SENIOR VIDEO PRODUCER

Location: Dallas, Texas
Job Category: Television,Online | New Media
Job ID: 11767
Employment Type: Full time
Salary:
Posted: 08.26.2024

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Job Description:

WHO WE ARE: 
KERA reaches more than 4.5 million people monthly through KERA TV, KERA News, KXT, WRR, KERA Arts and the Denton Record-Chronicle. For more than 60 years, North Texans have turned to KERA as a destination for trusted educational programming and initiatives, community engagement and lifelong learning.  

 

As we seek to recognize and reflect the increasing diversity among our audiences, we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives to consider employment opportunities at KERA. 

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

KERA is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Video Producer to join our talented Creative Services team. The ideal candidate is passionate about visual storytelling, dedicated to serving the North Texas community, and thrives in a creative and collaborative environment. This role is pivotal in capturing and sharing KERA’s unique story and community impact through high-quality video content across various platforms. 

 

This is a full-time position requiring deep experience that welcomes creativity and offers opportunities for growth and professional development. This position is classified as FLSA exempt, is not eligible for overtime and reports to a Director on the Creative Services team. 

 

WHAT YOU'LL DO:  
We believe a strong organization includes employees from a range of backgrounds, with different skills, experience and passions. If you do not meet every job qualification but have some of these skills and feel you could be a good fit, we would like to hear from you. Please apply and tell us more about yourself. 

 

• Oversee video projects from start to completion, including storyboarding, scheduling interviews, shooting and editing.  

• Work closely with the Director of Creative Production and Creative Director to assist in a variety of productions, from live performance videos to documentary content as well as conceptualizing new, exciting content initiatives for the North Texas audience. 

• Support marketing and promotional needs by shooting and creating stock video archives from our various events, initiatives, members, donors, supporters and community engagements. 

• Capture compelling footage at station events.  

• Edit promos, sizzle reels and powerful narrative videos that show our audience who we are and tell the stories of the diverse communities we serve.  

• Work across departments to accomplish station-wide vision for marketing campaigns. 

• Assist with motion graphics, daily turns as advertising support as needed. 

 

As a KERA Employee: 

1. Be an active participant in KERA’s work towards equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.  

1. Work in a manner that is consistent with KERA’s mission, vision and values; and maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures  

1. Perform additional duties as assigned. 

 

This list of job duties is not exhaustive and is subject to regular reviews and updates 

Job Requirements:

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL: 

• 2-5 years of professional experience in video production 

• Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite – Premiere Pro and After Effects are essential to this role 

• Ability to juggle multiple projects 

• Enthusiasm for creating content with audience in mind  

• Enthusiasm for collaboration and working well with others 

• Ability to absorb and incorporate feedback from stakeholders across the organization 

• Strong attention to detail, organization, and efficiency 

• Excellent time management skills  

• Ability to work some evenings and weekends, as needed and assigned 

 

BONUS IF YOU BRING: 

• Passion for public media  

• Experience in marketing, advertising, media or nonprofit environment.  

 

SALARY RANGE 

$60,000 - $68,000 annually, depending on experience  

 

 BENEFITS 

• Generous vacation (3 weeks), sick (8 days), personal time (2 days) and holidays (10)  

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance  

• KERA-paid short and long-term disability, basic life insurance and AD&D insurance  

• Flexible scheduling and hybrid work environment  

• 403b plan with KERA-match after 1 year   

• Culture intentionally focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging  

• Robust employee assistance program available to the employee and all members of their household 

 

LOCATION: 

We expect that this position will work out of our Dallas office at least 50% of the time.  
 

HOW TO APPLY: 

Complete the application on KERA’s employment page and submit a resume with link to your portfolio.

 

KERA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer 

KERA believes that diversity is important to our success. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.