Producer, WETA Digital Media

Brief Description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Producer, WETA Digital Media is a multi-faceted role focused on creating original digital content in all media, with an emphasis on educational video for and about the Washington, D.C. area community. Candidates must have the ability to research and write clear and compelling copy; expertise producing, shooting, and editing compelling video pieces; and knowledge of analytics for online video and social media platforms.

The Producer works closely with the Director, Digital Projects, and other Digital Media staff to identify opportunities, develop local history content, develop new digital content strands, and improve existing content offerings on weta.org and WETA’s associated digital properties.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct research on story ideas, processes, and archival materials.
• Produce video pieces for WETA’s Boundary Stones video series.
• Work with members of the WETA Digital Media team to produce other video pieces and social media content, which highlight the people, places, and culture of the Greater Washington, D.C. community.
• Closely monitor analytics for video platforms, social media accounts, and WETA websites. Use data to inform new content creation and promotion strategies.
• Carefully monitor AI tools, which impact media production.
• Collaborate with local television producers on related interstitial and short form video content.
• Write content pieces for weta.org, Boundary Stones, and other WETA websites.
• Contribute to promotional planning sessions and content brainstorming sessions.
• Help produce weekly WETA E-Highlights newsletter.
• Continue to develop production skills through training courses and workshops.
• Provide administrative and operational support to the WETA Digital Media team and complete special projects, or other duties as assigned.
  
  

Additional Skills And Qualifications

• College degree in English, history, journalism, digital media, or related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in video production and editing or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud apps, particularly Premiere and After Effects.
• Superior research, writing, and time management skills.
• Sound editorial judgement and critical thinking skills.
• Proven video production skills.
• Flexibility to work with a team, but also work individually.
• Passion for media production and storytelling.
  
  

Education

• College degree in English, history, journalism, digital media, or related field.
  
  

LOCATION:

WETA and NewsHour Productions are Washington, DC established media and news organizations. We are a largely local workforce based out of the Campbell Place office in Arlington, VA. WETA and NewsHour Productions value employee flexibility when possible. Most positions based in our Arlington, VA office will be onsite or hybrid, depending upon the role.

Company Overview

As the second-largest producing station for the public media system, WETA creates programming to explore history, arts, and culture, partnering with acclaimed filmmakers such as Ken Burns and Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. National WETA productions include The American Revolution and Finding Your Roots, among many others. WETA is also home to PBS News, the primary daily, breaking, and special news producer for PBS. Its broadcast productions include PBS News Hour, Washington Week with The Atlantic, Horizons from PBS News, and Compass Points from PBS News, as well as specials, documentaries, and a robust footprint across digital platforms.

Locally, WETA serves audiences across Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland, through television, radio, and digital platforms. Audiences access WETA on broadcast channels WETA PBS, WETA UK, WETA Metro, WETA World, and WETA PBS Kids, and digitally through the free streaming platform WETA+. Listeners tune into WETA Classical, the exclusive home for classical music in the Greater Washington area, via radio, online, and the WETA Classical app. Benefits | WETA

Equal Employment Opportunity

WETA and NewsHour Productions are equal opportunity employers committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internships. WETA and NewsHour Productions make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.