Video Producer, Editor at HumanKind


Video Producer/Editor, Humankind

United States Virtual

Req #25412

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.

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This position is specifically for video journalists, not those pursuing broadcast or film careers.

Humankind is agood-news brand launched by the USA TODAY NETWORK, the largest newspaper publisher in the country. There’s enough bad newsout there, join Humankind in telling the country’s most positive, uplifting stories.

We’re looking for a Video Producer/Editor to join Humankind’s team to write and edit stories about acts of kindness, out of the ordinary triumphs and special relationships. We need someone with thepassion to make Humankind’s positive video content successful on our social media channels.

The Humankind Video Producer/Editor will work on finding/producing content and editing videos in Adobe. This person will source new UGC videos of heartwarming stories, conduct interviews, write scripts, produce, and edit content. They will also work alongside Humankind’s production staff to ensure our positive video content is optimized for each of the social media platforms where Humankind publishes content, like Snap Discover, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and OTT.

Their work will include producing and editing for all the Humankind franchise brands: Humankind, Animalkind, Militarykind, Sportskind, Womankind and new projects in development. The right candidate should be familiar with creating short form social content, as well as mid and long form digital videos and or episodes.

The ideal candidate should be excited about using various forms of content to evoke feelings and emotions from our various audiences. The ideal candidate should be excited about video watch time, engagement, comments, and overall analytics to help drive future video production decisions.

We’re looking for someone with the unique ability to not only create great content for our social audiences, but source great content from social as well. The ideal candidate MUST have social video creation experience from a digital media brand. The ideal candidate is a team player with excellent communication skills, who is quick to respond and receptive to feedback. Humankind is agood-news brand launched by THE USA TODAY NETWORK, the largest newspaper publisher in the country. There’s enough bad newsout there, join Humankind in telling the country’s most positive, uplifting stories!

We are open to remote employees, as well as candidates in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, or McLean, Virginia. Other locations may be considered for the right candidate.

Responsibilities:

  • Finding and pitching unique story ideas.
  • Writing and producing positive stories.
  • Editing videos.
  • Social media management.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in communications, journalism or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 5 or more years of digital storytelling experience.
  • 5 or more years of digital video editing, including Premiere. After Effects experience a plus.
  • Excellent communications skills, online and in person, with the community and fellow journalists.
  • Works collaboratively with a passionate and highly motivated team of videographers, reporters, editors and producers.
  • Experience using After Effects,Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop is a plus.
  • Working knowledge of the best types of videos for a variety of social media platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.
  • Employment is contingent on passing a post-offer pre-employment background check.

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 Recruit@gannett.com.

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