BuzzFeed Entertainment Group's New York team is looking for a short-form video producer with a deep knowledge of black internet culture and entertainment. The ideal candidate is a creative and resourceful social media junkie who knows about emerging trending stories and memes before they’re big. This candidate has a background in independent video production and must be able to make compelling and shareable videos for Facebook and Instagram. This candidate must be literate in social media and advanced experience in content creation for social, especially Facebook. The candidate will play an integral role in brainstorming, creating and executing video content. We’re looking for someone who genuinely believes the internet and social media platforms are amazing places full of creative, hilarious people doing incredible things.

This temporary job is based in New York.

Responsibilities:

• Create, shoot, edit, and produce videos quickly for BuzzFeed’s social accounts
• Excellent sense of pace and timing, a knowledge for the best ways to grab viewers, and a sense for how to tell a story in as little time as possible.
• A love of experimentation and constant attempts to tell stories in new and different ways
• Be able to find the funniest and best entertaining content on the internet and identify social trends before they happen
• A knowledge for the best ways to grab viewers, and a sense for how to tell a powerful story in as little time as possible.
• Generate ideas for, and experiment with, new formats and content types
• Participating in brainstorms and bringing new ideas to the table
• Keep track of viral trends on social across all verticals, create content around them, and analyze the results of your work

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience with all forms of video production and equally proficient with a DSLR as a mobile phone
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere pro, Photoshop etc. -- After Effects skills a plus)
• Proven experience creating shareable content for a black audience
• Have an obsession with social media and the deep web
• Have an authentic sense of humor and a positive, playful disposition
• Ability to work on your own as well as in small teams
• Must be able to take direction and collaborate well with others

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BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. We have offices in 18 cities around the world and more than 1300 employees including reporters, video producers, data scientists, engineers, brand strategists, and more. We infuse hard work and fun though a culture of experimentation, teamwork, equality, and humble confidence. As an employee, you’ll enjoy perks like office events, snacks, career development courses, and no work on your birthday! But most importantly, you’ll work with inspiring colleagues to build tools and create content that helps connect people all over the world.