Video Strategist

About the position

Lee Enterprises is looking for a video journalist who's passionate about digital creation, storytelling and helping others improve their work to join Lee's Strategic Content Support team. As a strategist focused on multimedia and video, you'll serve as a key resource for journalists across Lee by creating and editing audio and video packages for multiple platforms, collaborating with reporters and photographers in any of our 70+ newsrooms, testing and measuring ideas for growth with newsroom partners, and analyzing newsrooms' multimedia coverage and priorities. You'll work on podcasts, video docuseries, spot video packages and more that are distributed on websites, mobile apps, podcast services and social media. You'll also dive deeply into the performance of your own work and our newsrooms' multimedia journalism.

Responsibilities

• Creating and editing audio and video packages for multiple platforms.
• Collaborating with reporters and photographers in any of our 70+ newsrooms.
• Testing and measuring ideas for growth with newsroom partners.
• Analyzing newsrooms' multimedia coverage and priorities.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a newsroom or production studio creating video that engages audiences.
• Ability to think critically about digital news audiences and their needs.
• Experience with Adobe Premiere, Audition and Photoshop.
• Comfortable working with content management systems (BLOX CMS and VMS), social media platforms and content analytics tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with After Effects.
• A track record of advocating for multimedia in a newsroom and/or training colleagues.
• Comfortable working independently and contributing to team projects.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance.
• Short and long-term disability insurance.
• Company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance.
• 401K retirement plan with company match.
• Generous paid time off including paid parental leave.