Job Description

Newsweek is seeking a Video News Producer to deliver high-quality, timely, and platform-optimized video and visual storytelling that strengthens our journalism and drives audience engagement. This role is central to how we present news - treating visuals as a core editorial component, not a supplement.

The Video News Producer will work at the heart of a fast-paced newsroom, identifying and producing compelling video, graphics, and visual assets that enhance stories across our CMS, social platforms, and YouTube.

Key Responsibilities

Visual Storytelling (Core Responsibility)

• Identify, create, or source high-impact visuals (video, stills, graphics, data visuals) that add clear editorial value to Newsweek journalism
• Anticipate visual needs for major, developing, and breaking stories
• Ensure visuals enhance storytelling and contribute meaningfully to audience engagement and dwell time

Breaking News & Video Monitoring

• Continuously monitor news developments, video agency feeds (e.g. AP, Storyful, C-SPAN, government feeds), and social platforms
• Quickly source, produce, and publish relevant video content for breaking and trending stories
• Ensure all assets are correctly ingested, labeled, and positioned effectively in the CMS and across platforms

Platform Optimisation

• Tailor video content for each platform (CMS, social channels, YouTube), ensuring optimal format, pacing, and length
• Select the most effective storytelling format for each story (e.g. reporter-led, voiceover, caption-led, sound-on-tape, VO-only)
• Contribute to newsroom goals around audience engagement, including improving reader/viewer dwell time

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with Newsweek’s newsdesk, social, and editorial teams to align on priorities and identify opportunities for video-led storytelling
• Collaborate constructively with reporters and editors throughout the production process
• Communicate clearly across shifts to maintain continuity, especially during breaking news

Workflow & Asset Management

• Maintain well-organised assets and clear production workflows
• Provide detailed handover notes to ensure seamless continuity between producers and shifts

Tools, AI & Innovation

• Use AI and production tools appropriately to improve speed, efficiency, and output quality
• Stay informed about emerging tools and workflows and contribute to continuous improvement of visual storytelling

Requirements

• Strong editorial judgment and a clear understanding of how visuals enhance journalism
• Interest in US news is a must
• 2-5 years of experience producing video content in a fast-paced newsroom or digital media environment
• Ability to respond quickly and accurately to breaking news
• Proven ability to optimise content for different platforms
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail in asset management and workflows
• Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills
• Familiarity with video editing tools and newsroom CMS platforms
• Openness to experimenting with new tools, including AI-driven workflows

Why Join Newsweek

• Be part of a global newsroom delivering impactful journalism
• Play a central role in shaping how stories are told visually
• Work in a collaborative, fast-moving news environment
• Opportunity to innovate and influence evolving video and storytelling formats