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At RightThisMinute, the videos are the news. The television show provides an the entertaining way to watch the best new videos from all over the world, before you'll see them somewhere else. RTM combines the power of a nationally syndicated weekday television show with an all video website, two apps, and a social community that loves to share videos. The massive amount of information and video available to the average person increases exponentially every year, especially with the rise of smartphones. News is everywhere. Around the clock, producers in the RightThisMinute newsroom sift through all that content to offer the best videos and the stories behind them to both a new and traditional audience on television, the web, and mobile. RightThisMinute is new, engaging, funny, important, informative and just plain interesting. Available positions:
RightThisMinute is looking for a full-time website producer - digital journalist. Our web producers and eJournalists scour the web (and the world) for interesting, compelling videos and the stories behind them. We find viral videos before they go viral, and break news with unseen video. We serve up videos to our viewers on our website and our television show before they will see them anywhere else. The television show and the website work in tandem to showcase interesting and new content, breaking news, and promotions.
Responsibilities include:
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Gather information and write news copy for web videos
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Monitor major news websites and blogs for breaking news and trending topics
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Find and curate interesting and informative videos and news
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Work to find breaking news stories, unseen videos, and exclusive content
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Contact video creators for interviews
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Produce and edit videos new stories for the web
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Promote news videos on social media
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Secure video rights
Strong writing skills, a background in journalism, broadcast journalism, writing, and/or video production is encouraged. Must be able to work flexible hours, thrive under deadline pressures, and live in Phoenix, Arizona. A basic knowledge of SEO, Google Analytics, social media, and video editing is a plus. This is an entry-level to intermediate position.
RightThisMinute is a nationally syndicated weekday television show that was brought to life by a unique partnership between MagicDust Television and Cox Media Group, Raycom Media, Inc., and The E.W. Scripps Company. RightThisMinute.com launched in September 2011.
Submit your cover letter, resume, and writing samples to jobs@magicdust.com.
RightThisMinute, a daily, national television show, is looking for a full time artist & designer to join our Phoenix operation. Must be able to handle deadline pressures and work flexible hours.
Other than television, our brand reaches many outlets, including a website, mobile apps and various social media platforms. We are a technologically progressive organization and we’re looking for a like-minded individual to join us.
While the job is focused primarily on digital and web design, experience in broadcast television design is considered a plus, although not necessarily required. If you are interested in learning those skills, the opportunity exists. We believe that teaching technologies and platforms is easier than teaching design aesthetic, so we’re looking for a strong designer with the will to grow and challenge themselves.
Also, did we mention that this is a fun place to work? Take a look at one of our shows and see what we mean: http://www.rightthisminute.com/tv
Your job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Website Design
Create website design and work with a third party web design firm to implement designs
Create still and animated house ads for RightThisMinute.com
Social Media Support
Create visual content for social media platforms such as cover photos and profile photos
Create graphics for social media campaigns like contests and other promotions
Digital Advertising
Create ads for campaigns (Google Ads, YouTube ads)
Create ads for B to B advertising (supporting sales)
Support RTM Videos App
Provide design feedback on apps
Provide graphics for apps to be designed in the future
Sales and Promotional Materials
Print design for sales presentations
Design of digital sales presentations and promotional items
Software required
Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML and CSS, Dreamweaver and HTML 5 animation (via WSYIWG editors like Hype). Mac OS. Experience in After Effects and Final Cut would be a big plus, but not required.
4-5 years design experience. College degree preferred.
Submit your resume and link to online demo or website to: jobs@magicdust.com by June 10, 2013.
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