Video Journalist - London, United Kingdom - ESI Media

ESI Media

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About us:

The Evening Standard is an iconic London brand, recognised as setting the agenda in politics and business, as well as being first with lifestyle content, major news and sports stories.

We are UK's largest quality daily and online newspaper, with one of the fastest growing audiences in the UK. We provide brands and marketers with an unparalleled gateway to London's high-value audiences through digital, print, social and events.

ES Magazine, Homes and Property and ecommerce platform ES Best are all market leading in their fields, and add to the compelling Evening Standard portfolio.

We are proud of our history and firmly set on a future that is focused on growing audiences and revenue with a digital first entrepreneurial approach.

Diversity statement:

At the Evening Standard our ambition is to represent our city with a team and through content that reflects our audience.

We want to attract those voices previously underrepresented in media, offering a rewarding career and opportunities for all.

Teamwork is key to our success. We want all our people to feel like they belong and that their voices matter.

The Video Team:

You'll be joining a high-performing video team at an exciting time of development, with an ambition to create best-in-class video content for multi-platform delivery.

Job purpose:

You will be working alongside both the Video and Audience team to create, produce, source, shoot and edit video content for the Evening Standard website and social media accounts.

The job involves spotting and sourcing trending content, creating informative and creative videos and filming on location for long-form lifestyle content such as restaurants reviews and area guides.

About you:

You will be working alongside both the Video and Audience team to create, produce, source, shoot and edit video content for the Evening Standard website and social media accounts.

The job involves spotting and sourcing trending content, creating informative and creative videos and filming on location for long-form lifestyle content such as restaurants reviews and area guides.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities - what is delivered:

Keeping across the Evening Standard website to ensure appropriate videos are added to stories
Identifying, verifying and sourcing social video clips, including handling copyright permissions for UGC content
Fastturnaround editing of news clips, third party footage in response to the daily news agenda
Producing, shooting, and editing highquality news and lifestyle video content for and associated social platforms
Editing clips in Adobe Premier & CC software
Publishing clips to CMS and video hosting platforms, with appropriate use of metadata
Generating & pitching ideas for explainers and original video content, considering desk requirements and video analytics data
Creation of original graphics in After Effects
Monitoring and responding to video & website analytics to ensure optimised placement of content

Skills:

Working understanding of UK media law as pertains to video content creation and publishing
Experience working in a fastpaced newsroom with proven ability to deliver to pressing deadlines and remain calm under pressure
Excellent understanding of video for social media and the differing requirements for each platform
Research skills identifying newsworthy stories, finding compelling contributors and coming up with regular video story ideas
Provable use of online research tools and social media search functions
Strong communication skills, including ability to pitch stories well
Experience writing video scripts, pitches and treatments, including writing pithy onscreen copy and voiceover
Selfshooting video using DSLRs, including competent lighting, composition and shooting for the edit
Fast, efficient editing in Adobe Premier Pro and good understanding of After Effects and Photoshop.
Familiarity with news wires and clipping services
Experience with Content Management Systems, including video hosting systems, with an understanding of metadata
Experience using video and article analytics to inform creative decisions
Understanding of best practices in content production for multiplatform distribution

Expected behaviours:

Continuous Improvement
Works in a smart, flexible and focussed way, is open to change and suggests ideas for improvements to the way things are done

Collaboration

Builds and maintains positive and supportive working relationships with colleagues. Helps to create an inclusive and professional work environment

Building Capability

Keeps own knowledge and skill set current and evolving and looks for ways to continue learning to support the achievement of business objectives.

Quality Service

Delivers high quality and efficient service and takes account of the diverse customer needs and requirements when looking at ways to improve service quality.
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