Junior Social Video Producer (Project Based)

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to making it better: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like Complex Networks and HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Content

Job Category: Editorial

Salary: $30 per hour 

Union Status: Non-Union 

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed inc. is looking for a Junior Social Video Producer to join the Video Adaptations team. We are looking for a creative jack-of-all-trades, with a strong background in editing, deep knowledge of multiple social platforms, and the ability to make data driven creative decisions. This position will use data to inform creative decisions, build audiences across target platforms, and come up with and form a strategy around different initiatives. You will collaborate closely with the Social team, and Brand leads of the brand you'll be assigned to. The ideal candidate is passionate about social media, video editing, content analytics, short-form video, micro-form video, and a self-starter. Success in this role requires someone who can speak the technical language of video editing, video platform best practices, can digest, synthesize, and communicate data to internal stakeholders.

You Will

● Work with the Adaptations Lead Producer and support the Adaptations team to develop and work towards achieving brand channel and social platform-specific goals

● Collaborate with designated social strategists/brand lead of your specific brand to create and adapt content from our existing library to then publish cross-platform

● Routinely reflect on data reports to constantly refine video editing best practices and inform creative decision making with video content

● Use knowledge of trending online video formats to create platform specific videos in the most shareable way

● Contribute to larger brainstorming/pitching sessions to produce video concepts using data driven metrics

● Other duties as assigned

You Have

● A full understanding of the Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem

● 2+ years of short-form video editing experience

● An in depth knowledge of the CMS for YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and other platforms

● An in depth knowledge of Google Workspaces

● The ability to digest large quantities of data from multiple sources

● A passion for social media trends and industry trends

● A strong passion with true crime/paranormal content and in black identity content 

● A willingness to balance multiple goals and the ability to track all progress effectively routinely ● Bonus points: If you have an eagerness learning/experimenting with new post-production technologies/workflows

● Bonus points: if you have working experience with DSLR/mobile cameras for video and audio recorders/microphones 

● Bonus points: if you have working knowledge of motion graphic design

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at applicationhelp@buzzfeed.com. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more
• An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary and stock options.
• A generous benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym and wellness discounts, and much more.