Social Video Producer

NU USA Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Wellness & life benefits

Retirement plan

Commuting & transportation support

Job summary

Northeastern University is seeking an experienced Social Video Producer to create daily, social-first storytelling content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and other vertical platforms. The role is hands‑on, requiring rapid ideation, shooting, and editing, with regular on‑camera appearances as part of a rotating team.

You will work with a content team to craft short and longer-form pieces, including podcast-style interviews and executive projects, maintaining speed and high quality under

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2-4 years shooting/editing vertical, social-first video.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and/or DaVinci Resolve.
• Experience with short and longer-form video, multi-camera setups.
• Strong news judgement and on-camera presence.
• Able to work with minimal direction under deadline pressure.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, shoot, and edit daily social-first content for TikTok/Instagram.
• Appear on camera as part of a rotating team.
• Stay ahead of platform trends and timely opportunities.

Skills

On-camera presence

Storytelling

Social trends awareness

Communication skills

Humor

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

About the Opportunity

Northeastern University is looking for an experienced Social Video Producer to create daily, social-first storytelling content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and other vertical video platforms. This is a key role in Northeastern’s storytelling engine, conceptualizing, shooting, and editing fast-turnaround content that responds to trends, showcases the spirit of the university experience, and communicates news and information in creative ways. The Social Video Producer regularly appears on camera as part of a rotating team presence, and works with the team of content creators to shoot both short and longer-form content as needed, including podcast-style interviews and executive-level video projects. This is a hands‑on production role that requires an abundance of creative ideas, the ability to multitask at a fast pace, and the ability to engage with people to create engaging vertical videos.

Key Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, shoot, and edit daily social-first news and storytelling content, primarily for TikTok and Instagram.
• Appear on camera regularly as part of a rotating team presence.
• Stay ahead of platform trends and news cycles to identify timely content opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 2-4 years shooting and editing in a professional environment, with a strong portfolio of vertical, social-first video.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and/or DaVinci Resolve.
• Demonstrated ability to shoot and edit both short and longer-form video, including interview-style and multi-camera setups, and condense those into consumable, social-forward content.
• Solid news judgement.
• Strong on-camera presence and experience appearing in social video content.
• Deep, current knowledge of social platform trends, news cycles, and how to translate fast-moving stories into engaging vertical video.
• Ability to work with minimal direction.
• Excellent attention to detail while maintaining speed and consistency under deadline pressure.
• Strong communication skills and ability to troubleshoot.
• Excellent work ethic and positive attitude.
• Sense of humor.

Great if you also have:

• Familiarity with social media analytical tools (Sprinklr, Google Analytics, etc.)
• Experience producing or shooting podcast-style video content.

Position Type

Marketing and Communications

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees.

Benefits

• medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation.

Compensation

Grade/Pay Type: 108S Expected Hiring Range: $60,315.00 - $85,192.50 With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.

Founded in 1898

Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system -including 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide -serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver. Northeastern's personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors -aligned around solving today's highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.

Equal Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.