Multimedia Production Producer

Multimedia Producer
The Multimedia Producer uses video, audio, photography, and editing as tools to enlighten and educate audiences. By incorporating journalism with innovative multimedia techniques, the journalist reports and captures captivating moments and stories to give insight to our audience and subscribers.
They contribute to the creation and production of video content across Boston Globe Media's network of platforms, including broadcast, digital, streaming, and social media, to produce distinctive journalism content focused on reaching new audiences on new platforms through a variety of different mediums.
This producer will have experience in video storytelling and demonstrated shooting and editing skills.
They will be assigned to daily video production work and manage story development with reporters and producers as directed by the video director. They would also be expected to help in the production of podcasts, live events, and other new initiatives at the Globe that require multimedia expertise.
The producer will be part of a cross-functional multimedia team that will be expected to work with other team members and company departments without limitations as set by the Sr. AME for Visual Journalism.
This journalist will be able to produce a wide range of videos, including breaking news, enterprise, and feature stories. The job requires a self-starter who can manage multiple projects in a fast-paced newsroom with tight deadlines.
Consistently produce high-quality video journalism using compelling video, photography, and/or audio, which accurately reflects the story, and meets technical standards.
Oversee field and studio production aspects, including shooting, editing, audio recording, scripts, rundowns, and lighting.
Work with reporters and editors across the newsroom to identify and produce timely video pieces.
Create digital videos using their own work and the work of others, including wire and web sources.
Use strong reporting skills to capture and edit news videos and longer documentary projects.
Edit visual content at the direction of the video director, ensuring it is accurate, fair, insightful, and truthful, using strong visual storytelling techniques.
Generate video ideas – pitch, develop, research, and write stories.
Manage production for multiple ongoing projects, on location and in studio.
Partner with the audience engagement and social media teams to produce innovative social and vertical video projects.
Follows company best practices for video editing and workflow.
Collaborates with staff from across the newsroom in the development of video ideas and projects that respond to evolving audience needs and ways of engaging with them.
Meets production schedules, ensures projects are completed on time, and is accountable for all aspects of approved editorial and production standards.
Communicates with video director, editors, production technicians, and talent to convey shoot requirements and performs on-location production responsibilities as needed.
Meets post-production processes, including editing and reviews via the Vimeo process.
Takes directions and feedback well while focusing on delivering high-quality video on a deadline.
Minimum of 3+ years of experience producing videos, preferably in a daily news environment.
A demonstrable ability to write, record, create, edit, and produce multimedia features.
Comfortable working on tight deadlines and in high-stress breaking news situations.
A high level of expertise in Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Ability to work late hours and weekends.
Digital video, television, streaming, or documentary film production and process.
Non-linear video editing and video post-production.
Professional journalistic, documentary storytelling, and ethics.
Studio production equipment and software, teleprompter, ENPS, and lighting
Social media video techniques.
Strong writing and editing skills.
Strong news judgment.
Keen instincts for visual communication and sophistication as a storyteller, clearly conveying ideas to multiple stakeholders and teammates.
Aspects of video production, including pre-production, production, and post-production.
Managing a slate of multiple video projects simultaneously.
Digital video production experience in a newsroom setting.
Creating daily production related activities, including scripts, storyboarding, and editing.
Managing within a high-pressure, fast-paced environment with significant personal disruption.
Ensure the vision and mission of Boston Globe Media are upheld in all projects undertaken and in all works produced.
Take ownership of projects under tight and dynamic timeframes & deadlines, and expectations.
Engage and follow departmental procedures, including obtaining approvals as outlined by the video director on all materials before distribution.
Communicate routinely with managers, colleagues, and stakeholders on issues of substance related to project.
Demonstrate attention to detail and follow-through on multi-component procedures and tasks with minimal supervision.
The BGMP office is located in downtown Boston, near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, and is easily accessible by MBTA and commuter rail lines. The hourly rate for this role is $35.75 - $41.03.
This position is a union position covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Newspaper Guild.
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