortable in After Effects.
- Experience working on and coordinating post-production, including color, sound, and graphics.
- Experience editing in different styles and tones (e.g. journalistic, humorous).
- Demonstrable experience working on tight deadlines and producing multiple projects at once.
- Solid digital video shooting skills, across cameras, using Sony cameras, lighting and gear, as well as capturing high-quality sound.
- Keenly aware of the latest best practices, including forms and trends in social video and documentary.
- Excellent communication skills, including writing and editing, and experience working collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Ambitious, proactive, and a quick learner.
- A strong knowledge of and interest in the style and voice of The New Yorker, including our current video series.
- Willingness to work some early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays, as individual projects may require.
Nice To Haves
- A film production degree is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Edit original short- and long-form videos on a range of topics—from news and investigative journalism to culture and humor. This includes incorporating archival research, animation, sound design, and motion graphics to enhance videos and strengthen storytelling.
- Oversee video post-production workflows, setting priorities and timelines, reviewing work as needed, and shepherding videos through the editorial closing process, seeking fact checking, copy editing, and legal review.
- Review video submissions to The New Yorker, and work with filmmakers to prepare their films for publication.
- Shepherd video projects through pre-production, production, and distribution, providing creative input and production coordination as requested.
- Maintain video guidelines, standards, and documentation to establish consistent editorial and production practices across teams and platforms.
- Independently produce and shoot videos, as requested.
- Read article drafts and present creative ideas to enhance or adapt them using video.
- Work together with producers, editors, and reporters to determine the most effective way to tell a story through video.
- Collaborate with team members across the institution, helping them further their technical and creative skills in video reporting and production.
- Develop creative approaches that help to define the style and voice of every New Yorker video.
- Assist the Executive Producer with preparation and coördination of screenings of New Yorker films with outside venders,
- Additional duties as required, or as assigned by manager.
Benefits
- generous employee benefits package
- discretionary bonus compensation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
