Senior Producer, Visual Storytelling

Reuters Video is looking for a creative Senior Producer to elevate and differentiate our coverage in North America, managing the storytelling of both breaking and initiative news content. The Senior Producer will liaise with and direct visual journalists and the wider U.S. team to deliver standout coverage on the top stories of the day and impactful enterprise and initiative content. The producer will also undertake senior intake and output roles as needed.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in producing original and compelling stories for both broadcast and digital and razor-sharp editorial judgement.

The role will involve storyboarding ideas with visual and text journalists as well as directing crews and producers and ensuring edits comply with Reuters standards and ethics.

We want someone who is confident handling breaking news as well as managing stories that go beyond the headlines and delve deeper into the issues from the region that matter to our clients.

This is a full-time role that demands flexibility to work unpredictable hours and weekends and will report to the North America News Editor for Video and will be based in Washington, DC. 

About the Role

As the Senior Producer, Visual Storytelling, you will: 

• Work with news gathering teams across the North America region and help drive original storytelling and initiative coverage that differentiates and elevates our coverage
• Have a keen eye for visual storytelling and the ability to provide video coverage within tight deadlines 
• React quickly to breaking news offering strong coverage across all platforms, ability to juggle coverage priorities
• Produce tight, well-written accurate news copy to deadline 
• Pitch story ideas which work well for digital and broadcast platforms and also the text file
• Lead journalistic teams that cover major news events, starting from the planning phase through to field work 
• Represent visuals internally and externally, building a strong relationship with local and international clients 
• Uphold Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias 

About You

To be our Senior Producer, Visual Storytelling you will likely have:

• Solid editorial experience in managing a broadcast, agency or digital newsroom  
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent news judgment, with a clear vision of what makes a compelling visual story
• Ability to build and develop strong news gathering teams   
• Thorough understanding of the latest digital video technologies for filming, editing, transmitting and sharing video 
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships quickly 
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Ability to drive speed and accuracy across the news file

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What’s in it For You?

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.

• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.

• Industry Competitive Benefits:  We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.

• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with compet