Video Producer (Level 1 Journalist - Temp Guild)

Thomson Reuters; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Video Producer for a temporary role in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate will manage video production, responsible for quick responses to breaking news and ensuring high-quality storytelling. Interested applicants should be flexible with work hours and demonstrate strong multimedia production skills.

Benefits

Global Career opportunities

Learning & Development with dedicated training

Competitive salary packages

Paid volunteering days

Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists

Qualifications

• Strong skills in driving accuracy and speed.
• Understanding of broadcast and digital client needs.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

• Produce, edit, write and deliver agency video stories.
• Respond quickly to major breaking news events.
• Oversee overnight newsgathering and production.

Skills

Video storytelling

Communication

Newsgathering

Education

Significant experience as a professional video producer

Experience in broadcast or agency television

Job description

Reuters Video News is looking for a versatile and creative news producer fora TEMPORARY role as a Video Producer to join our team in Washington, DC. We are looking for a candidate who is obsessed with news - from local to international - and comes armed with a readiness to turn out fast and accurate edits for our global client base.You must be willing to workas part of arotating shift system. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong interest in a broad range of coverage - from U.S. politics to international relations, social issues and climate themes, extreme weather and natural disasters.

About the Role

As our Video Producer, you will:

• Produce, edit, write and deliver agency video stories, both from the office and sometimes in the field
• Respond quickly to major breaking news events, in a responsible manner
• Have a sharp eye for visual news elements and video storytelling
• Have the ability to work long hours, some weekend shifts, often under extreme pressure
• Occasionally be scheduled to oversee overnight newsgathering and production in North America
• Have a thorough understanding of television news technology and social media usage by news organizations
• Excellent communication skills

*Shift work required- The role will cover some overnight shifts and weekends

About You

You're a fit for the role of Video Producer, if you likely have:

• The ability to work overnight and weekend hours, making decisions in an unsupervised environment
• Significant experience as a professional video producer
• A track record of working with multimedia and video packaging teams
• Experience in broadcast or agency television newsgathering and production
• Strong skills in driving accuracy and speed while upholding Thomson Reuters editorial principles and policies
• Understanding of the needs of broadcast and digital clients, regionally and internationally
• Willingness to travel to breaking news stories, often at short notice
• Excellent English writing skills

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What’s in it For You?

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.

• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.

• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation hourly range for the role in any of those locations is $40 - $72/hr.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

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