Video Producer (contract), Editorial Productions Team
New York City/ Hybrid
Company Description
LinkedIn was built to help professionals achieve more in their careers, and everyday millions of people use our products to make connections, discover opportunities and gain insights. Our global reach means we get to make a direct impact on the world’s workforce in ways no other company can.
The thriving and global professional community on LinkedIn means we can transform lives through innovative products and technology. LinkedIn’s mission is to help our members be more productive and successful. Part of this mission is providing them with the right tools to give and get help from each other, to share what they know, and to discover/build/share new skills that will help others. And in the spirit of this, we are focusing on helping our members with original digital content via videos, podcasts and audio that will make this knowledge sharing not only meaningful to the community but entertaining, too.
Job Description
LinkedIn is seeking an experienced video producer to join our Editorial Productions team to work on a new video series from development through production. We are looking for a producer to support this team in creating dynamic and innovative new ways to tell stories and inform our members. Reporting into the Executive Producer, the producer will be responsible for all aspects of production for their episodes; from the pitching and booking of pre-production, the interviewing and scripting of production, and collaborating with graphic designers and editors during post-production. This role requires sound editorial judgment, creativity, and the ability to juggle multiple aspects of production at once.
A successful candidate is a proven storyteller who works well independently and relishes the challenge of pulling together a cohesive narrative. They possess a passion for digital video and building community, strong project management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with coworkers and work in a fast-paced environment.
The producer should have experience working in a video or broadcasting environment in a media or news outlet and/or social media; a strong editorial sense; excellent (and fast) writing skills; a great ear for stories; and, most importantly, an entrepreneurial spirit. Shooting and editing skills are desired, but not required.
Responsibilities
- Work in a deadline-driven environment to produce episodes of a new LinkedIn Editorial video series.
- Collaborate with the team’s Executive Producer, the series’ Senior Producers and producers, graphic designers, editors, and other members of the LinkedIn editorial team.
- Pitch and book compelling and valuable guests for episodes.
- Direction of field production and management of production resources and assets coming in from the field.
- Script episodes and write copy for on-platform distribution.
- Oversee post production, collaborating with graphics and edit.
- Project management ensuring all aspects of the series are aligned
- Keep up with the production calendar and maintain information databases.
- Partner with the distribution, news, marketing, and communications teams.
- Other duties that may develop.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of media industry experience.
- Experience in video production and storytelling.
Preferred Qualifications
- BS/BA degree OR equivalent experience
- Expertise in writing and producing.
- Strong editorial judgment.
- Ability to shape products and stories through creative input.
- Able to work and communicate with a team structure while working independently with minimal supervision to meet daily and weekly deadlines.
- Superior project and time management capabilities within a fast-paced, high-productivity environment to deliver on tight deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize assignments, and execute tasks with total accuracy and attention to detail.
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability in taking projects from conceptualization through distribution.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate and solve practical problems or issues.
- Video editing skills and proficiency using Adobe Premiere
- Familiarity with After Effects, Photoshop, Pro Tools, Premiere, Zencastr, Descript are pluses.
- Proficiency in shooting a plus.
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