What are the responsibilities and job description for the News Production Coordinator position at Citizens for Free Enterprise?
The Digital Content Producer is a member of the CFFE Communications Team who supports the Communications Director and Creative Director. This person’s primary responsibility is developing content for CFFE’s video and social media channels.
Duties include:
- Work with the Communications Director and Creative Director to implement CFFE’s communications strategy for video content.
- Draft and implement approved content calendars for video and digital communications.
- Work with the Creative Director to develop and produce new video series on a regular release schedule.
- Screen and schedule subjects for video shoots in coordination other members of the organization’s team.
- Monitor social media and online video trends and make recommendations to the communications team to improve content performance.
- Draft scripts and coordinate video shoots in conjunction with the Creative Director.
- Draft social media graphics and posts and coordinate content distribution in conjunction with the communications team.
- Other activities as assigned by the Communications Director.
The requirements for the position are:
- Work from the organization’s Omaha office. This position is in person.
- Working knowledge of professional video production, editing, and graphic design tools, including Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Canva, and other Adobe Creative Suite applications.
- Hands-on experience operating professional cameras (Sony preferred), lighting, and audio recording.
- At least 2–3 years of hands-on experience shooting video on location, as well as pre-production planning and post-production editing.
- Demonstrated experience producing video content (from concept to final edit) and designing basic social media graphics.
- Travel in state and out of state from time to time as assigned.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while adhering to relevant policies, procedures, legal requirements, and other regulations.
These skills are preferred, but not required:
- Experience in the working for a non-profit, government office, or political committee.
- Familiarity with government, public policy, and related dynamics in the state.
- Experience optimizing social media performance.
- Working understanding of Microsoft 365, Copilot, Zoom, and other common office software and tech platforms.
Candidates are welcome to submit their resume and samples of video work or reel to tgage@citizensforfreeenterprise.com.