Would you consider yourself an expert at editing videos? Do you want to contribute to Spectrum's overall news branding? Spectrum News is hiring Senior Video Editors. If you are interested, apply here!
Spectrum News is made up of over 30 hyper-local news and regional sports networks dedicated to producing original, unbiased and high-quality content. We use innovative journalistic approaches, backed by comprehensive research, to engage and inform viewers on the most essential news, issues, and events taking place in their communities.
Beyond TV news distribution, our newsrooms publish via the Spectrum News app and connected television. We’re committed to providing viewers with 24-hour news—no matter how, when and where they want it. Check out all the ways we share news on the Spectrum News Mobile App.
In this role, you’ll organize and lead the editing process, ensure the product meets expectations and maintain overall awareness. You will produce shows from start to finish. The candidate should have strong editorial writing and storytelling skills, news/feature construction skills, and drama creation skills as well as experience with long-form, short-form, and/or digital projects. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that creates compelling, timely, and accurate content to connect with viewers across traditional and digital platforms.
WHAT OUR SENIOR VIDEO EDITORS ENJOY MOST
- Establishing and maintaining timelines and ensuring that productions meet format requirements, including storyline, video/audio, graphics, and timing.
- Maintaining a continuous research and development process for identifying and implementing the latest editing technologies and practices to ensure maximum efficiency.
As a part of Spectrum News, you’re creative, highly technical, and ready to bring the character-driven stories of those in your community to life in our newsroom. You value accuracy and want to leverage your curiosity and storytelling abilities to share inspiring news across multiple platforms. Each day is a fast-paced and constantly evolving work environment with new stories to tell and perspectives to uncover. If you’re a nimble, passionate team player, you’ll find a home on our team.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO SPECTRUM NEWS
Required Qualifications
- Experience: Technical background in non-linear editing and Premiere Pro - 5+ years, experience as a lead editor preferred - 3+ years
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in communications, broadcasting, radio/tv/film, or equivalent work experience preferred
- Technical Skills: Demonstrate creative proficiency to create and execute high level video effects using third-party software such as Premiere Pro software experience, knowledge of Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, with complex plug-in and filter packages and Pro Tools
- Skills: Demonstrated technical skills with the editing equipment as well as strong skills in the creation of visual technique and special effects, Creative and respectively assertive, highly motivated, and results-oriented, experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Abilities: Ability to exercise judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining results, ability to analyze situations that require in-depth evaluation of variety of factors
- Travel Ability: Must be open to travel to discover the important stories in your neighborhood and willing to interact with the community
- Schedule: Ability to work different shifts or longer shifts due to "breaking news" and severe weather emergencies. Willing and able to work weekends and holidays
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to shoot and edit media
- Experience with Dalet newsroom software