Freelance producer job description

We are Altice USA; a family of businesses that includes Optimum, Optimum Mobile, Optimum Business, A4 advertising, Cheddar, and News12. Our common goal is connecting our customers to friends and family, shows they love, advertising that resonates and news that matters. We're building a workforce that thrives on collaboration, inclusion, and innovation. We hope connecting you to a potential role is just the beginning.

Cheddar is looking for a creative, driven, and experienced freelance Segment Producer to work on a variety of projects. This candidate's most consistent job will be to produce two daily news clip shows, pulling segments from live hours and stringing them together with editors to package as an hour-long show. In addition, this role might be asked to assist with scripting and producing quick news flash segments with anchors, researching and writing guest segments, and filling in when other show producers are out.

The candidate will have experience working in live news, with expertise in writing scripts and building show rundowns. A sophisticated knowledge of general news is necessary, paired with a broad cultural awareness, and an instinct for what's trending. The ability to edit their own pieces and field produce is a plus.

The candidate needs to be able to work in a high-pressure environment and produce under tight deadlines. The successful candidate must be a self-starter and an independent worker. At the same time, they must be adaptable and flexible, a team player who is able to mix easily into and work effectively in our small and highly collaborative team.
Responsibilities:

* Monitor live hours and clip together a visually pleasing, fast-paced news show that will air throughout the day and evening
* Work with talent on quick news briefs
* Generate exceptional story ideas and develop creative story angles
* Ability to multitask on a few projects at once
* Build show graphics and elements in rundown software
* Write scripts for live programming
* Be creative in new ways to produce and deliver content to viewers
* Coordinate with multiple different departments to meet deliverable deadlines and expectations

Qualifications

* Experience in live production/newsroom environment,
* 3+ years of live broadcast and control room experience.
* Excellent research and writing skills.
* Strong grammar, copy editing and communication skills.
* Familiarity with ENPS or similar rundown program.
* Working knowledge of production and post-production techniques.
* Familiarity with SEO, RSS, Twitter, Facebook and other social media.
* Organizational skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.

Altice USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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Jellysmack is the global creator company that detects and develops the world's most talented video creators on social media. We're an optimistic crew who naturally goes the extra mile, has a glass-half-full mindset, and sees challenges as opportunities. We look for positive people who think outside the box, are inventive, bold, lead change, and believe that teamwork matters.
The Role

Jellysmack is seeking a highly motivated and organized freelance Senior Digital Producer to join our growing team in Los Angeles focusing on content featuring, but not limited to gaming, DIY, true crime, science, comedy, beauty, outdoor and adventure. This person must have extensive experience producing for social video platforms such as Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

The Senior Digital Producer will develop new series as well as work on existing originals. They will act as Director and Producer on set (the rest of the role can be done remotely), working closely with on-camera talent. This person will work in the creative development, talent sourcing and performance analysis of our social video content. This position will work with Creative Leads, Partnerships, Content Strategy, and Partner Success and drive creative decisions using new data-based success metrics to analyze social media video content, while ensuring content meets quality standards.

The Responsibilities

The Senior Digital Producer will be creative, with production sensibilities, and responsible for making sure that our videos deliver the best content for each platform, as well as being quality controlled, posted on time and produced within budget. The ideal candidate is a collaborative, creative, organized and motivated person who has experience with gaming, DIY, true crime, science, comedy, beauty, outdoor and adventure

Creatively develop, produce and direct (remote and in-person) episodes for content featuring, but not limited to gaming, DIY, true crime, science, comedy, beauty, outdoor and adventure; write scripts, workshop with talent and teams, give notes to editors

Liaise regularly with Creative Leads in France to ensure that the creative vision is represented in the produced content

Collaborate with video editors on executing episode edits for Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram; and any other emerging platforms

Assist the analytics team with data gathering and evaluation of video performance to inform future creative

Act as the internal communicator amongst various departments disseminating information regarding creative, deadlines and status updates; update internal trackers and project management documents as needed

Oversee the shoot and production crew and/or work with third-party Production Companies to ensure that everyone is clear on expectations for any given shoot

Track on set production spending and communicate actuals to Production Management

Represent Jellysmack on set, ensuring a safe, efficient and collaborative working environment

Continually explore and work to implement alternative remote production resources and simplify workflows to create financial and production efficiencies

Requirements

The Qualifications

This person must be serious about video performance and able to make data informed decisions and recommendations on areas of improvement at every phase of the publishing process.

BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience

5+ years of relevant experience producing digital video production with high profile brands or creators; solid understanding of native digital talent

Possesses a deep understanding of Facebook, Snapchat and other emerging social platforms

Passion for all things related to gaming, DIY, construction, cars, outdoor and adventure and has experience in development/creative

Experience in directing and working closely with on-camera talent

Experience working on a Snapchat Discover show is a plus

Ability to work efficiently across all levels of management, talent, crew and staff

Comfortable taking creative direction and guidance, and implementing changes

Self-motivated, proficient multi-tasker, able to stay organized with multiple simultaneous projects

Enthusiastic team player able communicate succinctly, emanate calm and remain focused in a growing, changing environment

Overseeing multiple projects, adept at anticipating potential issues, identifying problems, recommending and implementing solutions

Stays current with social platform trends, communications and practices

Excellent organizational, verbal, written, e-social skills and acumen

Proven ability to work effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment

Positive attitude with the ability to be flexible

Experience with (url removed), Google Workplace (formerly G Suite), Gdrive, Google Slides and Dropbox

Flexibility for occasional travel as needed

Ability to attend meetings that can be as early as 7AM PT to accommodate international time zones

This role will be required to be on set in LA as needed

Benefits

The Location

This role will be required to be in Los Angeles.

The Difference

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion at Jellysmack, we believe that the best ideas come from the diverse cultures of our team members. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day. Creating a work culture that is safe and comfortable for our people to flourish is our main focus.

The Company

Jellysmack is the global creator company that uses technology to turn the talented video creators of today into the digital icons of tomorrow. Our powerful AI detects the most promising creators and helps skyrocket their social growth through multi-platform distribution, financial backing, and data-driven content production. Jellysmack's all-encompassing infrastructure provides the world's best creators with solutions they need to save time, take risks, and maximize their value.

Jellysmack is a trusted growth partner that currently helps hundreds of top creators Go Bigger across Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, and more. Our elite roster includes names like MrBeast, Bailey Sarian, Nas Daily, Brad Mondo, and Patrick Starrr.

Ready to be part of a great human adventure? We're dedicated to making the best working environment possible for our people. All you have to do is apply; we are ready to let you show off your talent!