On-call Digital Video Host/Producer Job at KQED, San Francisco, CA

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  • KQED
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

On-call Digital Video Host/Producer, Big Ideas


Position Summary: 

The On-call Digital Video Host / Producer will collaborate with our digital video production team to produce high quality digital video content, primarily for Digital Video content development projects at KQED .  The On-call DV Host /Producer will participate in the editorial process, write and narrate segments off camera, perform on camera, and make public appearances as a part of the video production. 

KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling. 

We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color,  people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.

KQED Code of Ethics

The mission that drives us:

KQED provide citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media.   We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.

This role will work hybrid between working in KQED's newly renovated headquarters and working remotely. KQED requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Salary Information: $45.00 - $57.00 per hour  


Essential Functions: 

The On-call DV Host/ Producer is accountable for contributing to KQED’s digital growth strategic goals and for actively collaborating with various departments within KQED. The duties of the On-call DV Host/ Producer include:

  • Perform as host for select original digital video and vertical video series pilots and ongoing projects. This includes: table reads/rehearsals, recording on-camera video and audio voice-over narration for each script, interviewing guests, and recording limited pickups as required
  • Pitch story ideas as available
  • Appear on camera and / or record narration VO for video segments as needed.
  • Record VO and on-screen video for occasional short promotional segments and other KQED media assets as needed.
  • Collaborate with and support the Digital Producer, Vertical Video in the creation of derivative and original vertical video content, as needed.
  • Collaborate with social / engagement producers to promote digital video content on social media platforms with posts for YouTube Community Tab, YT Shorts, TikTok and Instagram, featuring behind the scenes content, audience polls and quizzes, and other audience engagement strategies.
  • Represent KQED and the Digital Video department with appearances at public events (in person and online)  and screenings, as needed.
  • Participate in host collaborations with other digital video series as needed. 
  • Performs other video and organizational duties as assigned.
 

PROJECT- / SERIES-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

  • Be available to record in person at KQED and self-record social videos remotely using materials provided by the Production Team.
  • Attend a table read for each script in order  to provide copy feedback and suggestions, adjust language, and give creative notes.
  • Review finished scripts for any language that may require additional fact-checking by the Production Team.
  • Cross-promote videos on personal social media platforms.
 

Knowledge/Experience Required:

  • Voiceover and on-screen performance skills. 
  • At least 3 years in video/broadcast/radio journalistic reporting and script writing experience.
  • Thorough knowledge of journalistic principles, ethics and standards.
  • High proficiency in on-camera voicing and performance skills.
  • Strong fact-checking and research skills.
  • Experience moderating panel discussions and appearing as emcee at public events.
  • Experience using social media and leveraging personal “brand”  to promote series.
  • Ability to build and maintain connections and occasionally consult with community partners and organizations relevant to the editorial and audience focus of KQED’s Digital Video strategy.
  • Advanced ability to collaborate creatively with colleagues.


Knowledge/Experience Desired:

  • Familiarity and ease with using social media to promote stories.
  • Deep understanding of what it means to create inclusive media for a diverse audience. 
  • Experienced with web publishing procedures and CMS systems or blogging software (WordPress preferred).

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Temporary work, Remote job,

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