Senior Video Producer, Weekend

Newsweek is the global media organization that has earned audience time and trust for more than 90 years. Newsweek reaches 100 million people each month with thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia. 

 

The Newsweek Multimedia team is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Video Producer to lead and manage video news coverage, including the weekends. The Senior Video Producer, Weekend will be responsible for the full production cycle – from conception to publish – of bespoke images, short-form videos and graphics for a variety of digital content, including breaking news stories, original features, interviews and social media platforms, ensuring that the content is visually engaging and aligns with our editorial vision and brand in the newsroom every day. This role requires a proactive, self-starter attitude with strong understanding of video production for multiple platforms to engage with our audiences. Having sound editorial judgement is a must.  

The role requires an effective storyteller and communicator. You will work across the newsroom with various editors and journalists without much supervision, helping journalists to source, verify and illustrate their stories while keeping a record of image and video permissions, editing digital news videos and posting them to our social media platforms. Using AI and non-AI tools is essential for keeping up with demands of news, speed and quality.  

This is a Thursday-Monday role with the flexibility of working different shifts as needed to cover the news cycle.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Research, produce and edit engaging videos at a quick speed from concept to publish that enhance news coverage and topics on our website, social media and other platforms to help maximize storytelling impact and reach audiences 

• Create several bespoke images and graphics per day that illustrate stories and concepts   

• Work independently and show a self-starter attitude, taking initiative to craft and execute coverage plans without constant supervision. 

• Collaborate and coordinate with breaking news and live news teams regularly to produce compelling video for real-time updates; handle requests 

• React to breaking news stories as and when they happen 

• Leverage AI to generate, produce and enhance quality, productivity, and efficiency of visuals. Tools Canva, Firefly, Copilot, ChatGPT, Flourish, Google Earth Studio and more 

• Optimize for and post video content on social media platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn  

• Provide Zoom or in-person original production support, including coordinating, interviewing, filming, transcribing and editing 

• Pitch and develop video ideas for special projects that translate into engaging visual features  

• Manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines 

• Ensure all content meets Newsweek’s editorial and brand standards 

• Work a schedule from Thursday to Monday (EST), accommodating the dynamic needs of news production. 

• Check facts and sources and ensure content is of the highest possible standard and is fair and accurate; This includes fact-checking names, titles, and numbers, and confirming the content management system node is filled out correctly 

• Guide and support video producers and editors when ne