Entry Level Video Editor Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

Position Title: Video Production Fellow

Reports to: Business Affairs Lead

Job Type: Paid Fellowship

Compensation: $25/hr plus up to $500/month home office expense reimbursement

Time commitment: Full-time, 6 month fellowshipLocation: Remote

About MPU

More Perfect Union is an advocacy, journalism, and education organization with a mission to build power for the working class. We cover politics, policy, labor, business, and economic news through a class lens, and we pair our reporting with activism to help working people win policy fights. Launched in February 2021, More Perfect Union’s Emmy award-winning coverage has garnered over 1 billion video views and over 5 million followers and subscribers.

About the Position

The Video Production Fellow will focus on pre-production and production support across the organization. This position is perfect for an individual with entry-level video production experience, an interest in producing digital videos, strong time management and a desire to learn in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.

Core Responsibilities:

• Assist Video Producers and the Production Management team with the creation of longform videos
• Assist Producers on research, outreach to experts and interviewees, securing locations and other shoot materials
• Coordinate and communicate information about shoots, including technical specifications and schedules between MPU production staff and videographers
• Helping track footage and production assets after shoots, liaising with Videographers for any missing assets
• Assisting Video Editors in organizing and reviewing footage
• Creating interview transcripts and helping identify strong soundbites for producers
• Pulling video clips, news headlines, images and other media for scripts
• Performing administrative duties
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet expected deadlines
• Maintain high standard of work in a nimble, fast paced environment
• Perform other duties as assigned

Experience/Qualifications:

• Experience on digital video productions;
• Basic camera knowledge;
• Experience with Adobe Premiere desired;
• Documentary, journalism, and/or political experience;
• Producing, scripting, research or development experience a plus;
• Familiarity with national politics and labor issues;
• A passion for economic justice and workers rights;
• Strong understanding of social media, email etiquette and exceptional interpersonal communication skills;
• Studied or currently studying in journalism, communications, film, marketing, public relations or related field;
• Available full-time hours and able to excel in a remote/work from home environment;

At More Perfect Union we strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in all elements of our work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, post-secondary educational status, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented and marginalized communities to apply.

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