Senior Producer/Editor

E! News digital is hiring a Sr. Digital Video Producer/Editor who will be a part of our growing team of digital video producer/writer/editors on the news video editorial team. The ideal candidate is creative, adaptable, and very fast at writing and creating digital video content. Job duties include producing digital-first entertainment news content for social, video distribution, and mobile optimized platforms. The ideal candidate should have prior experience in entertainment news video production, proven video editing skills, and a clear understanding of the key difference between traditional media and digital-first content. The candidate will be responsible for writing scripts, reporting and sourcing information, collecting visual assets, and producing and editing digital video under tight news deadlines. Experience as a multi-platform journalist in entertainment news will best suit this role. This role will report to the VP, Creative Content - E! News Digital.

On-camera talent is not required for this role, but experience behind the camera, working as a reporter/producer on red carpets and the ability to conduct interviews at entertainment-related events is a plus.

Responsibilities

Create 3+ digital video stories per day, often under tight news-driven deadlines.
Cut short form digital video in under 3 hours from end-to-end: Collecting reporting, writing the script, collecting assets/b-roll, track VO, produce and edit video, and post on social and digital platforms.
Edit with ease in Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects or AVID
Self-assign and create video assignments as needed during busy news times, and self-edit as needed with little supervision. Use metrics-driven thinking to select projects that fulfill the brand’s daily video view goals.
Work with E!’s social and editorial teams to create highly-sharable content
Optimize sound and lighting quality in videos, create simple graphic transitions, add text on screen and other graphics and easily export videos.
Write strong, factual, entertainment news scripts for news packages. Ability to work easily with legal or heavier news scripts and maintain accuracy.
Serve as a creative producer/editor on assigned projects (including, but not limited to livestreams, weekly video series, mashups, interviews, show clips, extended interviews and other projects as assigned)
Create SEO-optimized headlines and captions that factually represent your video story and drive video views on E! News digital platforms.
Use strong news judgement
Optimize and post content for social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Liaison with producing team, booking team, and post-production as needed
Produce guest interviews/attend field shoots, as needed and shoot crisp, clean footage on DSLR camera or iPhone
Collect clear audio in the field and in the studio
Take assignments from the News Producer daily
Contribute to team brainstorms by pitching content ideas that will help build video views, on-site and off-site traffic and audience
Maintain a level of professionalism with talent
Line Produce and work on ad/sales content when assigned
Produce branded content, as needed
Juggle multiple projects with parallel timelines

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

BA or BS from a four-year accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience producing news digital video content end-to-end for digital platforms
Excellent expertise with the Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects.)
Knowledge of AVID or similar platforms or willingness to learn fast if you aren’t familiar
Excellent writing skills
Strong copy editing skills, ability to self-edit your own work
Must be able to work under extremely tight deadlines
Must be able to work weekends and later evenings as needed during busy times like award shows
Social media-savvy with the ability to post your own stories on social accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube)
Creative thinker who can look at entertainment trends and find innovative ways to tell a story in a digital video
Ability to shoot footage on DSLR camera
Knowledge of Photoshop is a must
Willingness to be an individual contributor while working within a team environment and contribute to the overall brand’s growth and success
Must have ability to work flexible hours including weekends and evenings due to news cycles and breaking news.

Desired Characteristics

Strong understanding of digital metrics: page views, video views, how to gain new followers on different platforms, including on-site
Strong understanding of digital trends
Strong camera skills: ability to shoot your own videos using HDV cameras
Interview skills – ability to interview celebrity talent and come up with smart, breaking news questions that we can turn into digital videos