Posted On: December 4, 2017

Fellowship

Media Organization: Huffpost

Company Description

Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon, is a values-led company committed to building brands people love. We reach over one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of 50+ media and technology brands. A global leader in digital and mobile, Oath is shaping the future of media.

Job Description

HuffPost is a Pulitzer Prize-winning source of breaking news, video, features, and entertainment, as well as a highly engaged global community for opinion and conversation. The site launched its first international edition in May 2011.
As a journalist, you want to make an impact and have your content resonate with readers across the globe. At Oath, we provide recent graduates the opportunity to engage with over a billion monthly active users.
This January, we’re kicking off our Associates Journalism Program in New York. As a Journalism Associate, you’ll get to work with one of our Editorial Brands.

The four brands with associates programs this year are:
HuffPost
AOL.com
Yahoo Finance
Yahoo News

Your Mission:
Build the future, cultivate wonder, and kick ass in a diverse culture with a strong sense of play that thrives on iteration, encourages risk, and rewards the bold. As a Journalism Associate, you get two years, two different placements within one of our brands and a charter to work alongside exceptional journalists and producers. Halfway through, we’ll take a trip around the world to visit our global offices, explore other newsrooms, and learn new perspectives. And if you’re still not convinced, during the program you’ll work with leaders, mentors and executive coaches.

A little about you:
HuffPost is seeking recent journalism school graduates with a passion for digital media and strong news judgement to be part of a unique, two-year program that offers myriad experiences across our newsroom teams.
Ideal candidates are problem solvers who are comfortable taking on challenges in multiple arenas, including editorial, visuals and audience, among others. These candidates will collaborate across teams to navigate the day-to-day demands of a newsroom while thinking strategically about how we grow our business as technology and reader consumption habits evolve.
As part of this program, you will have the opportunity to rotate among various HuffPost teams and travel to one of our international editions. You will be joining a growing and diverse newsroom that reaches almost 170 million people across the globe every month, and over 1 billion more through our social platforms and partner portals like Yahoo and AOL.
We’re looking for a news junkie who is comfortable writing everything from breaking news stories to in-depth enterprise pieces. You should love reporting and have a knack for killer leads, in addition to filing cleanly and on time. An interest in how to best package stories to stand out is also a must.
We’re looking for candidates who also exhibit one or more of the below qualities:
You are comfortable working in video and audio, and be excited to collaborate closely with others on multimedia projects. You are able to think creatively about how to best convey stories to our audience — no matter what the format.
You are a champion of audience-first strategies. You are excited about the challenge of developing new readers for HuffPost, through experimentation via social media, email and SEO. You should also be a confident editor, and be able to write snappy social copy easily.
You are innovative and forward-thinking, with an eye for opportunities to bring HuffPost content to new platforms. You are also able to think creatively about new ways to extend our brand offline, building on the success of our Listen To America bus tour.

Candidates should be also globally-minded. Given HuffPost’s extensive reach abroad, we’re looking for someone who is excited to work closely with our international editions and identify opportunities for collaboration. Most importantly, candidates should have an appetite for learning, as well as a willingness to get their hands dirty and try something new.
Responsibilities:
Produce, create, curate, and publish highly-shareable, social-first video content to drive new audiences to our brand
Ability to quickly and efficiently edit videos from start to finish for multiple social platforms.
Provide feedback, editorial suggestions, and copy editing for team members’ videos in order to create pixel perfect and flawless content.
Locate and source potentially viral clips on a daily basis, and be comfortable following up to secure rights to content.
Coordinate and plan video production schedule, including overseeing on-site and off-site shoots, managing equipment and securing talent or necessary interviews.
Shoot high-quality footage with standard camera equipment -- with quick on-your-feet thinking to capture key moments that will translate to social video.
Manage and contribute to video posting on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Track social performance for the brand and communicate wins and growth strategies to the team effectively.
Attend daily team planning and content review meetings to decide day-of video content assignments, contribute new ideas and give valuable feedback to team members.
Organize content calendar for planned video stories and ideas with the ability to make real-time decisions about viral content placement.
Application:
In order to be considered, attach a cover letter to your application in addition to your resume.
All the ways you’re ready for this adventure:
Bachelor's or Master's in journalism or related field.
Fewer than 1 year of work experience (post-college/university)

To Apply

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