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Social Video Producer
Entertainment & Media Industry Company
Stamford, CT, United States
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About Us
Company is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Company owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. Company’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
NBC Sports Digital:
A division of the NBC Sports Group, Emmy Award-winning NBC Sports Digital offers sports fans 24/7 news coverage, extensive live-event streaming, and complementary coverage of many of the properties within NBC Sports Group’s unparalleled collection of media rights across web, mobile and tablets. NBC Sports Digital includes Company website, Company website, Company website, the digital assets of NBC Sports Regional Networks and Company website, among others, as well as a collection of apps that includes NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC SportsTalk, NBC Olympics Live Extra, and NBC Olympics. NBC Sports Group and Yahoo! Sports, through a content and promotional partnership, rank No. 1 in traffic among all sports digital properties. Through its SportsTalk strategy, Company website provides fans with quick, frequently-updated news and information with a unique perspective. The division’s live streaming portfolio includes some of the most-watched and most-trafficked events of all time, including Sunday Night Football on a weekly basis, Super Bowl XLVI, Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final and the 2012 London Olympic Games, for which Company website earned an Emmy.
Role Purpose
NBC Sports is looking for a digital-first video journalist tasked with re-imagining what sports news/feature content should look like in 2017. This person will experiment with emerging technologies to develop a sleek video sports offering for the ever-expanding mobile and digital landscape. Must have experience with capturing and editing footage, conducting interviews in the field, and experimenting with mobile technologies and social media. We’re looking for someone with an artistic eye and strong storytelling abilities, but someone who is not afraid to experiment, push boundaries, include themselves in the story and have fun. An understanding of the intersection of pop culture and sports is a must.
Responsibilities
Create, shoot, and edit videos for Company website and all NBC Sports social media outlets
Generate ideas and experiment with new formats and content types around NBC Sports’ key tent-pole sports (NFL, NHL, Premier League, NASCAR, Triple Crown, etc.)
Work with NBC Sports Digital, Social, Linear TV and Sales teams to map out content plan
Possible travel to key sporting events on NBC calendar to capture video and create content
Keep track of viral trends and create content around to complement them
Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Minimum three (3) years’ experience as a digital content producer in sports, news, entertainment, animation or filmmaking
Additional Skills Required
Proficient in Avid, Adobe After Effects and Photoshop
Must have experience with Sony F7’s and DSLR shooting, lighting and audio.
Understanding of digital/social analytics
Must submit examples of up to three videos you created as a one-person band, as well as any social media innovations or campaigns you developed and launched.
Eligibility Requirements
Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through Company website to be considered (note job #: 32013BR)
Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends with short notice
Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT
Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
Must be 18 years or older
It is the policy of Company and Company’ s affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Desired Characteristics
Strong creative and competitive drive with a self-starter mentality
Ability to work alone or collaborate with team depending on the task at hand.