News Video Operations Manager
BuzzFeed News is looking for a News Video Operations Manager to help us grow our news video operations across the company and the globe. This will be a dynamic and evolving role, as the department grows and changes, but this position will be focused on managing budgets, streamlining operations and coordinating projects across the news organization and the company as whole.
The ideal candidate will have had experience in a news organization, with a focus on project management. Successful candidates will have a deep passion and understanding for news and be highly organized, hardworking, outgoing, and innovative.
- Track and manage team budgets and deadlines
- Coordinate with in-house producers and freelancers on various video projects
- Interface between accounting, research, post, publishing and operations
- Manage production coordinators
- Manage logistics for the breaking news, live, and news features video team (including travel, expenses, invoices, etc)
- Coordinate with the news curation team to gather data and disseminate with producers
Requirements
- 5+ years in video project management
- Highly organized and good with deadlines
- Advanced knowledge of spreadsheets
- Proven experience in managing budgets and scheduling
- Newsroom experience a major plus
- Embody a philosophy of finding creative solutions and efficiencies regarding budget, scheduling, logistics, etc.
- Prioritization is essential, appropriately delegate and be a team player
- Willingness to continue to learn
- Prior people management experience
- Must exhibit personal and professional high standards of integrity and ethics
- Must be willing to work late hours and weekends when necessary
About BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. We have offices in 19 cities around the world and more than 1500 employees including reporters, video producers, data scientists, engineers, brand strategists, and more. We fuse hard work and fun, through 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.