Supervising Producer, Pero Like
Buzzfeed
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BuzzFeed's Pero Like is dedicated to creating and sharing Latinx content to inform and delight an audience that is often underrepresented and misrepresented. We're looking for a Supervising Producer to work full-time out of our LA office, leading and managing the Pero Like video team. The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for the Latinx topic area, management experience, and a firm sense of what's widely shared on online video and social platforms.
This position is a full-fledged people manager and team lead for the video producers of Pero Like. It entails managing direct reports as well as working closely with the editorial team, curation team, publishing, production, and other department team leaders. The ideal candidate has management experience and a deep knowledge and passion of internet social trends and Latinx content with an excellent creative eye and communication skills.
This job requires 2-4 years experience in video production and management experience. We offer competitive compensation and a stock option program.
Experience as an independent contributor in video production is a big plus!
Responsibilities:
• Lead brainstorms, mentor producers, and give effective and actionable creative notes and final approval on videos with team and stakeholders
• Observe viral trends on social platforms to make shareable and relatable content in the Latinx sphere
• Schedule and run efficient check-ins and other meetings with their team
• Regularly discuss team and individual goals and deliver constructive feedback
• Encourage new ideas and experimentation and celebrate success
• Guide and follow-up on their direct reports' career goals
• Set measurable performance goals and timelines for their team
• Understand strategic company priorities and how Pero Like supports and fits into these goals
• Identify and raise potential Pero Like content improvements to the department head
• Contribute to the conversation about how we cover Latinx content on BuzzFeed.com
• Able to lead growth and direction of the Pero Like initiative and take ownership of the ideas
• Follow up on their team's successes and actively work to help their team succeed
• Assume a leadership and management role and collaborate with other team leads
Requirements:
• 2-4 years of experience with video production with people management experience
• Deep understanding of emerging social trends on internet platforms
• Knowledge and obsession with Latinx culture
• Understanding of the digital landscape and a proven interest in keeping up to date with developments in web platforms and applications
• Knowledge of the online video ecosystem
• Native YouTube and Facebook user
• Deep understanding of how to make shareable content for a variety of media
• A genuine love for and excitement about the internet
• Deep enthusiasm for shareable viral video content in the Latinx sphere
• Deep understanding of how titling and thumbnails can effect a videos performance
• Experience giving creative notes and workshopping creative ideas as well as giving effective technical notes
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple priorities
• Ideal candidate is also bilingual in Spanish
To apply:
• No formal cover letters, please. Instead, include a few short paragraphs in your application explaining why you'd be a good fit for this particular position and what excites you about Pero Like. We'd also like you to share 3-5 links to BuzzFeed or Pero Like videos published within the last year that you think did really well, and explain why, and also what things you think Pero Like could be doing that we currently aren't.
• Attach a resume
About BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. We have offices in 18 cities around the world and more than 1300 employees including reporters, video producers, data scientists, engineers, brand strategists, and more. We infuse hard work and fun though a culture of experimentation, teamwork, equality, and humble confidence. As an employee, you'll enjoy perks like office events, snacks, career development courses, and no work on your birthday! But most importantly, you'll work with inspiring colleagues to build tools and create content that helps connect people all over the world.