The Wall Street Journal - New York, NY

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Senior
New York, NY

About the position

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a senior video journalist for its Enterprise video team, based in New York. This role is pivotal in contributing to enterprise and video investigations coverage that make news. Senior video journalists are responsible for producing topical, news-focused, and feature videos that resonate with the audience. The ideal candidates will possess a professional background in video journalism, showcasing exceptional shooting and editing skills, along with experience in graphics. This position requires juggling multiple tasks and a passion for pitching, developing, researching, and reporting stories, as well as shooting and editing videos both in the studio and in the field. Collaboration is key, as you will work closely with WSJ's reporters and editors across various coverage areas. Given the global nature of the news operation, candidates must demonstrate successful execution of timely news projects completed within short time frames, as well as videos produced with longer lead times. The role reports to the Executive Producer of Enterprise, Video. Responsibilities include pitching, developing, researching, reporting, and writing enterprise videos, shooting and editing videos in-studio and in the field, and partnering with reporters and editors to produce timely video news pieces that are ambitious and visually distinctive. You will manage multiple projects at various production stages, maintaining a pipeline of work that includes both short-form news and deep-dive, long-form investigations. Additionally, you will find innovative ways to extract stories from the news cycle and develop them into enterprise video while ensuring adherence to all journalistic and legal standards. The role may require working late hours and weekends as part of a regular rotation or as news developments may warrant, along with completing additional duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

  • Pitching, developing, researching, reporting and writing enterprise videos
  • Shooting and editing videos in-studio and in the field
  • Partnering with reporters and editors across the newsroom to identify and produce timely video news pieces that are ambitious, visually distinctive and of interest to the WSJ audience
  • Managing multiple projects in various stages of production, maintaining a pipeline of work that includes both short form news and deep dive, longform investigations
  • Finding innovative ways to cull stories from the news cycle and develop them into enterprise video
  • Ensuring that all journalistic and legal standards are followed at all times
  • Ability to work late hours and weekends both as part of a regular weekend rotation and as news developments may warrant
  • Completing additional duties as assigned

Requirements

  • At least seven years' experience producing videos in a daily news environment, preferably at a top-tier news organization
  • Ability to convey news and tell stories in creative ways using high-quality video and graphics
  • Experience with OSINT and data-driven reporting
  • Track record of producing thoroughly researched and impactful investigations
  • Deep understanding of, and interest in, The Wall Street Journal's core topic areas
  • Demonstrated experience with multiple camera setups, including but not limited to the Sony FX and FS lines and/or the Canon C500 or C300
  • Adept with studio lighting setups as well as field shoots
  • Professional-level understanding of Adobe Suite, with a high level of expertise in Premiere and basic knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator
  • Demonstrated experience producing quality video content efficiently and, often, under tight deadline constraints
  • Clear communicator with exceptional written and collaboration skills

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
  • Physical health benefits
  • Retirement and savings benefits
  • Caregiving benefits
  • Emotional wellbeing benefits
  • Transportation benefits
  • Elective benefits that employees may select to best fit their needs and personal situations
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