Social Video Producer, Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance is the world’s #1 finance destination, empowering investors with news, information, and tools to make financial decisions with confidence. Trusted by over 150M visitors globally each month, representing over $20 trillion dollars in investable assets, Yahoo Finance delivers high-quality real-time market data across desktop, mobile, and streaming platforms. With breaking news from thousands of sources, original editorial perspectives, objective analyst ratings and research, analytical charts and technical tools, personalized mobile alerts, and much more, Yahoo Finance equips investors with knowledge and insights to achieve financial freedom and greater prosperity.

Yahoo Finance is continually trying to deepen and broaden the content resources available to support the financial information needs of tens of millions of users around the world.

Yahoo Finance is looking for a Social Video Producer to help our growing social audience meaningfully build wealth through insights, data, and original reporting. This content creator will work across the newsroom to provide fresh content to tens of millions of users on a regular basis. This will include ideation, producing, shooting, editing, coordinating, framing, and more. Consequently, they should be passionate about helping the audience understand complex finance topics and cover financial news.

The role is New York-based and will require 5 days in the office as in-person collaboration is a main point for the role.

Responsibilities:

• Ideate and produce original videos on finance topics, optimized for social video platforms

• Work with reporters to execute ideas

• Translate complex topics into accessible scripts and visuals

• Create and develop repeatable formats or series for social media 

• Collaborate across teams as needed to coordinate projects

Required Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience working in an editorial function at a media organization 

• Video production skills using a phone and prosumer camera

• Video post-production skills are a must

• Expertise in Adobe Premiere Pro is a must

• Enthusiasm for financial news, learning about new topics, and staying up to date on social video trends

• Knowledge of social media platforms (Instagram, X, YouTube shorts, Facebook reels, TikTok, LinkedIn)

• Track record of measurable success and an ability to collaborate with multiple teams

• Strong framing and headline-writing skills

• Strong communication and teamwork skills

• Strong grammar and copy-editing skills

Preferred Qualifications

• On camera experience a plus

• Knowledge of other Adobe Creative Suite is a plus (ex. Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator)

• Video production skills using Sony cameras is a plus

• Audio production skills is a plus

• Prior extended experience covering a major industrial sector a plus

• Comprehensive understanding of editorial best practices and style guides

• B.A. preferred or equivalent job experience

• Editorial SEO knowledge is a plus

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The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

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The compensation for this position ranges from $56,250.00 - $117,500.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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