Editorial Producer
NowThis is seeing an Editorial Producer for its women’s channel. The Editorial Producer for Her serves first and foremost as a copywriter and copyeditor for social video at NowThis Her, supporting video creation efforts in a variety of roles. You will primarily copyedit, punch up, and fact-check text-on-screen video scripts, write SEO headlines, and contribute social media copy. As well as maintaining an up to date list of all team member daily assignments and original shoots.
Shareable, short-form social videos are the foundation of all NowThis Her content. In this role, it will be your responsibility to help us find and tell the important women-related stories everyone will be talking about on various social channels.
Responsibilities:
● Pitch a variety of trending, breaking, and evergreen stories daily● Proofread scripts for NowThis standards in terms of grammar, clarity, accuracy, style guide, and othererrors - ensuring “first cards” are attention-grabbing and shareable
● Channel the NowThis Her voice and style, creating smart, digestible scripts that drive social media
● Turn scripts and edits on tight deadlines (sometimes 10 scripts per day)
● Work closely with the Senior Editorial Producer to maintain, improve, and channel the NowThis Her
voice and tone through all scripts and copy
● Write attention-grabbing and accurate headlines and social media copy for videos, ensuring they are
unique and optimized for each platform (including Facebook copy, Tweets, and Instagram captions)
● Be a go-to source for Her team members for questions on grammar, style, and fact-checking
● Work breaking news/event coverage as needed, sometimes off-hours
● Maintain the editorial calendar and alert Senior Editorial Producer of relevant upcoming events and
occasions ie Women’s Equality Day, RBG’s Birthday, Women’s March etc.
● Keep an organized rundown of daily pitched stories, assignments, and their corresponding deadlines
● QC final videos before they’re published to ensure all spelling, sourcing, and copy meets NowThis style
and accuracy standards. It’s imperative all videos are published error-free
● Own our CMS and partner feed publishing
● Contribute to Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat workflow as needed
● Pitch, research, write, and fact-check original scripts and videos, op-eds, and interviews
● Learn basic video editing skills and be able to jump in during a breaking news situation
● Excellent grammar, writing, and copy editing skills
● A passion for women’s issue storytelling
● well-versed with all things Feminism, from headlines that break newsfeeds to opeds and art projects
● Proven ability to work on deadline, under pressure, and juggle multiple projects to completion
● Seriously organized - you will be handling both daily and yearly editorial calendars for the team
● A curious, critical thinker, always looking for stories
● A sharp understanding of social media and video platforms
● Ability to work independently and loves collaborating in small teams
● Eager to collaborate with video makers on projects from start to finish
● Ability to find new angles on stories that go beyond the headline
About Group Nine Media:
Group Nine Media is the partnership of four mission-driven, category-leading brands covering food, drink & travel (Thrillist), news & entertainment (NowThis), animals (The Dodo) and science, tech & exploration (Seeker). We're one of the world's largest digital-first media companies, boasting over 4 billion video views every month, while providing consumers 360-degree experiences across web, social, VR and live events. At Group Nine Media, we care about the content our brands create, and if you're a talented passionate individual who does too, let's talk.