Associate Video Producer

About the Role

Forbes is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Associate Video Producer to join our fast-paced video team. This role is a driving operational force behind short form video strategy and involves end-to-end production of original programming.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Editor in booking guests for vodcasts and live events, working directly with guest PR teams on logistics and interview prep.
• Stay up-to-date on the news cycle and be relentlessly curious about trends, founders, and executives shaping business, politics, and society.
• Help produce Forbes lists as directed by Senior Editor, including reporting, fact-checking, and writing stories.
• Assist in writing and producing newsletters as directed by Senior Editor.
• Create video clips optimized for platform-specific distribution using strong editorial judgment and deep knowledge of Forbes' content.
• Collaborate closely with all project stakeholders to deliver on sponsored campaigns within a 24-hour turnaround.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive video archive for fast repurposing of content.
• Publish content across Forbes YouTube channels, Forbes.com, and additional third-party distribution platforms, including 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.
• Support the podcast team by posting audio files to relevant distribution channels.
• Assist production for Forbes summits and conferences, leading post-production workflows to turn live footage into polished digital assets.
• Collaborate with the social strategy team to deliver assets for social-first projects.
• Collaborate with video producers to source, research, outline, and draft scripts for daily news hits and long-form features.
• Collaborate with Forbes staff across departments (social, design, photo, SEO, newsroom, etc.) to facilitate and optimize video reporting opportunities.
• Collaborate with the engineering team on video platform improvements by identifying technical issues and managing ticket workflows.
• Demonstrate command of Forbes’ editorial standards and the 'Forbesian' voice, ensuring brand consistency across all video metadata, scripts, and promotional copy.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro)
• Experience reporting and writing.
• Experience with end-to-end production of original programming.
• Experience managing the Forbes video library for distribution campaigns.
• Experience with platform-specific content optimization.
• Experience publishing content across YouTube, Forbes.com, and third-party platforms.
• Experience monitoring analytics for audience retention and growth insights.
• Experience with post-production workflows.
• Experience creating video clips that narratively stand on their own.
• Willingness to work in a hybrid environment.
• Willingness to put in extra hours during major news cycles or flagship summits.
• Willingness to travel to events and shoots as needed.
• Required to work in the Forbes office (Jersey City), at offsite Forbes events, or in studio five days per week.
• Candidates will be required to complete an editorial exercise as part of the interview process.

Qualifications

• Exceptional interpersonal skills for working with high-level executives, PR teams, and external talent.
• Exceptional time-management and prioritization abilities.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

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.