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Cheddar seeks a social media producer

Cheddar is growing its production team and video offerings. Specifically, we’re looking for a social media-minded producer to write scripts for and edit short-form videos that will be distributed daily on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms. Cheddar wants candidates that are well-versed in technology, business, and media news.

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate and manage production of these social videos
  • Work with our video editors and graphic artists to  identify stories and assist in the process from pitch to video completion and publishing
  • Write video/post copy and give creative direction for daily videos
  • Assist in community management for Cheddar’s social accounts and engage in the comments section
  • See each video to completion, from pre­-production to editing to distribution
  • Facilitate communications between key team members
  • Monitor news for trending stories and create videos
  • Assist in content ideation such as video pitching, live streaming opportunities

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of experience in social video production
  • Experience working with partners and branded content
  • Extremely organized
  • Have a strong understanding of social media best practices and guidelines for the platforms we live on
  • Keen sense of visuals
  • Professional-level proficiency with Adobe Premiere
  • The ability to communicate with and give and receive meaningful feedback to video editors

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris 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.

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