producer London, England
Job description
Founded in 1843, The Economist Group is a global media and information service company that champions progress. With customers spread across 159 countries, The Economist currently has 1.2 million subscribers across print and digital. Headquartered in London, UK, The Economist Group has offices worldwide including other regions in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Americas and Asia. We provide individuals and organizations with the expertise, insights and perspective to press forward. The Economist is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs. It delivers information through a range of formats including its newspapers, website, podcasts, and app as well as its conferences and events. What ties it together is the objectivity of its opinion, the originality of our insight and our advocacy of economic and political freedom around the world.
The Economist is looking for a talented assistant producer to join the Subscriber Events team. You will be supporting the Producer/Director to deliver live online events featuring senior journalists from The Economist, aimed at The Economist’s 1.1 million subscribers. You will be part of a team responsible for creating two to three events per month, working closely with senior editors and journalists to produce compelling and insightful live digital events as well as producing pre-recorded elements and post-event videos for a wider audience.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about journalism – there is opportunity for training within the role. The right candidate might have experience of the following:
Journalism: experience in current affairs, news or documentary broadcast journalism- Working as an assistant producer for broadcast, online video production or podcasting
- Working knowledge of live events or programs
Working closely with the producer/director, the assistant producer will support in the pre-production and delivery of each live event. They will play a vital role on the day of our live events, liaising with speakers and resolving any last minute or live issues as they arise.
Previous experience of producing live events is not essential but it is important that candidates have an interest in the global news agenda and are comfortable working within a busy news / live event environment.
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Job Title Live event Assistant Producer (news / current affairs)
Location London or remote with office visits on event days
Contract Type Permanent 3 days/week
Accountabilities:
Assisting the Producer/Director with both pre and post production responsibilities of our programme of live online events, including the preparation of scripts, running orders and briefing materials for contributors- Coordinating with contributors and production team behind the scenes during the live streaming to resolve any issues swiftly
- Liaising with journalists - setting up content planning meetings, briefing contributors and hosts on live appearances
- Helping contributors and hosts with technical kit set up, scheduling line tests
- Briefing, sourcing and supporting the preparation of show graphics
- On the day operational support, chasing panelists, last minute script changes, further tech set up, live hosting of Zoom output
- Supporting editorial and marketing teams to triage audience questions as they come in live and shortlisting questions for the script
- Post-production support of each event including preparing footage for post-event cuts, distributing video and audio assets when required to other parts of The Economist (eg for podcasts, films, social, news desk, press, marketing, etc.)
- Helping to further develop the vision for the future of Economist subscriber events
Skills
- Basic Adobe Photoshop
- Basic Adobe Premiere
- Confident with contributors
- High level of attention to detail
- Able to prioritise tasks under time pressure
- Good grasp of written English
