Temporary Video Producer III, Planet Money

NPR • New York, NY

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

NPR is seeking an experienced video maker to help Planet Money transition into a new era of video production. This role is a blend of creator, strategist, and trainer, focused on piloting and developing social video formats and workflows. The successful candidate will collaborate with existing audio and video teams to assess what works, update the social video strategy, and build sustainable workflows. A key responsibility will be training audio producers in video tools, metrics analysis, and visual storytelling, enabling them to create video content independently. The role offers significant latitude for experimentation and collaboration within a supportive team environment. This is a temporary position with the primary goal of establishing a sustainable social video operation for Planet Money and The Indicator, with potential opportunities for longer-form video projects.

Requirements

• At least four years of experience regularly making videos regularly in a journalistic, explanatory or comparable editorial setting.
• At least two years of experience managing or creating video for social and digital platforms, with demonstrated experience using audience and performance data to inform editorial or creative decisions.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud programs related to video, photo and design. (Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere).
• Advanced skill and experience with video podcasting tools such as Riverside, Descript and comparable platforms.
• Strong knowledge of YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and other relevant social media platforms, including experience using platform analytics and data for audience growth.
• Strong visual storytelling skills and editorial judgment across short-form and social video.
• Ability to contribute to and execute a comprehensive, cross-platform video and social strategy.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and work effectively under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to coach colleagues with varying levels of video experience.
• Strong understanding of copyright, journalistic ethics and editorial standards.
• Demonstrated commitment to increasing audience diversity.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and to consistently work well with others and as part of a team, demonstrating at all times respect for the diverse constituencies at NPR and within the public radio system.
• Must be able to lift video equipment weighing up to 30 pounds.
• Ability and willingness to work varied shifts as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of and interest in the topics Planet Money and The Indicator cover
• Experience managing social media channels for a news or media organization, publisher or other editorial brand.
• Experience helping journalists or other content creators develop video production and visual storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with Planet Money leadership, video creators and NPR visual and social teams to refine and implement Planet Money’s video strategy, gathering and using audience and performance data to inform decisions.
• Lead experimentation with different forms of video journalism, assess results and help determine which approaches Planet Money should focus on.
• Collaborate with Planet Money and The Indicator editors, producers and hosts to conceive, produce, shoot, edit and publish video for NPR’s platforms and social media.
• Train and coach some of our audio producers in video production and visual storytelling, video tools and interpreting performance metrics.
• Develop short-form social video and other visual projects that extend Planet Money and The Indicator’s journalism to new and existing audiences.
• Write and edit social video posts, captions, stories and other supporting copy and contribute to community engagement alongside other members of the team.
• Coordinate production, publication and assessment of programming for visual platforms in collaboration with NPR’s visual and social teams.
• Establish sustainable video production workflows that the podcast teams can continue on their own.
• Maintain NPR editorial and ethical guidelines in all production.

Benefits

• Access to health and wellness
• Paid time off
• Financial well-being
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life/ accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary retirement savings

What This Job Offers

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