Supervising Video Editor

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 150000 - 170000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and highly creative Supervising Video Editor to join its video team in New York.

WSJ Video blends deep reporting with an array of formats: investigations short and longform field pieces fast-paced quick turn news content video podcasts social content and series. And we are constantly innovating how we tell stories.

The ideal candidate has an extensive background editing across these varied formats. You bring solid news judgment and a passion for news and doc to the table. You are comfortable fully owning edits - working with raw material from the field and from studio shoots building compelling stories and narratives. Youll build stories with broll verite dialogue and interviews and shape the pacing and feel of each piece. You know how to expertly weave in music when needed. Expert experience with Adobe Premiere is required.

To apply please submit your resume a short cover letter and a link to your portfolio or three pieces you fully edited yourself.

You Will

Manage multiple edits and timelines simultaneously ensuring deadlines are met
Collaborate with producers reporters EPs and the graphics team to produce videos
Provide technical and creative guidance to editors and producer/editors ensuring projects align with WSJ Video best practices
Design implement and maintain optimized and streamlined post-production workflows
Mentor and manage at least one full time video editor and freelance editors and other post-production roles as required
Mentor and train producer/editors as needed for consistency across editing
Maintain in-depth knowledge of evolving editing software file formats and archival practices
Manage and review all final deliverables making sure they meet creative and technical standards for all platforms
Be proactive and solution-oriented to deal with challenges and setbacks that pop up maintaining active lines of communication for each project
Be up to speed on the latest media techniques technologies and software

You Have

At least 8 years of experience editing videos of all lengths and structures
Extensive professional experience in post-production preferably with some experience in a supervisory role
Prior experience with every aspect of video production from start to finish under tight deadlines working with teams across news series and graphics and design.
Technical strength in color-grading and audio mix; strong finishing skills incorporating motion graphics and on-line mastering of deliverables
Excellent taste in choosing music to score pieces where required
Strong mentorship and leadership skills to guide creative team
The ability to manage complex workflows and a large amounts of assets
An impeccable eye for detail and cinematic storytelling and a true understanding of creating pace in an edit
A deep understanding and interest in The Journals core coverage areas.
Some prior documentary and series experience.
Clear communication skills with exceptional written and collaboration skills.
Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.

The Journals reporters editors developers and audio and visual journalists create important and impactful stories firmly rooted in fact and adhering to the highest ethical standards. We report without fear or bias and we maintain a proper sense of perspective detachment and objectivity in our reporting.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category:

Creative & Design

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $150000 - $170000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

Job Description:The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and highly creative Supervising Video Editor to join its video team in New York.WSJ Video blends deep reporting with an array of formats: investigations short and longform field pieces fast-paced quick turn news content video podcasts...

Job Description:

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and highly creative Supervising Video Editor to join its video team in New York.

To apply please submit your resume a short cover letter and a link to your portfolio or three pieces you fully edited yourself.

You Will

Manage multiple edits and timelines simultaneously ensuring deadlines are met
Collaborate with producers reporters EPs and the graphics team to produce videos
Provide technical and creative guidance to editors and producer/editors ensuring projects align with WSJ Video best practices
Design implement and maintain optimized and streamlined post-production workflows
Mentor and manage at least one full time video editor and freelance editors and other post-production roles as required
Mentor and train producer/editors as needed for consistency across editing
Maintain in-depth knowledge of evolving editing software file formats and archival practices
Manage and review all final deliverables making sure they meet creative and technical standards for all platforms
Be proactive and solution-oriented to deal with challenges and setbacks that pop up maintaining active lines of communication for each project
Be up to speed on the latest media techniques technologies and software

You Have

At least 8 years of experience editing videos of all lengths and structures
Extensive professional experience in post-production preferably with some experience in a supervisory role
Prior experience with every aspect of video production from start to finish under tight deadlines working with teams across news series and graphics and design.
Technical strength in color-grading and audio mix; strong finishing skills incorporating motion graphics and on-line mastering of deliverables
Excellent taste in choosing music to score pieces where required
Strong mentorship and leadership skills to guide creative team
The ability to manage complex workflows and a large amounts of assets
An impeccable eye for detail and cinematic storytelling and a true understanding of creating pace in an edit
A deep understanding and interest in The Journals core coverage areas.
Some prior documentary and series experience.
Clear communication skills with exceptional written and collaboration skills.
Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category:

Creative & Design

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $150000 - $170000

Key Skills

Graphic Design
Video Editing
Motion Graphics
Adobe After Effects
Filming
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Photoshop
Post Production
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere
Final Cut Pro
Video production

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