Bloomberg’s Quicktake is seeking a social video producer with experience in social video creation and distribution. You are the right candidate if you can create social-first content that is smart and sparks conversation. You will be responsible for identifying top stories and social trends, monitoring breaking news and live events, and developing innovative ways to cover the news using video across our various platforms. You should be able to quickly identify the most important global stories and edit short-form video content made specifically for each of our platforms. You’ll be producing a wide-range of social content, from raw footage to text-on-screen explainers to gifs and short-form vertical clips.
You will also work closely with the talent and production teams for Quicktake’s OTT shows to develop creative, original social media videos.
You’ll need to be incredibly in tune with our audience and understand the most effective ways to boost engagement, views and follower growth. You will be responsible for managing social content production and distribution and should have a deep knowledge of how to write for a social audience. You will be responsible for pitching and executing unique angles on the stories our audience cares about most. The ideal candidate is an expert in social media best practices and has a deep knowledge of what types of stories perform best on each platform. You have the ability to take a single story and package it in different ways on each platform to ensure optimal performance.
WE’LL TRUST YOU TO:
- Manage Quicktake’s social media accounts (Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Apple News, Snapchat, TikTok…)
- Produce and edit engaging video content for each platform
- Work directly with Quicktake and Bloomberg talent and OTT production teams to produce social-first content and build coverage plans around big events
- Create cross-platform social promos for live events, special series or big guests including talent-driven content
- Identify, monitor and cover breaking news, live events and top global stories
- Pitch creative story ideas that will resonate with your audience
- Train producers and editors in social media best practices
- Establish a trustworthy, informative and consistent voice on the platform
YOU’LL NEED TO HAVE:
- 4+ years of proven experience as a social media editor in a digital news or stream-to-social environment
- Experience covering breaking news; strong editorial judgment
- Experience working with on-camera talent
- Exceptional writing and copy-editing skills
- Video editing experience using Adobe Premiere Pro; a firm grasp of complementary Adobe Creative Cloud software including Photoshop is an asset
- A love for news and a wide knowledge of topics in business, markets, entertainment, politics, and technology
- Experience using social analytics tools to inform strategy and decisions
To apply, go here.
Chris RoushChris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.