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Who Are We?
Favored is a video commerce company serving a growing roster of lifestyle Brands and Creators, based on the insight that e-commerce is increasingly video commerce. We are a small and passionate group founded by veteran entrepreneurs who have led major Hollywood television and online video studios for top media companies.
Our mission is to help Brands and Creators grow sales and new customers through creative short-form, long-form, and live video, supported by our e-commerce and production technologies.
Job Description
We are seeking a talented TikTok associate producer to assist in the development and production of shoppable video across a broad range of lifestyle clients. The right candidate has a strong interest in TikTok, and working with creators, and making content about products in beauty, jewelry, and lifestyle is a bonus.
Working with our senior producer, you will play an important role across the spectrum of producing creator-driven and studio-shot short videos. You should have an instinct for compelling creators, storytelling, and trends. It also requires an organizational mind and an eye for detail as project management is an important part of this role.
The position is freelance with an hourly rate and is estimated to be a consistent 20-30 hrs/wk or more, with a schedule set in advance. We are a growing company and this position has the opportunity to become full-time with paths to increasing responsibility for the right candidate.
The work is a hybrid mix of remote and in-studio. Must be able to come to our studio in Culver City, CA, and other locations as needed to prep and film videos.
What You’ll Do:
Overall:
- Research trends, products, and trending products
- Manage client products featured in the videos
- Assist in managing notes and cuts with editors
- Track client products used for videos
For Creator Videos
- Research and outreach to Creators
- Develop outlines and briefs for Creator videos
- Coordinate content assignments from execution to delivery
For Studio Shot Videos:
- Develop outlines, including “hooks” and compelling storylines
- Create and send out call sheets
- Opportunity to shoot videos
This Describes You:
- You have an eye for and research ability to identify Creators that can make great shoppable video
- You have a talent for creating and producing videos with compelling hooks, visuals, and stories that grab and hold attention.
- You love researching current trends and content for the TikTok audience across categories
- You are organized and strategic
- You are an original thinker with creative ideas
- You can work in a fast-paced environment where things change quickly
- You are eager to learn and grow within a growing company
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in digital media, video production, or creative production
- Understanding of, and interest in, the TikTok platform and audience
Rate: $30/hr
Favored.live
Favored is a video commerce company serving a growing roster of lifestyle Brands and Creators, based on the insights that ecommerce is increasingly video commerce. We are a small and passionate group founded by veteran entrepreneurs who have led major Hollywood television and online video studios for top media companies.
Our mission is to to help Brands and Creators grow sales and new customers through creative short form, long form and live video, supported by our ecommerce and production technologies.
We are seeking a talented TikTok creative to develop ideas and produce content for our broad range of lifestyle clients. A strong interest in new products and a passion for beauty is a must.
The position is freelance with a path to full time. The work is a hybrid mix of remote and in-studio.
What you will be Doing:
- Developing creative for short-form TikTok video
- Shooting and editing videos based on creative
- Diving into and using data to continually improve videos
- Collaborating with team leaders as our go-to TikTok expert for all growth tactics (e.g. titles, thumbs, hashtags, audio, posting frequency, times)
- Guiding Creators and Brand staff to create and/or be featured in short form video
This Describes You:
- You have a talent for creating short form video with compelling visual hooks, stories and thumbs that grab and hold attention
- You love and watch a lot of short form video
- You are an original thinker with creative ideas
- You have the ability to analyze data and apply it improve your creative
Basic Qualifications
- Demonstrated record as a short-form content creator
- Ability to create short form content daily
- Conversant with software (in app and pro) tools needed to execute short-form videos
- Deep understanding of the TikTok platform
Favored.live
We are looking for a talented Executive Producer to play a leadership role in launching and operating the new business Channel.
Favored.live is a startup that powers live media for brands, publishers and creators. We were founded by veteran entrepreneurs who have led major Hollywood television and online video studios for top media companies. Favored.live has been engaged by a prominent fintech company to launch a live + VOD Channel for Millennial/GenZ viewers, focused on the intersection of wealth-building, investing, technology, popular culture and social media. The Channel will offer highly credible context around the most important and fascinating stories in business, blockchain, equities and other investments. It will explore how these stories affect the lives of our viewers while being entertaining, accessible and often humorous. Anchor hosts will speak with business leaders and other players on a daily basis. Newsletters, podcasts and social media content will also be part of the offering. Programming will be distributed on online channels and, over time, on Connected TV.
As Executive Producer, you will assemble and then manage a team of producers, anchor hosts, correspondents, and writers/researchers who are producing live and VOD content on a daily basis. Prior to launch, you will work with us on creating the Channel’s vision, look, feel and tone; finding and engaging talent at all positions; and framing shows and segments. In short, this is an opportunity to create something new and see it come to life. After launch, you will lead in all aspects of running the Channel, including deciding the stories to cover and who to interview.
This is an Los Angeles-based contract position with potential to turn into a long-term executive leadership role.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage a daily program schedule
- Develop, oversee and deliver daily shows incorporating original stories, guests, and analysis/takeaways
- Set and maintain editorial standards
- Guide and mentor a team of hosts, producers, Segment Producers, Bookers, and Production Assistants
- Develop future segments, stories, and interviews for all platforms
- Collaborate with everyone from graphic artists to the social media teams to the marketing team
- Deliver clear direction and feedback
Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of experience in news or related production with at least 2 years in a leadership role managing a video production team that produced live content at scale
- A deep interest and demonstrated background in the finance, cryptocurrency, investment or other relevant areas
- A talent for translating complicated topics into informative and entertaining stories
- A sense for storytelling that resonates with the target audience
- The ability to use data to continually iterate on and improve content
- The ability to build and manage a team that delivers daily live programming at the highest level of editorial and visual quality
- Empathetic and generous leadership under deadline and production pressure
Favored.live