The Wall Street Journal is looking for a Senior Executive Producer to oversee a team of video producers creating timely features in a range of formats, including both field pieces and explainers that will publish on-site and YouTube.
As Senior Executive Producer, you will be part of the video leadership team that oversees the editorial and creative vision for the department. Top candidates will have a deep understanding of The Journal’s core coverage areas, a track record of developing and executing creative storytelling approaches that successfully grow audiences and experience managing layered teams. A deep understanding of the WSJ subscriber audience and the organization’s on-site video offering are a must. In this position you will sit at the intersection of editorial and strategy.
Superb news judgment, leadership, decisiveness and clear communication are critical for this role. Outside of the video team, you will work closely with coverage chiefs, platform editors and other high-level stakeholders of the newsroom. You will also mentor and empower a group of video journalists to do their best work under tight deadlines, and continue to raise the bar for video journalism at The Wall Street Journal.
The position is based in our New York City office and reports to the Head of Video. To apply, please submit your résumé, a cover letter clearly outlining how your skills and experience meet or exceed the key candidate requirements and links to five videos that represent the type of work described. Candidates who do not submit cover letters will not be considered.
You will:
- Work with the Head of Video and other video leadership to define and execute overall strategy for The Wall Street Journal’s on-site video offering.
- Hire, develop and grow key talent within the video department.
- Oversee a team of short-form video journalists, editors and graphics animators to produce features and in-depth explainers for the core WSJ audience.
- Hold responsibility for meeting KPIs as defined for the team.
- Collaborate with editorial leaders across all coverage areas to identify opportunities to partner on reporting and communicate original video plans that relate to their beats.
- Provide clear and constructive notes on scripts and videos in edit, ensuring that the final product is structured and produced to maximize audience retention and engagement.
- Program a robust pipeline of stories that hit on the news, as well as push coverage forward.
- Mentor team members to develop new skills and provide opportunities for career growth.
- Ensure videos maintain the highest production value and all Wall Street Journal journalistic and legal standards are followed.
- Work late hours and weekends as news developments may warrant.
- Complete additional duties as assigned.
You have:
- At least 12 years of experience working in video production at a national or global media company.
- At least five years of experience managing video journalists.
- Excellent editorial judgment, strong field production experience and team-management skills.
- A track record of translating complex business and economics stories into reporting that informs WSJ subscribers and appeals to broader audiences.
- Experience pitching original video ideas, developing and executing new formats and series, and crafting projects in post production.
- Professional experience writing, reviewing and elevating scripts for videos.
- Specific understanding of content and audience differentiation on various platforms including YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and Facebook.
- A track record of developing successful non-fiction videos and series for the aforementioned platforms.
- Experience managing budgets for one-off and series projects.
- Clear communication skills, with exceptional written and collaboration skills.
The Journal’s reporters, editors, developers, and audio and visual journalists create important and impactful stories, firmly rooted in fact and adhering to the highest ethical standards. We report without fear or bias, and we maintain a proper sense of perspective, detachment and objectivity in our reporting.
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