Producer, Video

Responsibilities

• End-to-end production of short- and mid-form videos, including pitching stories, scripting, filming, and editing.
• Closely working with writers and editors to translate award-winning journalism into video formats.
• Contributing to the enhancement of The Atlantic’s video strategy, including visual design, workflows, distribution, and innovation.
• Training newsroom staff on video best practices, including equipment usage, how to be on camera, editing workflows, and more.
• Writing copy for videos on our social platforms, with a focus on clarity, engagement, editorial excellence, and SEO.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience filming and editing digital/social video, preferably for a media organization.
• Experience working with cameras, lighting equipment, gimbals, and microphones, both in studios and in the field.
• Conceptualizing, planning, scripting, and executing high-level video pitches and projects.
• Able to juggle regular quick-turn video needs and longer-range feature projects.
• Generating and leading social conversations across a wide range of topics.
• Energetic and collaborative in a fast-paced news environment.
• A competitive spirit and a desire to grow audiences through social video.
• Tailoring videos for diverse social media platforms and audiences.
• Demonstrated record of innovation in video concept, format, and execution.
• Fluency in Adobe PremierePro, AfterEffects, or equivalent programs.
• Strong writing skills, and excellent news and editorial judgment.
• Media and social media fluency.
• Keen eye for design.
• Ability to collect and analyze video performance metrics.
• Familiarity with working with branded design portfolios.

Pay

Minimum: $85,000
Maximum: $100k

Schedule

Based in Washington, DC or New York City.
This is a Guild position.

About The Atlantic

The Atlantic has, for more than 160 years, advanced ideas that matter and sparked global conversation on the most important issues of our time. We aim to bring clarity and original thinking to questions of consequence, on topics ranging from politics, the economy, and global affairs to technology, science, and culture. As the third-longest-running magazine in America, we find ourselves at a remarkable moment: one of both continuation and transformation, of upholding our legacy while continuously reinventing ourselves for the future.