posted on : 7 months ago

Industry : Print /Digital Media Job Function : Digital Content

Job Experience Level : Mid Level

Minimum Years of Experience : 2 to 3

Minimum Academic Qualification : Bachelor

Job Summary

This role requires an exceptional, strategic journalist and content creator with proven expertise generating and coordinating original reporting and non-news content for digital platforms. You are a brilliant creative who can plan, script, storyboard, direct, shoot, cut, package, animate & distribute video, visual and audio content across multiple online platforms while guiding others to do the same. You are a digital native, obsessed with audience data and insights and you know how to cultivate new audiences. You embrace technology, are an expert at digital video/visual production and distribution and know how to leverage SEO to increase engagement. Familiar with content management systems (WordPress, Drupal, CoreMedia), analytics tools (Chartbeat, Smart Octo, Google Analytics) and footprint or impact trackers (Keyhole, SEMRUSH, Hootsuite).

Full Job Description

§  Ideation: Generate ideas for videos and visuals that appeal across platforms for multiple audiences, gathering information, leading research and guiding compilation on the fly throughout your working day.

§  Storytelling: You craft impactful stories. Develop, and help others to develop compelling narratives through video, photo, visual and audio editing, ensuring that the media package effectively conveys its intended message or story.

• Coverage Coordination: Coordinate video, photo, embedded media and other visual content with news reporters, anchors and co-producers to ensure that the visual elements support the narrative and messaging of the story.

§  Visual Selection: Select the most relevant and compelling videos, photos and embeddable media to complement news and non-news stories and reports. Teach others to do the same.

§  Quality Control: Ensure final output across all MCL digital properties is fair, balanced, impartial, offers right-to-reply, is current, backed by research, adheres to MCL/NMG editorial policy, meets quality standards in terms of video/visual and audio quality, visual branding and is completely error-free.

§  Video/ Visual Editing: Edit and assemble footage to create news and non-news stories and segments, ensuring that the content is accurate, informative, and deeply engaging.

§  Motion Graphics: Create or incorporate motion graphics, animations, and visual effects to enhance the visual appeal of MCL content.

§  Studio Management: Assign, track & manage MCL studio assets, ensuring production equipment is checked in and out properly, utilized effectively, and scheduled maintenance is carried out as required to ensure production uptime.

§  Deadlines: Ensure a seamless, streamlined flow of visual, video and audio content to MCL digital properties to set deadlines without fail. The show must run on time, consistently, 24/7.

§  Legal & Copyright Compliance: Ensure that MCL’s digital content adheres to copyright laws. Obtain or consult to obtain licenses or permissions for any copyrighted material used.