What are the responsibilities and job description for the Video Lead, The Onion position at G/O Media?
The Onion is seeking a Chicago city based Video Lead to join their editorial team. The Video Lead will be responsible for ideating and producing editorial videos and video franchises with the goal of driving views, engagement and brand awareness.
The ideal candidate will be an idea machine who has a nose for pitching and creating highly engaging short-form video content that plays well on digital platforms. You should excel at collaboration – working closely with the editorial team and the video production studio and be comfortable owning the video process from concept to delivery. You should have experience working with and developing on-air talent, studio producing, field producing, and recording subjects via remote set-ups. You must have knowledge of Adobe Premiere and be willing to edit cuts of your work. You will utilize traffic data, demographic information, and other key data points when pitching and refining your video content.
This role reports into Editor-in-Chief with a dotted line to the Head of Video for G/O Media. This is a hands-on, creative role for a person passionate about G/O Media and willing to get their hands dirty creating short-form compelling video content on a daily basis.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Run the day-to-day production for the The Onion video content, working closely with the site’s edit team and the video studio.
- Ideate, develop, and execute upon a large number of short-form video projects for a quick turnaround.
- Work with cross-functional team members to meet all content deadlines and the site’s traffic goals.
- Hands-on produce, write, and edit cuts of The Onion's video content on a daily basis.
- Support any video projects as assigned by the Editor-in-Chief.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3-5 years experience in digital video production or a corresponding field.
- Experience producing short-form video content in a variety of formats in the field, studio and remote.
- Ability to work within tight schedules and meet deadlines.
- Top-notch collaboration skills and the ability to represent video production among editorial staff.
- Strong organizational skills.
- A keen editorial eye: the ability to understand what makes great storytelling and how to structure it to appeal to a digital audience.
- Understanding of the short-form digital landscape.
- Fluency in video editing software (Premiere Pro) and working knowledge of a broad suite of production tools.
- Passion for G/O Media and its brands.
G/O Media is deeply committed to fostering a transparently inclusive workplace environment, and people of color, women, people with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQIA candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Our company-wide mission is to reach very diverse audiences, and so, we are deeply committed to having teams and leaders that reflect this mission.
This is a position covered under the collective bargaining agreement with the WGA-E.