Vox Media is seeking a highly creative, ambitious, innovative and organized Social Video Producer to join the Eater video team.
The ideal candidate has had experience creating social series across the various platforms. The candidate should be both strong in ideation as well as in physical and post production. The Social Video Producer will work across many of the video franchise series, Eater at Home content, and new social initiatives. Our ideal candidate can balance the physical work while staying on the pulse of social platform changes and trends. Passion for food, restaurants, culture, and the people and places in the industry that make it all happen is a plus.
This role will report into the Supervising Producer, Development on the video team but work very closely with the audience team as well.
WHO WE ARE
Eater, the national food publication with outlets across the country, is at the forefront of reporting on the restaurant industry, shaping food culture with its award-winning journalism and programming, and telling people where to eat with its beloved maps and guides.
Eater is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.
As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Create short form social content for Eater at Home, video & social franchises, and sponsorships
Develop new social video ideas for packages or sponsorships
Produce and shoot in the field weekly
Edit 1-2 social videos per week
Stay on top of trends & current moments and pitch video ideas as you see fit
Work across the video & social teams
Work with Eater video and social leadership on platform strategy, ideation, and execution
Work with various department heads on big initiatives and Eater packages
WHO YOU ARE
3-5 years of professional social, digital or TV experience (development, producing, shooting)
Previous experience developing social concepts for video
Strong understanding of video analytics on the platforms
An understanding that social video changes rapidly
Experience with sponsored video concepts
Both high-end and low-fi shooting capabilities for social
Expertise in Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop
Strong interest in all of Eater coverage areas
A true team player and innovator who brings passion to the table
If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.