Deputy Head Of Video

NY Deputy Head of Video

Location: MailOnline – NYC - Astor Place

Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 depending on experience

Position: Permanent

Job Introduction

Dailymail.com is the world’s largest English-language newspaper website with more than 200 million monthly unique visitors. Our teams across the globe strive to provide our readers with engaging, fast and rolling news, 24/7, 365 days a year. With more than 360 journalists worldwide, we are seeking individuals who want to join a global media organization with excellent career development opportunities.

DailyMail.com is seeking a full-time Deputy Head to join the video department in the New York office.

The successful candidate will help manage a team of 15 full-time and freelance staff, run the department when required and coordinate video coverage with US-based editorial teams.

Requirements include:

• Understanding of legal covenants and editorial guidelines globally
• Daily contribution to news conference and video lists
• Strong background in news and showbusiness, along with an understanding of all social media video platforms
• Upwards of five years working in a newsroom, ideally with experience of managing people
• Good technical knowledge of most major video editing software and publishing systems, especially Adobe Premiere Pro
• Ability to work within a busy team with the focus on sourcing, editing and packaging video content to the highest standard
• Editing video content for a digital media organization, preferably within a fast-paced 24-hours news environment
• Must be available to work nights and weekends when required.

Please note that this is an in-office position

About dmg::media

dmg media’s brands deliver highly engaging, trusted content to millions of loyal customers around the globe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Together, Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, i, MailOnline, Mail Plus, metro.co.uk and inews.co.uk reach more than 11m people daily in the UK.* Globally, our brands reach 180m unique browsers every month.** In March 2021, the business acquired the world’s leading science title, New Scientist.

dmg media’s newsbrands are expert at getting to the bottom of the stories most relevant to their readers.

*PAMCo 1 2020 ** Omniture April 2021

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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