Video Production Team Head

Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for executing the over-all video content strategy; reviewing and suggesting tweaks in the strategy to the Chief Content Officer if neededResponsible for strategic video content planning, and overseeing day-to-day video production and operations.Develops innovations in video content and execution as a standalone product, and as a compliment to enhance other content for visually impactful story-telling.Manages video production and other video unit staff functionally and administratively.Works with Channel Editors to enhance existing content with video.Works with Social Media, Analytics, and Design teams to ensure that video content – as a standalone or supplement – contributes to boosting traffic, engagement, and monetization, and to achieving targets across channels.Directs the video production process and provides technical advice and techniques required in video productionAudits video execution on all platforms, ensuring quality and on-brand video galleries, video stories, clips, and other video content.Helps write scripts or lead-ins for videos to be produced. Spearheads live-streamed or posted news coverage and other executions where the story-telling involves video. Determines the training needs of video production staff and other video team members, and recommends resources for learning. Participates in editorial and special meetings to regularly coordinate and synchronize video content direction and plan;Ensures that the guidelines of the Editorial Stylebook are observed in all produced videos and other video executions such as live streamsEnsures alignment of video team targets to editorial page views and video views targets, as well as social media video engagement targets.Helps in ideation, testing, and R&D of products/ initiatives that may involve or may be related to video and/or multimedia (meaning outside of text and photo).Performs other related tasks that may be assigned.Minimum QualificationsEducationCollege Graduate, Multimedia Arts, Journalism, Mass Communications, Marketing, Advertising and/or any related courseWork ExperienceAt least five (5) total years of experience in Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, or video coverage operations management for a local media outletAt least two (2) years in a people management role in video coverage operations is required for this positionAt least one (1) year of experience in copy editing is required for this positionOn-camera experience such as hosting is preferredKnowledge And SkillsExpertise in all aspects of video production for digital distribution - theory, conceptualization, execution, post-production, operations management, and monetization are required to succeed in this role. A nose for news and current affairs is needed.Familiarity with data analytics-driven content creation will be very helpful.