Senior Digital Producer

About the role

The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government. The Communications Team supports this mission by disseminating information, highlighting key initiatives, and advancing the conversation on key policy objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of digital projects, including photography, shooting, editing, and subtitling videos, writing captions and posting as needed, ensuring content is well researched, accurate and on brand.
• Pitch story ideas and campaigns, conceptualizing from pitch to platform.
• Write and refine scripts for videos with the Comptroller and other digital projects, adapting for different platforms as needed, collaborating with the Design team for the development of visual assets. Ensure scripts reflect messaging objectives.
• Shoot and edit photo and video at Comptroller events and media interviews and maintain archive.
• Collaborate with the Communications Team and other bureaus to produce timely and on-message content.
• Create social media content performance reports analyzing insights. Identify trends and best practices to support engagement and audience growth.
• Produce and manage multiple projects under deadline.
• Perform other assignments and special projects as required.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and a minimum of four (4) or more years of satisfactory full-time experience in communications, video production, social media management, journalism or in fields related to the areas of assignment; or,
• Educational and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” above.

Preferred Skills

• Five (5) or more years of demonstrated, hands-on experience in video production, social media management, journalism or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in film, video production, or related field.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite products such as Premiere Pro, Photoshop.
• Knowledge of camera and lighting equipment such as mirrorless cameras.
• Portfolio of previous work required.
• Ability to translate complicated concepts visually.
• Strong social media proficiency across Facebook, Threads, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Snapchat.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-based, ever-changing environment while remaining organized and detail-oriented.

Benefits

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including Public Service Loan Forgiveness, residency requirements, and equal employment opportunities.

Pay

Negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday.