What are the responsibilities and job description for the Video Strategist position at Lee Enterprises?
Lee Enterprises is looking for a video journalist who’s passionate about digital creation, storytelling and helping others improve their work to join Lee’s Strategic Content Support team.
As a strategist focused on multimedia and video, you’ll serve as a key resource for journalists across Lee by:
Lee’s strategists are thoughtful, personable, approachable, innovative and collaborative. Our work requires both technical skills and the ability to connect with other journalists to make the case for digital-first, data-informed strategies that help convert and retain subscribers.
What skills are we looking for?
This role requires previous experience in a newsroom or production studio creating video that engages audiences. The ability to think critically about digital news audiences and their needs is a must.
You should have experience with Adobe Premiere, Audition and Photoshop. After Effects is a plus. You should also be comfortable working with content management systems (We use BLOX CMS and VMS.), social media platforms and content analytics tools.
A track record of advocating for multimedia in a newsroom and/or training colleagues is a plus. You should be comfortable working independently, contributing to team projects and collaborating across teams.
Please include a resume and cover letter that details relevant successes in video journalism, using data to improve your work and/or helping others elevate their work.
What is the pay range?
This salaried position has an expected annualized pay range of $40,000 to $60,000. Actual salary may vary based on factors such as employee location, education, experience and other factors permitted by law. The listed salary range is just one component of Lee’s total compensation and benefits package.
Where would you work?
This is a remote position. Location in or near a Lee market is preferred, but we will consider candidates anywhere in the continental United States. We will provide you with a laptop, monitors, keyboard and mouse for your home office.
What about travel?
If you live near a Lee location, you may be asked to meet with journalists in person. Otherwise, you may be asked to attend one or two team-related meetings in person per year.
Why join us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 72 markets in 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
As a strategist focused on multimedia and video, you’ll serve as a key resource for journalists across Lee by:
- Creating and editing audio and video packages for multiple platforms.
- Collaborating with reporters and photographers in any of our 70 newsrooms.
- Testing and measuring ideas for growth with newsroom partners.
- Analyzing newsrooms’ multimedia coverage and priorities.
Lee’s strategists are thoughtful, personable, approachable, innovative and collaborative. Our work requires both technical skills and the ability to connect with other journalists to make the case for digital-first, data-informed strategies that help convert and retain subscribers.
What skills are we looking for?
This role requires previous experience in a newsroom or production studio creating video that engages audiences. The ability to think critically about digital news audiences and their needs is a must.
You should have experience with Adobe Premiere, Audition and Photoshop. After Effects is a plus. You should also be comfortable working with content management systems (We use BLOX CMS and VMS.), social media platforms and content analytics tools.
A track record of advocating for multimedia in a newsroom and/or training colleagues is a plus. You should be comfortable working independently, contributing to team projects and collaborating across teams.
Please include a resume and cover letter that details relevant successes in video journalism, using data to improve your work and/or helping others elevate their work.
What is the pay range?
This salaried position has an expected annualized pay range of $40,000 to $60,000. Actual salary may vary based on factors such as employee location, education, experience and other factors permitted by law. The listed salary range is just one component of Lee’s total compensation and benefits package.
Where would you work?
This is a remote position. Location in or near a Lee market is preferred, but we will consider candidates anywhere in the continental United States. We will provide you with a laptop, monitors, keyboard and mouse for your home office.
What about travel?
If you live near a Lee location, you may be asked to meet with journalists in person. Otherwise, you may be asked to attend one or two team-related meetings in person per year.
Why join us?
Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 72 markets in 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
Salary : $40,000 - $60,000
