Lead Producer, Live Shopping

Job Description

About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to making it better: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like Complex Networks and HuffPost to come.

The Role

BuzzFeed is looking for a resourceful and inventive Creative Producer to join our Live Shopping team. Must be a native of the digital and pop cultural landscape, with a passion for live broadcast content. Reporting to the Live Supervising Producer, this collaborative role will help develop creative to run a weekly shopping series. You will oversee the creation of high-quality creative work, and coordinate the efforts of multiple teams.

We're looking for someone inspired and energetic who loves shopping and can speak authentically to the BuzzFeed audience. This job is fixed-term until the end of June 2022 with a potential option to extend, and is based in Los Angeles.

You Will
• Work closely with the Supervising Producer to generate a weekly product-driven live shopping show.
• Manage strict deadlines to ensure live productions air on time and at the best level of quality.
• Oversee show outlines from scripts to final edits; maintain accountability for the success of the productions.
• Analyze past streams and work with Supervising Producer, Stats, and Social to continually improve show performance.
• Collaborate with production and technology teams to increase efficiency and maximize production value.
• Contribute to brainstorm sessions, thinking creatively about fresh new formats and show frameworks.
• Push creative limits to develop highly engaging and massively appealing content.
• Maintain strict adherence to weekly timelines.
• Ensure ideas can happen relative to budgets, timing, and capabilities.
• Collaborate with video and digital teams to ideate and develop new content.
• ​​Assume ultimate responsibility for the end product of creative team members.
• Work independently to deliver quality results with minimal supervision.

You Have
• 3+ years of experience creating video content for a digital platform
• Experience in Live Broadcasting, Digital or Traditional
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Intermediate experience in live software such as OBS and Vmix is a plus
• Works well under pressure and highly adept at problem solving in those situations
• Proven ability to develop compelling, shareable web video
• Can uphold an energetic and consistent creative pace

You can expect:
• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more
• An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary and stock options.
• A generous benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym and wellness discounts, and much more.

At BuzzFeed, Inc., we want all employees to feel safe and comfortable when they engage in any in-person meetings, when visiting the office, or when working from an offsite production or meeting location. As part of this commitment to health and safety, BuzzFeed requires COVID-19 vaccines for current US employees, including all newly hired employees. Requests for accommodation per applicable law for health and/or religious reasons will be considered. Union employees are subject to what is outlined in their applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Note: BuzzFeed, Inc., offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) and open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WV. For non sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, and VT.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rz1953-3-142-199-138-42 in your application.