Climate & Weather Video Producer & Editor, CNN Digital

This is a Full Time Job

CNN's Climate & Weather team is seeking a Video Editor & Producer to write, produce, shoot and edit videos for all digital platforms, including apps, social media and web. This person will join one of CNN's most innovative multi-platform teams and work directly with meteorologists and climate experts on forecasts and extreme weather events, including hurricanes, blizzards, tornado outbreaks and geomagnetic storms.

This role will pitch ideas for videos on demand, then do the reporting, script writing, element gathering, shooting and editing to bring that pitch to life. This person will also play a key role in live coverage, playing a key role in helping CNN Climate & Weather host live events on mobile platforms.

The ideal candidate understands how to differentiate video for a mobile audience. This person is fascinated by the natural world, thrives in a fast-paced news environment and has their finger on the pulse of emerging trends. The candidate embodies the CNN Climate & Weather team's ethos - a team-oriented collaborator who values diversity, elevates their colleagues and works well with other teams in the newsroom, including reporters, data visuals journalists and special projects.

Your Role Accountabilities...
• Work with weather and climate experts to research, report, script and shoot video and edit for digital platforms
• Produce live video coverage for mobile platforms during extreme weather events
• Shoot video in-house and in the field
• Monitor video sources for news, assets and viral moments
• Regularly generate video pitches for news, features and series
• Experimenting with new formats and trying new trends
• Help inform and guide the team's approach to videos in both the VOD and live space
• Turn in clean, accurate scripts on first draft

Qualifications & Experience...
• 4+ years of working in a national or major media market
• A collaborative, team-oriented attitude
• Strong knowledge of current industry-standard video equipment
• Expertise in post-production software such as Adobe Premiere
• Track record of collaborating and turning video quickly in a deadline-driven environment
• Experience reporting and fact-checking stories and identifying characters
• Understanding of news values, a love for journalism and a passion for extreme weather
• Strong writing, communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work holidays, weekends, overnights and extended hours as the news cycle and deadlines require
• Foreign language skills a plus
• Bachelors Degree Required

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