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Jellysmack is the global creator company that detects and develops the world’s most talented video creators on social media. We’re an optimistic crew who naturally goes the extra mile, has a glass-half-full mindset, and sees challenges as opportunities. We look for positive people who think outside the box, are inventive, bold, lead change, and believe that teamwork matters.
The Role
The Freelance Digital Post Production Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the schedules, logistics and delivery of content from the field to edit and for tracking the progress of materials through all phases of post production.
The Responsibilities
- Coordinate the schedules, logistics and delivery of field footage via either external production company or internal shoots to asset manager and frame.i.o. for timely international editing facilities and tracking all projects through post
- Working with the Asset Manager, ensure delivery of all materials for immediate editing at international facilities; confirm assigned naming conventions and production ID’s are used in accordance with Jellysmack post production processes; maintain an organized media catalogue
- Track a high volume of projects through post production, communicating at any given time what cut is in which phase of the post production timeline; create status updates for stakeholders using Monday.com
- Communicate with Producers and Production Management to determine the best way to collect footage while troubleshooting technical issues or post production related problems that could prevent timely delivery of materials
- Determine technical resources and logistics required for successful post production while maintaining financial efficiency
- Work with third party vendors to communicate technical specifications, post needs and workflows
- Work with internal teams in the US and France to facilitate a steady and thorough flow of information, ensuring deadlines and expectations are communicated back and forth
- Verify accuracy of all post production information and maintain detailed logs and other records for both production and legal purposes
- Actualize and manage post costs, ensuring financial information is always updated; coordinate the gathering, submitting and tracking of invoices for all freelancers and vendors
- As needed, source and identify post production staff including editors
- Create, maintain and update internal and external facing documents related to post guidelines, technical specifications, calendars, contacts and various other department related documents; create and maintain G-Drive folders
Requirements
The Qualifications
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
- 2+ years of relevant experience post coordinating a large volume of digital videos for a production company, studio or post production facility
- Experience with post-production, editing and media file types is required
- Knowledgeable in Adobe Premiere, Frame i.o., Reach Engine (or any DAM system)
- Solid understanding of native digital talent; interest and/or experience working with digital Creators
- Enthusiasm to research, suggest and potentially implement the latest tools and resources to improve the efficiencies of workflows and ensure the most cost-effective solutions
- Ability to work efficiently across all levels of management, talent, crew and staff
- Self-motivated, proficient multi-tasker, able to stay organized with multiple simultaneous projects
- Enthusiastic team player able communicate succinctly, emanate calm and remain focused in a growing, changing environment
- Overseeing multiple projects, adept at prioritizing, anticipating potential issues, identifying problems, recommending and implementing solutions
- Proven ability to work effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
- Positive attitude with the ability to be flexible
- Excellent organizational, verbal, written, e-social skills and acumen
- Working knowledge of social video content distribution platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Snap, IGTV and TikTok
- Proficient in Monday.com, Google Workplace (formerly G Suite), Gdrive, Google Slides and Dropbox
- Ability to work daily in a downtown Los Angeles based studio and as needed to travel to Los Angeles area field shoots
- Flexibility to attend meetings that can be as early as 7AM PT to accommodate international time zones
Benefits
The Location
As a company, Jellysmack believes in a flexible work environment in which anyone can work from anywhere. However, this role will be required to be in Los Angeles.
The Difference
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion at Jellysmack, we believe that the best ideas come from the diverse cultures of our team members. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day. Creating a work culture that is safe and comfortable for our people to flourish is our main focus.
The Company
Jellysmack’s story started in 2016, and since then, our unrivaled platform optimizes and distributes video content across social media platforms and allows creators to reach genuine new fans with zero effort. We are the only company building the hyper-engaged communities that every creator dreams of because, first and foremost, we are creators too.
Creatives ourselves, we’re home to over 250 influential creators, including Derek Deso, Karina Garcia, Brad Mondo, MrBeast, Bailey Sarian, Patrick Starrr, and PewDiePie. Jellysmack optimizes, operates, and distributes creator-made video content to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube. The company’s creator strategy builds upon its success in scaling its own original content channels in beauty (Beauty Studio), soccer (Oh My Goal), gaming (Gamology), and more.
Through the power of our data, we maximize reach and revenue so our creators stay focused on their passion—creating the best content for their global fan bases. We turn that passion into a brand and that brand into an empire.
Ready to be part of a great human adventure? We’re dedicated to making the best working environment possible for our people. All you have to do is apply; we are ready to let you show off your talent!
Jellysmack
Summary
Key Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in product development.
- Prior experience in digital media / entertainment.
- Experience with new media formats and subscription video services.
- Successfully launched new products or features working closely with designers and engineers.
- Proven ability to evaluate new technologies, articulate customer insights, test, learn, and make clear, analytical recommendations.
- Expertise in communicating feature definition with Design and Engineering.
- Track record of identifying market opportunities and articulating competitive differentiators.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and get results while juggling many priorities and under tight timeframes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence.
- Mastery in writing product positioning materials, and experience working closely with marketing and PR on customer messaging.
- Comfort with ambiguity as this role will evolve based on strategy and product priorities.
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Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a subscription-led and digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With an unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with our Pulitzer-Prize winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services.
Our current portfolio of media assets includes USA TODAY, local media organizations in 46 states in the U.S., and Newsquest, a wholly owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom with more than 120 local news media brands. Gannett also owns the digital marketing services companies ReachLocal, Inc., UpCurve, Inc., and WordStream, Inc., which are marketed under the LOCALiQ brand, and runs the largest media-owned events business in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures.
To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com.
News – Photographer Intern
The Knoxville News Sentinel and Knox News are hiring a part-time photojournalism intern. The intern will work about 20 hours per week, with a primary focus on high school football coverage and live events on Fridays and Saturdays. Other news and features opportunities will be available during the week. The intern will have the opportunity to learn from our four-person photography team, but must be comfortable completing assignments independently. Equipment is provided. Please include a resume, a link to your work and three references.
Application Instructions:
Interested and aspiring journalists, please apply here and upload your materials (resume, brief cover letter, work samples link/portfolio, etc.) combined into one single document. **It’s important that these items be combined into a single document attachment/upload (preferably in PDF format). The application only allows one document. Following these steps will ensure that you receive the highest consideration.
Life in Knoxville
Knoxville combines the best of urban and outdoors life in one of the most beautiful settings in America, on the banks of the Tennessee River and in the shadows of the Great Smoky Mountains. The city is home to the University of Tennessee, which adds even more energy to a dynamic city that hosts internationally recognized chefs, a thriving independent retail scene, world-class outdoors venues, including the renowned urban wilderness, and the elite athletics of the Southeastern Conference. It’s also home to the critically acclaimed Big Ears music festival created by Bonnaroo founder Ashley Capps, who lives here and helps nurture a thriving original music scene that draws artists from across the globe. And the cost of living will blow you away — it’s one of the country’s more affordable urban areas in a state with no income tax.
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Gannett Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where Gannett employs employees. In addition, Gannett Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with Gannett Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact Gannett Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at [email protected].
Gannett
At Schoolhouse we’re designers, makers, and creative thinkers, and since 2003 we have handcrafted custom lighting and lifestyle products that transcend time and trend. Just as important as the products we make are the people we work with. They are at the heart of everything we do. We’re always looking for hard working, innovative people to join the Schoolhouse team.
What you bring
- A strong design portfolio that demonstrates creativity, execution processes, and technical skills
- An ability to translate requirements (client, marketing and/or user) into design solutions, with an eye for visual detail and sensitivity to client-specific priorities
- You are process-driven; you love to work iteratively and are open to feedback and constantly improving a design
- You’re a proactive communicator; comfortable collaborating with and presenting work to senior leaders and stakeholders
- You have strong time management skills with the ability to be flexible, responsive, and prioritize across multiple projects
- You’re a self-starter, a natural team player, and comfortable working autonomously
- Excellent problem-solving skills with an ability to analyze situations and recommend solutions if anticipating challenges
- You’re highly organized in maintaining project and creative files
- Unparalleled attention to detail and an eagerness to learn
- Interest and familiarity with UX / user-centered design concepts and methodologies
Responsibilities
- Craft beautiful, simple, visually engaging designs for Schoolhouse
- Conceptualize, design, edit, and build visual assets that align with Schoolhouse design systems and brand guidelines (Emails, photo editing, web ads, social media assets, motion, gifs, etc.)
- Work closely with the creative team (Senior Designer and Copywriters) and frequently partner across the larger organization (Marketing, Web, Product, etc.)
- Occasionally support in print and/or UI/UX-related projects as needed
Qualifications
- 2+ years’ relevant work experience
- Proficiency in Mac OSX, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects), Figma and/or Sketch is a plus
- Experience in digital/visual design combined with solid knowledge of how to use today’s digital channels and emerging technologies
- Ability to present and sell-in creative concepts and execution ideas
- Develop comprehensive designs that work across digital experiences
- Familiarity with current trends in design, typography, color, layout, art, photography, etc.
- Consistently deliver high-quality work on time and with attention to detail
- Motion skills are a bonus
Portfolio required: Please provide your design portfolio. I.E, A website or examples of recent work you have completed which are relevant to marketing, social media, advertising, digital design, UX and/or web design.
COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The health and safety of our employees is our top priority. We have implemented a variety of policies, guidelines, and safety precautions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 for our onsite workers. These precautions include but are not limited to social distancing policies, mask requirements, traffic control plans, installation of plastic barriers between team members, air filters and other ventilation enhancements.
OUR COMPANY AND CULTURE
At Schoolhouse, we believe our greatest strength is our people. We are a diverse team of makers, dreamers, thinkers, and craftspeople who take pride in our work, sweat the details, and are dedicated to creating the next generation of modern heirlooms. With multiple nationalities and languages spoken across our teams, we recognize that we’re not all the same and embrace that. We work hard to cultivate an open and collaborative culture where all employees not only feel valued for their differences but also at home in the workplace.
ELIGIBILITY
We value culture adds over culture fits and believe diversity in experience only contributes to team growth and success. Every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status.
WHAT WE OFFER
Our company benefits include paid time off and holidays, a comprehensive insurance package, 401k plan, a generous employee discount and exceptional on the job training with cross-functional career opportunities. Our wellness and parental leave programs are crafted to support you and embrace a culture of work life balance. And in acknowledgement of a job well done, we regularly enjoy employee engagement activities and community gatherings.
Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co
Job Summary:
KFSN-TV/ABC30 Action News, the ABC Owned Television station in Central California, is seeking a Multi-Skilled Journalist who can shoot, write and edit stories. We want someone who thrives on chasing breaking news, being the top story and owning the competition.
The ideal candidate will report for the station’s top-rated newscasts and digital platforms, all while keeping the audience updated along the way on social media. Our reporters are expected to turn creative and memorable stories, and then front them with active live shots. The ideal candidate innovates every day and is willing to experiment with new technology. This person must be organized, and work well under pressure and constant deadlines. We want someone who is receptive to feedback, and brings a positive attitude every day.
Responsibilities:
- You must be able to research, setup, shoot, write, and edit content on a daily basis.
- Ability to effectively handle breaking news live on-air, without a script.
- Collaborate with photojournalists, producers, assignment editors, and managers to execute story assignments.
- Fill-in anchoring as needed.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of reporting experience are required. This is not an entry level position.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including mornings, nights, weekends and holidays.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of the Central Valley and bilingual skills are a plus.
Required Education
- College Degree
ABC Owned TV Stations
„Unser flexibles und agiles Marketingteam braucht genau Deinen Input, um Kreativprojekte mit viel PS auf die Straße zu bringen und die Brand Credibility für eine unique KRÜSS Experience zu tunen.“ Geht’s noch?
Was wir wirklich wollen: Marketing radikal von den Kunden her denken und unser ganzes Unternehmen auf sie ausrichten. Ihnen zuhören und ihre Sprache sprechen. Und jeden Kontakt mit uns und unseren Produkten zu einer positiven Erfahrung machen.
Du und Dein Team
Das KRÜSS Marketing-Team ist mit Dir zusammen für viele dieser Schnittstellen verantwortlich und nimmt deshalb eine Schlüsselrolle ein. Als Spezialist:innen für Marketing- und Social Media Management, Content Creation, Online Marketing, Video- und Fotoproduktion, Grafikdesign sowie Technische Kommunikation arbeiten wir sehr eng zusammen. Wie eine besonders freundliche, internationale Inhouse-Agentur.
Klingt das nach einem Ziel, mit dem Du Dich identifizieren kannst? Willkommen bei KRÜSS!
Was es zu tun gibt
- Erstellen und Umsetzen von Produktvideos, Anwendungsvideos, How-To-Videos, Social Media-Clips und weiteren Videoformaten, inklusive Produktion, Schnitt und Nachbearbeitung
- Erstellen von Videoskripten in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der wissenschaftlichen Abteilung
Womit Du es erreichst
- Mehrjährige Berufserfahrung in der Videoproduktion, Arbeitsproben als Nachweis gewünscht
- Ausdrucksstärke in der deutschen Sprache mit der Fähigkeit technische Inhalte verständlich in Videoskripten wiederzugeben
- Auge für schöne Bilder und Einstellungen sowie Kreativität und einen Sinn für Ästhetik
- Sicherer Umgang mit Video-, Licht- und Tontechnik
- Kenntnisse in…
- Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve, sehr gut
- Adobe After Effects, fortgeschritten
- Adobe Photoshop, Grundkenntnisse
- Farbkorrektur und Color Grading
- Freude an der aktiven Mitgestaltung, Eigeninitiative sowie Hands -on – Mentalität
- Gute Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift
Arbeiten bei KRÜSS
Wir lieben es unkompliziert. Effizient sein heißt bei uns: die Dinge vereinfachen. Mit unserer Technik. In unseren Prozessen. Vor allem aber im Umgang miteinander. Wir arbeiten in einer offenen Atmosphäre mit wenig Politik unter der Oberfläche. Wir kümmern uns nicht viel um Abteilungsgrenzen. Unsere Ideen werden nicht zum Chef vom Chef des Chefs durchgereicht. Weil uns das alles nur aufhalten würde bei unserem Ziel, die Oberflächenwissenschaft voranzubringen. Und weil es mehr Spaß macht, so zu arbeiten.
Sei dabei
Du arbeitest gerne eigenverantwortlich und teamorientiert, gestaltest Deine Aufgaben und Dein Arbeitsumfeld am liebsten mit und möchtest bei uns Deine Fähigkeiten einbringen und weiter ausbauen? Dann freuen wir uns, Dich in Deiner Bewerbung schon ein wenig kennenzulernen.
Deine Ansprechpartnerin:
Zeliha Atabek
Junior HR Specialist
Borsteler Chaussee 85
22453 Hamburg
www.kruss-scientific.com
KRÜSS – Advancing your Surface Science
Company Description
In complex social, outdoor, print, experiential, broadcast, mobile and online — we reinforce communities across platforms to achieve a breakthrough and activate our client’s best and brightest with compelling advertising.
With a digital approach to integrated communications, Isobar plans and produces stellar experience-driven campaigns for global brands in the lifestyle, retail, and entertainment sectors; to promote sustainable, bleeding-edge ideas that create insightful conversations. Our team of provocateurs listens carefully to global trends and cultural shifts to change the way we interact with each other.
Job Description
As a senior member of the Production team, you have previously worked with clients from a diverse set of industries. You thrive in an agile environment that allows you to leverage your broad skillset across the entire program lifecycle. You use your experience to solve complex business problems and support the teams through critical thinking of production-related inquiries, ensuring timelines and budgets are always met. You bring demonstrable experience in leading teams in a fast-paced agency environment that works with multiple vendors.
Responsibilities
- The delivery of projects through the facilitation and enablement of cross-functional teams
- Planning, estimating, and scoping projects for success through writing effective Statements of Work and Project Plans with the client and internal team.
- Monitoring budget and providing options when necessary to ensure commercial success.
- Resource planning and management, identifying and escalating potential problems in advance.
- Risk identification, mitigation, and resolution across all projects.
- Be the key point of contact for client queries on the delivery of their projects.
- Implements Delivery frameworks that provide a structured, transparent, and collaborative approach to delivering great work.
- Suggesting creative solutions to the clients’ problems.
- Build day-to-day relationships with clients, creative, media & other external partners.
- Running and monitoring several projects in parallel.
- Preparing detailed project plans.
Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
- Proven track record working in an agile environment.
- Confident using Jira, Confluence, and Excel.
- Experience in project scoping, risk mitigation, and contingency planning.
- Demonstrable experience running multiple projects successfully and simultaneously.
- Experience in managing and presenting to clients and vendor networks.
- A clear understanding of management, business, and budgeting processes.
- Strong track record in liaising with, collaborating with, and forming productive working relationships with clients and vendors.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adapt style and method of communication to be effective for diverse audiences and stakeholders.
- Excellent public speaking and/or presentation skills.
- An analytical mindset that strives for pixel perfection and comprehension of details
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
- Agile certification is nice to have.
Additional Information
We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
We are committed to working with our candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact [email protected] or to begin a conversation about your individual accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.
Isobar
Description
About Future
We are Future, a global multi-platform media company with big ambitions and the talent to bring them to life. Together, we connect people to their passions through the high-quality content we create and the innovative technology we pioneer.
We’re the name behind market-leading brands in specialist sectors like technology, gaming & entertainment, music, creative & photography, field sports, knowledge and home interest. Specialists in our field are passionate about what we do, every year we attract millions of consumers to our websites, magazines, events and social spaces.
We’re dedicated to creating loyal fans of our brands, and the number is growing all the time. But that’s not enough – we’re continually adding to our portfolio, building on our technology and investing in our people. Everything we do is born from our desire to innovate and influence and we restlessly look to improve. We hire people we can learn from and we work together to push the boundaries of what can be done.
Together, we’re exceeding the expectations of everyone we exist for – our audiences, clients and shareholders. Our shareholders have watched Future transition into an innovative global platform for specialist media, our share price has performed well in parallel with both the transition and our growing ability in making our content pay. Shares Magazine have issued their 10 stocks for 2018 which includes Future as one of their top picks.
We reap the rewards too, of course, with a fun and creative place to work and the kind of personal development that makes every day even more enjoyable and challenging. We believe it to be a really exciting time to join Future.
Every kind of talent is celebrated and nurtured here. We believe in teamwork that transcends location, which means we don’t have a Future headquarters. Across our offices in the UK, US, France and Australia, each and every one of us is playing a part in driving our business forward.
Department Summary
Future’s Games and Ents group creates international, market-leading content, delivered through award-winning print brands, the fastest-growing games website, GamesRadar, the world’s biggest PC gaming website, PCGamer, and leading broadcast events, The Future Games Show, PC Gaming Show and The Golden Joystick Awards.
GamesRadar+ takes gamers closer to the games, movies and TV they love. With a global monthly audience of more than 14m, GamesRadar+ follows the most exciting games from development to launch and beyond. it delivers a winning mix of news, features, reviews, guides, videos and post-review coverage. GamesRadar+ helps its audience save money, save time and get more from their console, PC and TV.
The group’s brands include PC Gamer, GamesRadar, Edge, Retro Gamer, PLAY, GamesMaster, Minecraft World, Total Film and SFX.
Job Summary & Purpose
As Entertainment Writer on Gamesradar.com, you will be responsible for helping to continue the rapid global growth of the website by delivering content that connects with a global audience of millions of TV and Film fans. You will be an expert in the field who knows your MCU from your DCEU, your James Bond from your Jack Reacher, and your Jedi from your Jawa.
You will play a pivotal role ensuring that the website is updated multiple times a day with new articles: working with the Senior Entertainment Editor, Global EiC, and wider US and UK team to create a daily output of content in line with the site’s strategy. You’ll be comfortable writing about all aspects of entertainment content, with a particular focus on popular genres of TV and Film.
From news, previews and features, to reviews and how to watch guides, you will be able to quickly write entertaining and informative copy that answers readers’ queries and is written in a way that ranks well in Search.You’ll have an instinct for what brings the audience to GamesRadar.com, and be willing to engage with data to shape your workflow and drive the site to further success. You will instinctively understand what the audience wants to read about, and will have a strong drive to deliver that content first, ahead of GR’s key rivals.
You will play a very hands-on role, and may be required to perform many different content tasks for the site, which may also include repurposing and sub-editing existing editorial copy – ensuring that it meets the requirements of our SEO strategy and is optimised where appropriate for Search and ecommerce as appropriate.
You may also be required to write occasional marketing pieces, for Future’s wider brands, as well as client partnerships; also, regular social media posts and email newsletter digests of the site’s content.
You will have a keen eye for detail, a deep understanding and interest in popular TV and Film, and you will be a fast worker who can write, sub, re-write, and upload content quickly using our in-house CMS (training provided).
You will enjoy using tools like Google Analytics, to analyse and measure the success of your articles, and will be able to spot, communicate and proactively act on new opportunities for audience growth.
You will be hugely excited about the opportunity to continue the incredible growth story of GamesRadar globally, and where relevant, will work closely with related internal teams, including those in print editorial, commercial, marketing and events.
You’ll also help generate ideas that can be executed by the global GR team, and assist with any aspect of the site that requires your expertise. You’ll uncover great stories, interviews and angles before rival sites, being able to create news and angles for articles from your sources/contacts or your expertise. You may have experience creating video or podcast content, and be willing to help deliver this for the site if required.
An active interest in gaming would be helpful given the core audience and content of the website.
Key Role Responsibilities
- Creating daily TV & Film content for GamesRadar as directed by the Senior Ents Editor, and across several content types (news, reviews, features, buying guides, social media, email newsletters)
- Help deliver global audience and brand growth in line with expectations working with the Editor, and wider team
- A passion for being first to break a story ahead of rivals, and to set the news agenda when necessary
- Sub-editing the work of others, and working with the GamesRadar team to create new ideas and instill best-practice procedures.
- Developing your existing industry contacts that will help yield articles and leads for the site
- Understand your key performance indicators, and ensure that you are delivering against them
- Identify opportunities to fill content gaps that enable the brand to serve its audience better
- Conduct interviews with the biggest names in film and television to deliver news and interview-led feature content
- Work closely with commercial teams to help deliver our commitments to our advertisers
- Constantly trying to improve our workflows in order to deliver content as fast as possible against our rivals
- Working closely with the Total Film and SFX magazine teams to maximise content opportunities.
- Attending industry trade shows and press events on our behalf.
- Be a passionate champion of the brand, ensuring that Gamesradar.com constantly delivers for our audience and stays front of mind with industry contacts and commercial partners
Requirements
- A passion for popular TV and film genres
- Proven ability to write high quality engaging, relevant content for the sector
- Proven ability to deliver high volumes of content at pace
- Understanding of SEO and methods of identifying, and ranking for, targeted terms
- Experience with undertaking high-profile interviews
- Understanding of digital content approaches, including social channels, content marketing, and email marketing
- A global outlook, and understanding of the international entertainment sector
- Numerate and analytical
- Experience of content management systems
- Ability to work as part of a wider team
- Able to interpret and use audience behavioural data
- Good communication skills
- Strong industry contacts
- Willingness to get involved in video production where relevant (presenting or helping the video team while on shoots)
Benefits
What will I get in return?
As well as our standard benefits, we have a number of awesome perks available to our staff including:
- Unlimited paid time off (yes you read that right!)
- A share in our success- every member of staff receives a profit pool bonus at the end of our financial year
- Free digital magazine subscriptions and access to back copies of our print magazines and bookazines
- Regular staff socials arranged by our wonderful Employee Community & Culture committees (when we get back to the office)
- Huge opportunities to learn and develop whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues
We are Future
Connectors. Creators. Experience Makers
Future is a global multi-platform media company and leading digital publisher, with scalable brands and diversified revenue streams. We are dedicated to connecting over 300 million people worldwide with their passions, through expert content, world-class events and cutting-edge proprietary technology. We have big ambitions to transform media and change people’s lives.
We have a market-leading portfolio of over 220 brands spanning across technology, gaming, TV & entertainment, women’s lifestyle, music, sport, creative and photography, home interest and B2B. You may have heard of us…
But a stellar heritage isn’t enough. We continue to grow our portfolio and launch new brands, restlessly looking to improve, innovate and push the boundaries of what can be done. We develop leading-edge technology which is disrupting the media marketplace.
Together, we’re exceeding the expectations of everyone we exist for – our audiences, clients, staff and shareholders. In a short space of time, Future has transformed into an innovative global media platform.
We reap the rewards too, of course, with a fun and creative place to work with endless opportunities to forge a career. We believe in teamwork that transcends location, so we don’t have a Future HQ but a globally connected workforce across the UK, US, Europe and Australia
Every kind of talent is celebrated here.. We hire for person not for the role, looking for people who share our ambitions to be bold and innovate, making Future a global success story.
Let’s do this!
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining why this is your dream job!
Inclusion & Diversity
At Future we are passionate about ensuring that as a business, we are continuing to promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do.
Future is an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process will be free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respects all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values which will continue to ensure that all applicants, current and future employees are treated with respect and fairness.
We are continuing to be inclusive in our approach to flexible working, ensuring that we are making adjustments where required and providing our employees the tools and support to enable them to grow and flourish in their careers.
Future
Colorcast is looking for a talented sports commentator/journalist/comedian/personality to commentate (audio-only) on NBA games as they happen! We are looking for a “Featured Commentator” during NBA games for the next several weeks of the season.
If you think you have what it takes, please submit your resume and include a sample of you and your co-host (if applicable), chopping it up about sports. We’d love to get a feel for your style and whether we think you’d connect with our audience.
No recording equipment is required. Just an iPhone or an iPad (not available on Android)!
We assess the following qualities in our candidates:
-The ability to bring listeners into your casts and keep them engaged;
-Relative knowledge or topic interest (but no, you don’t have to be an expert); and
-How interesting and/or fun your content is.
We are looking for casters to attract listeners and create a space that new listeners can come onto the app, without knowing who they want to listen to, and be guaranteed an engaging experience.
Pay: 100$ total per game
Colorcast
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
- Research, pitch, enterprise, write, capture quality visual content, edit news stories and produce creative, original and compelling own stories for multiple platforms.
- Develop and cultivate a wide network of sources within the community and establishes a community presence outside of the newscast.
- Generate original story ideas and develop fresh angles/perspectives and enterprise pieces for the stories of the day and responsible for development of news stories from conception to completion.
- Produce original content for an assigned newscast or news series.
- Partner with legal team to ensure news content and materials meet legal requirements and help mitigate risk to the company.
- Identify long and short-term story ideas, research and discover the content and set up interviews.
- Research and verify information for original news stories by being resourceful in using beat sources, contacts and leaders and verifying facts.
- Deliver news reports, including live ad-lib and recorded reports while demonstrating energy, confidence, professional appearance and voice quality.
- Report within assigned deadlines.
- Organize material, determine angle or emphasis and write stories accordingly.
- Combine video, audio and graphics to tell the story effectively.
- Work with assignment desk editors and production staff and independently in the newsgathering process.
- Responsible for representing channel in a professional manner.
- Craft smart, appealing and accurate headlines.
- Strategically engage in social media.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
- Strong story development skills to submit original story ideas on a daily basis
- Excellent news judgement and driven by the 24-hour news cycle
- Ability to edit stories as necessary
- Live shot experience required
- Ability to develop sources, work a beat, and break stories
- Strong on-camera skills
- Experience with bonded cellular technology
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly communicate solutions
- Ability to interface with internal company personnel
- Ability to handle breaking news on-air
- Proven ability to report live stories
- Ability to shoot video
- Must be a self-motivated and have the ability to build relationships
- Must have editing skills
- Must be adept at social media
- Must use curiosity and have a sense of urgency to build compelling stories about the local community and community members
- Requires adaptability, enthusiasm, initiative and a positive approach to problem solving
- Ability to drive a company vehicle to and from assigned location while obeying all traffic laws
- Valid driver’s license for authorized driving in the State of residence
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications or related field or comparable television work experience preferred.
Related Work Experience
- 3+ Years Television News Reporting experience
- Experience working in a 24 hour news channel preferred
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Work inside in a climate controlled environment and outside throughout the year and may be subjected to various weather conditions that could include extreme heat or cold conditions
- Ability to work under time pressure deadlines and willing and able to work different shifts or longer shifts due to “breaking news” and severe weather emergencies
- Ability work weekends and holidays
- Lifting and carrying up to 30 pounds
EOE
Charter Communication is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Veteran/Disability
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