Digital Producer I

This is a Full Time Job

Your Role:

We are looking for an energetic, skilled Digital Producer focused on video creation to join the team. The ideal candidate should be passionate about how video on social media platforms can serve the public and help newsrooms connect with new audiences. They should be so knowledgeable about video production as to be comfortable working alone and teaching it to others. They should be excited at the prospect of teaching other journalists – even those who do not use social media – how to capture video or write and deliver a script that hooks TikTok viewers. They should have the initiative and flexibility to pause their work on a feature video so they can pitch and create an explainer video about major breaking news ASAP.

Expected Compensation Range: $29.64 - $35.57/hour. Exact hourly rate determined by experience and education related to the role, organizational compensation structure and internal equity.

Application Deadline: Open until filled

Position responsibilities:
• Create multiple videos per week for social platforms
• Find and report original stories in multiple mediums (video, writing, and sometimes radio). Not all videos should be adapted into written stories, but some of your stories will likely work in written form, too!
• Work with journalists across the newsroom to adapt their work into social video, whether that be reporting alongside them at the scene; directing fellow photojournalists on how to capture video for social at the same time they prioritize taking photos; or working with journalists to help them appear on camera including writing scripts for them, directing and recording them, and producing the videos
• Establish and uphold best practices for production of social video
• Help set strategy for TikTok
• Keep up with daily news and content plans to inform whether you spend each workday creating a video about breaking news, initiating collaboration on an upcoming story, or focusing on your own projects
• Brainstorm and execute video ideas for upcoming newsroom wide projects or key coverage topics, such as the 2024 election

Required education and experience:
• At least two years of experience working in or with professional newsrooms

Required qualifications:
• Demonstrated experience creating video for social media (this can be for personal or professional accounts)
• Experience with post-production workflows and video-editing software
• Robust knowledge about TikTok and Instagram Reels
• Ability to condense a complex story or detailed information into a short, easy-to-understand video or article
• Genuine interest in what makes audiences want to consume, engage with and share content
• Genuine interest in keeping up with trends and best practices in news video for social platforms
• Strong understanding of journalism ethics and standards, especially as they apply to visuals
• Strong writing, reporting and interviewing skills
• An opinion about what MPR News should and should not do on TikTok
• Willingness to be on camera and build a personal brand as one of the faces of MPR News

Preferred qualifications:
• Experience with DSLRs and basic sound/lighting equipment
• Experience starring on camera
• Knowledge about YouTube, including Shorts
• Ability to manage multiple short- and long-term projects at various stages of production
• Experience helping other people adapt their work in other mediums into social video
• Experience using analytics tools to measure video success
• Experience interviewing subjects on video and helping them shine

APMG offers a comprehensive benefits package including Medical plans with HSA and FSA options, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave and Paid Caregiver Leave after 1 year, Vacation (3 wks/per year, pro-rated, based on hours worked), Sick time (12 days, pro-rated, based on hours worked), Holiday Pay (10 holidays 2 floating holidays each year), Volunteer Time (8 hours per year), Long-Term Care and Critical Illness insurance options, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) Retirement Plan, and more.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are committed to hiring a breadth of diverse professionals and encourage members of diverse groups to apply.