Lead Managing Producer, Social Video

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The Role

BuzzFeed is looking for a Lead Managing Producer to join our video team. The Lead Managing Producer will work with the video leadership team and the Director of Social Media to develop video content strategy and oversee two social video teams — one focused on user-generated content and one focused on using and optimizing BuzzFeed’s library of content. You will take ownership of strategizing short-form content across social platforms and be an expert on how BuzzFeed thinks about adapting content for different platforms and on how we use community, user-generated content, and our archive. This is an exciting time for this type of content and there is a lot of uncharted territory, so the ideal candidate is creative and versatile.

You Will

  • Directly oversee a global team of social video producers 
  • Give notes, feedback, and quality-check content to ensure it complies with BuzzFeed’s legal policies, and give ultimate final approval of all videos created by the team 
  • Guide team to quickly iterate off of successful/trending content 
  • Build on existing revenue and growth goals, and create new goals that help direct the team to achieve BuzzFeed’s overall mission 
  • Collaborate with social strategists and video producers
  • Collaborate with the content analytics team to develop and distribute relevant insights based on what we’re learning from user-generated and adapted content that video producers company wide can use when ideating and creating content 
  • Identify new opportunities to grow our audience and expand our reach on social
  • Partner with community team and content teams to come up with and build new crowd-sourced projects that engage BuzzFeed’s community
  • Create best practices around legal, permissioning, crowd-sourcing, etc 
  • Crack new formats for user-generated content

You Have

  • Data-minded a must
  • Able to recognize trends occurring on different platforms and communicate changes in strategy based on trends 
  • Obsessed social platforms and tracking data
  • Must be comfortable using tools like Google Sheets, Looker, CrowdTangle 
  • Great communication skills and be able to give and receive critical feedback in a small team environment
  • Must be meticulous, technical, organized, and creative at the same time
  • Ability to work independently and under close direction

To Apply

  • No formal cover letters, please. Instead, include a few short paragraphs in your application explaining why you'd be a good fit for this position. We’d also like you to share 2-3 videos that performed well on Facebook within the last year, and explain why you think they were successful. 
  • Attach a resume. 
  • Share 3-5 pitches for social videos your new team should make.

Life at BuzzFeed

At BuzzFeed, we believe our work benefits from the diverse perspectives of our employees. As such, BuzzFeed celebrates inclusion and is committed to equal opportunity employment. As a BuzzFeed employee, you can expect:

  • A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning Team, Employee Resource Groups, and more
  • An attractive compensation package, including salary and equity
  • A benefits program featuring PTO and unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym and wellness discounts, and much more
  • No shortage of snacks, catered lunches, beverages, birthday treats... even leftovers from the Tasty kitchens in LA and NYC!

BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company, delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. We value experimentation and inclusion. At BuzzFeed, you’ll collaborate with inspiring colleagues to create tools and content that helps connect people all over the world.

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