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Working with the Head of Social Media and the Head of Podcast Series, the Senior Producer, Video drives the execution of video development, production, and publishing across platforms, ensuring editorial quality and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Originate and develop pitches across various format videos, in collaboration with department heads and other producers
- Partner with producers to guide research, sharpen angles, and resolve pre-production questions
- Review content across slate and deliver thoughtful, actionable feedback that elevates storytelling and maintains a consistently high creative standard
- Serve as a key liaison between department heads, producers, and editors, translating high-level editorial priorities into structured, usable notes that guide the edit
- Collaborate with the Head of Production on scheduling, budgeting, crewing, shoot planning, and look and feel of Free Press video content
- Collaborate with the Head of Post Production to manage delivery timelines, workflows, and resource allocation
- Oversee, assign, and edit copy for video posts across Substack, YouTube, and RSS platforms, ensuring editorial voice and accuracy across every episode
- Manage video release calendars, ensuring strategic scheduling in coordination with Editorial
Qualifications:
- 5+ years leading production on fast-turn digital video, news podcasts, or similar editorial content
- Strong editorial judgment, with a track record of turning complex ideas into compelling video
- Deep knowledge of the media landscape and a strong instinct for what will resonate right now
- Experience working directly with on-camera talent, producers, and editors and shaping their output
- Fluency with basic production tools and workflows (e.g., microphones, cameras, Premiere, platforms like Riverside)
Strong post-production sensibility, with the ability to collaborate effectively with editors on pacing, structure, tone, and visual style, while translating stakeholder feedback into clear creative direction - Ability to operate at a fast pace, including responding to breaking news outside standard hours when needed
- Have experience and a hunger to use AI tools, learning from them to improve both tactical and strategic choices for the role
- Passion for The Free Press’s mission and curiosity about ideas across the political and cultural spectrum
Skills Required
- 5+ years leading production on fast-turn digital video, news podcasts, or similar editorial content
- Strong editorial judgment with a track record of turning complex ideas into compelling video
- Deep knowledge of the media landscape and a strong instinct for what will resonate
- Experience working directly with on-camera talent, producers, and editors and shaping their output
- Fluency with basic production tools and workflows (microphones, cameras, Premiere, Riverside)
- Strong post-production sensibility and ability to collaborate with editors on pacing, structure, tone, and visual style
- Ability to operate at a fast pace, including responding to breaking news outside standard hours when needed
- Experience and a hunger to use AI tools to improve tactical and strategic choices
- Passion for The Free Press's mission and curiosity about ideas across the political and cultural spectrum
What We Do
The Free Press is an American media company founded by Bari Weiss in 2022. Based in New York City, the company focuses on reporting truths about science, politics, and culture, specifically producing investigative stories and sensemaking commentary that challenge ideological narratives. It is built on the ideals of honesty, doggedness, and fierce independence, operating as a news and media platform intended to create meaningful public engagement.
