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Inside Higher Ed · 1 week ago

SENIOR PRODUCER, EDITOR, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, Marketing & Communications, BU Productions

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $105K/yr

5+ years exp

Inside Higher Ed is seeking a Senior Producer/Editor for Boston University's External Affairs division. The role involves producing high-quality video content, focusing on storytelling and character-driven narratives, while collaborating with executive leadership and pitching story ideas that highlight the university's achievements.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for regularly producing high-quality, high visibility, engaging video content firmly rooted in solid storytelling

Expected to work on high-level, complex productions and interact with executive-level leadership

Will pitch story ideas that best highlight notable stories and accomplishments among the University's students, staff, faculty, and alumni

Will focus on story-first, character-first, documentary-style storytelling and on research-based stories requiring precise and smartly articulated explanations of complex work

Occasionally required to execute high-level video work regarding messaging and/or explanation of complex concepts that require appropriate judgment and discretion for the situation

Should be able to navigate a variety of interview subjects with the appropriate tone, composure, diplomacy, and discretion

Qualification

Video editingAvidDocumentary productionStorytellingCommunication skillsProblem-solvingAttention to detail

Required

Typically requires a bachelor's degree with 5-8 years of related experience

Or a Master's degree with 3-5 years of related work experience

Demonstrate progressively responsible experience in a professional video editing/producing environment

Advanced editing experience with non-linear systems such as Avid is required

Must be able to deliver the best solution to find an approach to tell a story

Be able to develop solutions for technical issues and optimize and improve best practices, workflow, and processes in production and post-production

Remain current on the developments and applications of state-of-the-art video production technology

The Senior Producer/Editor is expected to be self-motivated, extremely detail-oriented, and always searching for the next story

The incumbent must have exceptional communication skills, the ability to put subjects at ease, and provide advanced creative direction

Preferred

A background in documentary-style video production is strongly preferred

An interviewing style that returns a compelling, naturalistic narrative

An ability as a shooter to craft footage that generates cinematic and comprehensively covered scene work, often mostly handheld

An Avid-based post-production skillset to package everything into a complete story and overall package, including the ability to apply color correction and sound mix to the finishes