Associate Video Producer

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• Forbes Media is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Associate Video Producer/Editor to join our fast-paced video team. Operating as a fully self-sufficient creator both in-studio and on location, you will own the entire lifecycle of assigned projects—from story development, logistics, and scripting to post-production, publication and distribution. You will collaborate closely with cross-departmental stakeholders to deliver premium, narrative-driven videos and podcasts. The ideal candidate possesses strong editorial judgement, pairing exceptional interpersonal skills for managing VIP talent and PR teams with the technical agility to edit in Adobe Premiere Pro. Beyond production, you will act as a strategic publisher, optimizing platform-specific metadata and thumbnails for YouTube and Forbes.com, analyzing audience retention metrics, and maintaining comprehensive video archives to maximize content repurposing.
• Required to work in the Forbes office (Jersey City), at offsite Forbes events, or in studio five days per week, with travel to events and shoots as needed.

Job responsibilities

Conduct production on assigned projects from pre-to-post production including story development, interview questions, call sheets, logistics & booking, scripting, edit reviews, publication & distribution as directed by Managing Producer.

Assist in recording video content in studio, at live events, or as assigned.

Collaborate with directors on creative direction and oversee the vision throughout the production process

Edit compelling, narrative-driven videos using Adobe Premiere Pro, keeping Forbes brand identity and best practices in mind

Create video clips that narratively stand on their own, optimized for platform-specific distribution, using strong editorial judgment and deep knowledge of Forbes' content to ensure brand alignment

Collaborate closely with all project stakeholders (including but not limited to video producers, sales leads, social strategists) to deliver on sponsored campaigns within a 24-hour turnaround

Develop and maintain a comprehensive video archive that allows for fast repurposing of content for editorial, social, and sponsored use

Publish assigned content across Forbes YouTube channels, Forbes.com and additional third-party distribution platforms. Responsibilities include writing performance-optimized titles, descriptions, tags and creating thumbnails and playlists

Regularly monitor analytics across platforms to provide actionable insights on audience retention and growth

Work across Forbes podcasts including end-to-end production as needed

Collaborate with the social strategy team to deliver assets for social-first projects

Collaborate with Forbes staff across departments including social, design, photo, SEO, the newsroom and more to facilitate and optimize video reporting opportunities

Demonstrate impeccable editorial judgement, ensuring alignment with Forbes’ editorial standards and voice.

Exceptional interpersonal skills for working with high-level executives, PR teams and external talent

Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro)

Comfortable in a hybrid work environment and willing to put in extra hours during major news cycles or flagship summits

The Ideal Candidate:

Exceptional interpersonal skills for working with high-level executives, PR teams and external talent

Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro)

Comfortable in a hybrid work environment and willing to put in extra hours during major news cycles or flagship summits

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

The annual base salary range for this role is $ 68,500.00

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This role may evolve over time. While this job description outlines the primary responsibilities, additional duties may be assigned as business needs change. Forbes aims to offer employees the flexibility they need in order to be successful. Some positions may require candidates to be based in a specific location for consideration while some roles may be fully remote (within the U.S.) if it aligns with the needs of the position. This position is only open to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, & Washington. Due to business operations and compliance requirements, we are unable to consider applicants based outside these states at this time.

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