About the Opportunity
Job Summary
Northeastern University is looking for an experienced video producer for its daily social-first news and storytelling content for TikTok, Instagram, and other vertical video platforms. The Sr. Social News Producer is responsible for creating high-impact multimedia content focused on news, information, and entertainment that is geared toward various audiences and promotes Northeastern University’s brand and academic mission. The role involves conceptualizing, shooting, and editing fast-turnaround content that showcases breaking news stories and university news in real time.
The Senior Social News Producer regularly appears on camera as part of a rotating team, and also brings the technical range to shoot longer-form content as needed, including podcast-style interviews and executive-level video projects. This is a hands-on production role, not a supervisory one.
The role reports to the Creative Director for Social Video and part of the Communications division. The position is based on the Boston campus and is fully on site, five days a week. As is the case for all members of the Communications team, after-hours work, including evenings and weekends is often required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
- 3-5 years shooting and editing in a professional environment, with a strong portfolio of vertical, social-first video, including news content.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and/or DaVinci Resolve.
- Demonstrated ability to shoot and edit longer-form video (10+ minutes), including interview-style and multi-camera setups, and condense those into consumable, social-forward content
- Strong on-camera presence and experience appearing in social video content.
- Deep, current knowledge of social platform trends, news cycles, and how to translate fast-moving stories into engaging vertical video.
- Ability to work with minimal direction, set priorities, and mentor less experienced team members informally.
- Excellent attention to detail while maintaining speed and consistency under deadline pressure.
- Excellent work ethic and positive attitude.
- Sense of humor.
Great if you also have:
- Familiarity with social media analytical tools (Sprinklr, Google Analytics, etc.)
- Experience producing or shooting podcast-style video content.
- Familiarity with AP style.
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities
- Conceptualize, shoot, and edit daily social-first news and storytelling content, primarily for TikTok and Instagram.
- Set the visual and technical quality bar for the team's vertical video output.
- Lead production on longer-form content as needed, including podcast-style shoots and executive/leadership video projects.
- Appear on camera regularly as part of a rotating team.
- Stay ahead of platform trends and news cycles to identify timely content opportunities.
- Informally guide and give feedback to less experienced junior content creators on technique and editorial judgment.
Position Type
Marketing and CommunicationsAdditional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Compensation Grade/Pay Type:
109SExpected Hiring Range:
$67,855.00 - $95,845.00With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- 3-5 years of professional shooting and editing experience
- Strong portfolio of vertical, social-first video, including news content
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and/or DaVinci Resolve
- Experience shooting and editing longer-form video of 10 or more minutes
- Experience with interview-style and multi-camera video setups
- Strong on-camera presence and experience appearing in social video content
- Current knowledge of social platform trends and news cycles
- Ability to work independently, set priorities, and informally mentor less experienced team members
- Excellent attention to detail while working quickly under deadline pressure
- Familiarity with social media analytics tools such as Sprinklr and Google Analytics
- Experience producing or shooting podcast-style video content
- Familiarity with AP style
Northeastern University Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northeastern University and has not been reviewed or approved by Northeastern University.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as extensive, including 22–26 vacation days, 12 sick days, 13 holidays, and paid parental leave for birth/adoption. Additional paid leave is also outlined, including up to 26 weeks of paid medical leave and up to 12 weeks of paid family leave for eligible employees.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout, with an employer contribution described as 10% when an employee contributes 5%, alongside immediate vesting once eligible. This is presented as unusually generous relative to typical employer retirement offerings.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are emphasized through tuition assistance for employees and dependents and access to backup childcare and family-care resources. Tuition remission/discount structures are highlighted as a major value driver, especially for employees with children and for long-tenured staff.
Northeastern University Insights
What We Do
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university with a distinctive, experience-driven approach to education and discovery. The university is a leader in experiential learning, powered by the world’s most far-reaching cooperative education program. We integrate classroom study with opportunities for professional work, research, service, and global learning in more than 100 countries. The same spirit of collaboration guides a use-inspired research enterprise focused on solving global challenges in health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern offers a comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools, and select graduate programs at campuses in Boston, Charlotte, N.C., San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Toronto. Campuses in Burlington, MA, and Nahant, MA, are home to research institutes for homeland security and coastal sustainability, respectively
