Video Producer, Interesting Times, Opinion

Producer, Interesting Times

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It's why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It's why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it's why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it's worth paying for.
New York Times Opinion is seeking a producer to work on Interesting Times, the audio and video podcast hosted by columnist Ross Douthat. You should have an enthusiasm for heterodox ideas on politics, technology, culture, and religion. You should relish the opportunity to showcase voices in the conservative landscape in sophisticated and surprising ways. This will be a highly collaborative role and you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks, including pitching, researching, preinterviewing, scripting, and fluency in post-production editing across both audio and video formats. These formats can vary widely – from long-form interviews to vertical videos – but the constant is the driving curiosity and range that defines Interesting Times.
This is an in-office position based in New York and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week. There may be some flexibility to work remotely per your departmental guidance.
Responsibilities:
Regularly pitches ideas for guests, episode topics, and story formats that are surprising and unique
Assists in executing a creative vision for how best to tell these stories across different formats in collaboration with colleagues
Researches, preinterviews, and scripts full episodes, with guidance from more senior producers and editors
Works with editors and senior producers to build a structure for episodes around ideas that are timely and relevant
Scripts intros and social videos with multimedia assets (photo, graphics, and archival audio and video)
Produces/edits audio and video shorts and full episodes
Books and schedules guests and recordings
Assists in writing show copy and headlines as needed
Keeps track of their workflow for ongoing projects, short and long-term
Directs host and guests in the studio or field, autonomously or in collaboration with senior colleagues
Works collaboratively with a variety of departments
Takes and gives feedback
Performs related work as assigned
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
You will report to the Executive Producer of Interesting Times
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of practical video or audio journalism experience
Fluency with Adobe Premiere Pro and/or ProTools
Research skills for preparing and structuring longform narrative and ideas interviews
Experience booking interviews, writing prep documents and interview questions, producing interviews on tight deadlines
Experience with YouTube and social video strategy
Preferred Qualifications:
Intellectual omnivore with interests in politics and political culture, and curiosity to explore other topics
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, deadlines, news judgment and time-management
Demonstrated success in creating innovative content under pressure
Thrives on adapting to a changing media environment
Experience working with talent
Familiarity with the conservative intellectual and media landscape
Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects
Knowledge of the changing social media landscape as it relates to video
This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
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The annual base pay range for this role is between: $80,952.15 - $90,000 USD
For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.