Senior Producer, Video

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