We're looking for a Producer for our fitness video team who will create video content for our #1 Fitness brand, including series like Class FitSugar, Dance FitSugar, and any developing series across POPSUGAR's site, Youtube, Facebook, and all other social channels, within Vox Media! Our ideal candidate holds their work to high performance standards. They have their finger on the pulse of fitness industry talent, trends, news, and brands, as well as the skills to effortlessly integrate them into engaging workout and video content. This candidate can seamlessly manage a variety of projects at once, and is experienced in both the creative and physical sides of production. They have experience working with big brands and the ability to marry sponsoring partner objectives with the POPSUGAR voice.

This TEMP position reports to the Senior Producer, Fitness Video and is required to work out of both our Culver City office, and remotely. Please include a highlight reel or portfolio of your work that is viewable without downloading in your application.

WHO WE ARE

POPSUGAR is the go-to destination for diverse and undeniably cool women who crave wit and honesty in their everyday lives — from a fresh take on wellness, to the state of abortion rights, to deep dives on entertainment.

POPSUGAR is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what's now, what's next, and what's possible.

As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Oversee full production process, from ideation and pre-production, through production, and post production
• Build treatments for sponsored videos in collaboration with sales and marketing teams
• Research fitness workout trends and certified trainer talent, to then conduct castings and guide workout design.
• Direct talent and crew on set to meet creative and production standards to assure consistency of series structure, look, and feel.
• Quality control edits before editorial delivery, review, and approval
• Write captions and video descriptions
• Manage and deliver all requirements within fast-paced timelines
• Work closely with POPSUGAR production team and network development team, to manage a smooth production experience, and stay within editorial guardrails.

WHO YOU ARE

• At least 3 years of hands-on, on set studio production experience from short to long form video content (iphone / social only experience will not be considered)
• Must have reel and/or portfolio of work to share via link (w/o need to download)
• On set, film crew production experience
• In studio video production experience
• Branded or sponsored video experience
• Well acquainted with the women's lifestyle landscape and content.
• Direct experience in the fitness/wellness industry (and/or fitness certifications) is a big plus.
• Experience in providing clear feedback and direction from pre through post production process
• Understanding of best practices and how to optimize for social platforms (Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram)
• Big plus if have on set directing experience
• Be client-facing and demonstrate tact and professionalism around potential celebrity guests and brand partners
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Highly organized
• Grace under pressure, great people skills, high integrity and accountability

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team. We've hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This job is flex, and requires the person to be located in or around the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

WHY VOX MEDIA?

WHAT WE OFFER

This is a temporary, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.

OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values here, and our approach to corporate citizenship here.

Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team ([email protected]).

WHAT COMES NEXT

Please include a highlight reel or portfolio of your work in your application that is viewable without downloading.

Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.