Social Video Producer

About the Forward

The Forward delivers incisive coverage of the issues, ideas and institutions that matter to American Jews. Its rigorous reporting and balanced commentary on politics, arts and culture have won numerous awards year after year, including repeated recognition by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily, the Forward soon became the most widely read Jewish newspaper anywhere, with a larger circulation in the 1920s than the New York Times. It chronicled the events that affected a population of immigrants eager to take their place in American life, and published regional editions around the country before any other newspaper.

The English Forward was launched as a weekly in 1990. Its perspective on world and national news, and its unparalleled coverage of Jewish arts and culture, have made it the most influential nationwide Jewish media outlet today. Millions of readers visit forward.com each month for award-winning news, thoughtful commentary, and captivating videos. And close to 100,000 Facebook friends and subscribers receive e-newsletters that highlight the latest stories in news and culture, food and feminism, as well as the best in Jewish opinion.

The Forward has always been a not-for-profit association and is supported by the contributions of its readers.

Social Video Producer

The Forward is seeking a Social Video Producer to collaborate with reporters and editors to tell compelling, distinctive visual stories that drive engagement and discussion on Jewish news, culture and community.

The person in this role will play a key role in growing the Forward’s visibility and engagement on social media through their work as a writer, producer, editor, and sometimes on-camera host.

The ideal candidate will have produced social-first videos that have reached large audiences on major platforms and will have experience in producing video in connection with journalism. They will have used platform-native analytics to help drive decisions about audience development. And they will be a colleague who has helped others succeed.

The person in this hands-on role will work with speed and accuracy to brainstorm video ideas, write scripts, integrate graphics, produce, edit and post distinctive videos that grow our audience, and collaborate with others to do the same. We are open to candidates who are on-camera personalities but also invite applicants who want to stay behind the scenes — what’s essential, either way, is that you are prepared to mentor colleagues who appear in video content and will collaborate to produce work that informs and resonates.

This job will be most meaningful to a creative thinker with a passion for experimentation, a drive for excellence, and a strong interest in the Jewish world. Your work will help viewers explain the news to their friends, provide context in group chats, and actively engage in conversations about Jewish life.

The range of videos you’ll produce could include:

• A reporter on camera explaining something they uncovered or how they uncovered it
• A clip of a newsmaker or relevant news event using available footage or Storyful
• An original explainer based on Forward reporting or other available reporting, with your on-camera presence or tracked audio
• A conversation with reporters and/or guests for a live talkback
• A video op-ed
• An original feature that humanizes an issue through a single character
• A mini-documentary that delves into an aspect of Jewish life

The Social Video Editor will be a member of the News Guild, with a salary range of $70,000 to $80,000 depending on experience, and generous health benefits and PTO. The position will report to the Editor-in-Chief and work closely with the VP of Strategy and Audience.

Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish, socialist broadsheet, the Forward taught generations of Eastern European immigrants how to be American. Publishing mainly in English since 1990 and fully digital since 2019, our news, culture and full-spectrum opinion coverage now reach more than 2 million people each month across platforms. We are a member-supported nonprofit and an Equal Opportunity employer that welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

The Forward’s newsroom is in New York City, with a generous hybrid work policy for area residents, but we are open to qualified candidates who work remotely from other locations with some visits to New York as needed.

To apply, send your resume to jobs@forward.com (subject line: Social Video Producer) with a cover letter that describes the first three videos you’d want to produce in this role and includes a link to videos or a portfolio that represents your best work.