Job Description
Photographer/Videographer
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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. We endeavor to deliver essential content, marketing solutions, and experiences for curated audiences, advertisers, consumers, and stakeholders by leveraging our diverse teams and suite of products to enrich the local communities and businesses we serve. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, uses innovation and software to enable small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, our events division, creates impactful consumer engagements, promotions, and races. Gannett open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at Gannett, you should be completing an application on Gannett Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com
- Regularly pitch visual or visual/text stories with a focus on auto trends and/or car culture.
- Produce videos, stream live videos and post to social media platforms, as well as create polished, longer-term video projects.
- Demonstrate high command of techniques and sophisticated craftsmanship in video and photo storytelling.
- Use social media to share your work and connect with diverse audiences.
- Create and maintain video playlists
- Shoot still photo assignments and generate photo galleries as needed.
- Have ongoing conversations with reporters and editors about stories, videos and photos.
- Bring ideas for visual coverage to the table for discussion
- Understanding of social media and how to engage audiences on digital platforms.
- Effective communicator; able to get along with diverse personalities.
- Able to multi-task and excel under intense deadline pressure in a rapidly changing industry.
- Knows how to use time efficiently in a 24-hour newsroom.
- Works collaboratively within a cross-functional environment.
- Valid driver’s license, a car and the minimum liability insurance required by state law.
- This job includes evening and weekend work.
- Bachelor’s degree, Journalism, Communications or Liberal Arts
- 5+ years professional experience
- Must have experience with Adobe Premiere and the Adobe Creative Suite
- Must have experience with video production and producing video for digital platforms
- Must have experience with photojournalism for a news publication
- Must have newsgathering or producing background
- Confident navigating social media, including writing, scheduling and optimizing posts and able to create video for different platforms
- Experience producing video for digital platforms
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
How To Apply:
We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don’t limit your upload to a resume; show us what you’ve done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:
- Your resume – one to two pages.
- A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.
- Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you’ve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.
It is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.
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