Producer

Location: New York, New York
Job Category: Media Business Positions
Job ID: 71652
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: per hour
Posted: 08.22.2024

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Job Description:

Our client, Yahoo Finance, is looking for a Producer in New York City!  Details below:

Producer - Yahoo Finance

Responsibilities:

• The position must have a passion for finance news, personal finance, and live programming
• A high level of market knowledge and news and applies it to improve storytelling and segments
• Develops content coverage throughout the live programming day
• Seeks out innovative new opportunities from the videos being created or the news unfolding
• The producer must pitch, be well-informed, and have a deep understanding of the financial markets, pitching segment ideas to the show’s Executive producers.
• Responsible for all aspects of producing segments from reporting, development, script writing, and taking the segment to air
• Responsible for 5-7 segments daily and responsible for a pipeline of segments in the weeks, and months ahead

 

• To be successful in this role, the producer doesn’t wait to be assigned and is as comfortable working independently as they are working in large groups
• Collaborative with bookers, talent, reporters, graphic designers, studio team, and more
• Always looking for the cool idea that will have folks talking
• Responsible for contents success from concept to distribution

 

Job Requirements:

Qualifications

• 7+ years of producing experience within a major financial news organization, ideally a strong streaming and/or, digital media outlet preferred
• Solid storytelling, and impeccable editorial judgment
• Strong use of imagery, graphics, and animations in video storytelling
• Deep understanding of how to create content for the audience and the platforms where the content appears
• Excellent time management skills and ability to balance priorities, multiple projects, and tasks with ease
• Must have experience shooting and editing (with extensive knowledge of Adobe Premiere)
• Nimble and outside-the-box thinker pushes innovative ideas
• Strong editorial judgment
• Must be able to work in NYC

Other Details:

• Position Type: Temporary contract (with option to extend at Client's discretion)
• Pay rate: $500/day
• Location: Onsite in New York City