Job description
The Ringer seeks a Social Content Producer to join its Los Angeles team. The ideal candidate will be driven, innovative, and ready to join the creative process of social content creation. In this role, the content producer will focus on creating short social videos from a slate of football-focused podcasts. Strong editorial instincts are required, and an understanding of social and digital media is a necessity. The ability to work creatively and collaboratively within a team and identify engaging social content production is paramount. Familiarity with existing social content platforms is required, as is the ability to evolve and expand original content creation in a manner that differentiates The Ringer from the competition.
What You’ll Do
- Create social content that effectively represents Ringer podcasts on social platforms by identifying and creating short videos.
- Use intentional video distribution to convey our voice, foster audience engagement, and yield discovery
- Own social video production from end-to-end, from preproduction through content creation through distribution
- Develop original social-first content franchises that effectively showcase and market the slate you are assigned to
- Supply preproduction and research for social video content
- Operate mobile studio or field production equipment as necessary
- Aid in the planning of content scheduling and production development
- Handle direct-to-social content distribution for Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, and remain nimble when new platforms emerge
- Most importantly, make smart, creative, shareable work of which you’re proud
- Identify potential areas of growth across existing audio, video, and editorial Ringer properties
- Work closely with podcast hosts and other producers to best create social content
- Develop relationships and create partnership opportunities beyond our existing Ringer universe with a focus on growth and audience development
Who You Are
- Proficiency in producing shareable and engaging social-first content, explainers, and real-time reactive video
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Premiere and Photoshop, with a focus on developing these skills
- Strong working knowledge of football, including both current and historical
- Capacity to work and react quickly in a digital news environment
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and thrive under pressure, which may involve working evenings and weekends
- Deep understanding of news and story lines, with sound journalistic ethics and judgment
- Strong writing skills, including a capacity for SEO-friendly headlines and descriptions
- Collaborative personality with strong communication skills
- A desire to be challenged and improve
- Minimum of four years experience in digital video/media
- A passion for The Ringer’s content
Where You’ll Be
- This role is based in Los Angeles, California
- We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.
The United States base range for this position is $64,469 - $92,099, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
