Shortform Food Producer, Affiliate

Job Description

Shortform Food Producer, Affiliate (Project Based)

BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed is the world's leading tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches hundreds of millions of people globally through its cross-platform news and entertainment network. The company produces articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; lifestyle content through brands including Tasty, the world's largest social food network; original reporting and investigative journalism through BuzzFeed News and HuffPost; an industry-leading affiliate business, strategic partnerships, licensing and product development through BuzzFeed Commerce; and original productions across broadcast, cable, SVOD, film and digital platforms for BuzzFeed Studios.

The Role

BuzzFeed is looking for a food-obsessed shortform producer to create original content for Tasty's TikTok and Instagram pages. This role will focus on creating affiliate revenue opportunities through social-first video. You will pitch, produce and edit video content that incorporates organic product recommendations and tries for the Tasty audience. The ideal candidate will be a digital-first creative with intimate knowledge of the ever-changing landscape of social media, food content, and emerging platforms. This role reports to the Lead Producer of Affiliate Video and is based in New York or Los Angeles. This is a three-month permalance opportunity with the option to extend.

You Will
• Brainstorm and pitch shortform videos to be published across social platforms
• Produce, direct and edit creative and visually compelling cooking videos that integrate product recommendations, driving audience conversion
• Partner with internal BuzzFeed talent and the Tasty team to build repeatable formats and iterate off of wins
• Contribute to notes and feedback for other team members' videos
• Work to meet monthly quotas and help define conversion benchmarks
• Experiment with new ideas and pivot focus when necessary

You Have
• 1-3 years of experience across social-first video production, ideally around food and cooking content - Home cooks or food influencers welcome!
• An eye for shooting compelling video content for the web
• A deep knowledge of content creation for social platforms like TikTok and Instagram
• Experience, or an interest in, the world of video commerce and affiliate video as a revenue generator
• A passion for video metrics and the competitive instinct to iterate off of successful ideas and experiments
• Experience working with, and ideating around, talent

All job applications must be received through the official BuzzFeed Jobs board (https://www.buzzfeed.com/about/jobs), including referrals. It is BuzzFeed's practice to not schedule job interviews until after an application is submitted through our jobs board.

At BuzzFeed, 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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d98w17-52-14-130-13-42 in your application.