KCRA 3, the news leader in Sacramento and a Hearst Television station, has an opening for a News Video Editor. We are looking for a candidate with an excellent eye for compelling visuals who is passionate about combining video, sound and storytelling. You must work well with others, always positively representing us with the highest journalistic standards and professionalism on display. You will report to the News Operations Manager. This is an IBEW Union position.
Responsibilities
- Edit a range of video elements for newscasts on tight deadlines
- Collaborate with producers, reporters, photographers, assignment editors and managers to produce high-quality content
- Coordinate incoming video elements from crews in the field
- Ensure storage and organization of media files
- Execute our standard of excellence for all edited material
- Produce and publish content for online platforms
- Participate in special projects as assigned by news managers
Requirements
- 2+ years of professional video editing experience
- Proficiency with editing software such as Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects
- Must be able to work varied shifts including mornings, weekends and holidays
- Exhibit unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
- Can handle the pressure of time-sensitive newscast production
- Bilingual experience is a plus
- Related military experience will be considered
Salary
The estimated base salary range for this role is between $45,698 and $52,988. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, including geographic location where the work will be performed, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- 2+ years of professional video editing experience
- Proficiency with editing software such as Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects
- Ability to work varied shifts including mornings, weekends and holidays
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
- Ability to handle pressure of time-sensitive newscast production
- Bilingual experience
- Related military experience will be considered
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
