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Job Description

About the Role

Wirecutter is seeking a video producer with a strong social video background to coordinate production and contribute to audience growth across off-platform channels. 

As audience development strategist, you will report to Wirecutter's manager of social video and work with teams across Wirecutter — from experts in editorial to strategists in social — leading day-to-day video production for all of our social programming. This includes pitching, scriptwriting, shooting, appearing on-camera, editing, and publishing. In short, bringing Wirecutter’s best-in-class guides and advice to life on all platforms. 

Wirecutter’s social videos are a respite. They inform and delight our followers (and new audiences) with tips, hacks, and insights that make their lives easier — and give them a behind-the-scenes look into the rigorous testing that separates Wirecutter from the rest. 

This person should be passionate about visual storytelling and excited to experiment with new formats in innovative ways. When building out production, you’ll bring a spirit of collaboration, helping to mold and direct some of our in-house experts into video-savvy contributors and, in some cases, camera-ready talent. In addition to the creative, you will also track video successes and opportunities, with a willingness to pivot based on data and insights. This role is based in New York, with the expectation that you’ll produce shoots both at Wirecutter’s Long Island City office and a variety of off-site locations. 

Responsibilities:

• Shoot, edit and produce short-form videos 
• Build strong partnerships internally and with Wirecutter journalists to generate ongoing evergreen, seasonal and event-based content
• Craft social-first video ideas for monthly pitch meetings
• Work hand-in-hand with Social Video Manager to maintain production schedule
• Lead and support pre-production meetings to align contributors
• Write scripts and social video copy for established series and franchises
• Ensure video is optimized for current and emerging platforms
• Monitor social video performance and evolve approach based on data and insights
• Collaborate with the Social team to ensure video is integrated holistically into our larger social strategy that grows and engages audiences
• Update internal Best Practices playbook, supporting contributors 
• Contribute to new series and franchise development
• Support development of creative brand guidelines 
• Stay ahead of broader social video trends, conversations, technologies and formats 
• Perform related work as assigned that drives audience engagement and growth

Basic Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of experience in producing editorial short-form video for digital media groups
• Deep knowledge of social-first content creation, video production processes and media management
• Experience producing social video content across multiple verticals
• Excellent editorial judgment, with your finger on the pulse of what people are talking about on social 
• Insights-focused, with experience pulling and interpreting data, using analytics tools like Sprout Social, Dash Hudson, and Chartbeat to fuel growth
• Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite 

Preferred Qualifications:

• A proven track record of using video creatively to grow audiences on social 
• Strong attention to detail, especially when it comes to scriptwriting
• Comfortable being on camera
• An eye for design, typography, and modern aesthetics
• Familiarity with rights and clearances for obtaining audio and third-party footage/music
• Comfortable publishing video and writing social copy across all platforms

The annual base pay range for this role is between $76,500.00 and $90,000.00.

Please include your résumé/CV, website/reel and a cover letter with your application. You can only upload one file in the “Résumé/CV” box, so combine and upload your résumé and cover letter as one file.

This is a union position as classified by the News Guild of New York.

Locations

Even with our office in New York City, Wirecutter remains a highly remote-friendly culture and is proud to employ incredible people across the country. Right now, we are eligible to hire in the following states: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, ME, MA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA.

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