Part-Time Multimedia Producer

The Kansas City Star is seeking a part-time multimedia journalist (28 hrs per week) based in Kansas City to focus on editing and producing original video journalism across multiple platforms for the Kansas City audience. This individual will be required to pitch, report and produce outstanding daily visual journalism and long-term visual stories, as well as to aggressively search, aggregate and seek permission for digital video content from third-party sources around the web – in accordance with the news of the day. This individual will also produce live content for our on-site player and social media channels. Multimedia journalists play a critical role, working closely with newsroom colleagues to tell the most important and timely video stories. A strong work ethic, the ability to multitask, to quickly produce high-quality video and the aptitude to work across short- and long-term deadlines is required. Responsibilities include: Produce video to accompany storytelling in online digital presentations. Generate ideas for video stories that appeal across local, regional and national online audiences Report, edit and produce compelling visual journalism on deadline Shoot live video on scene when warranted and transmit photos from the scene of breaking news and sporting events Aggressively curate and produce third-party video for placement within our stories and on social media Edit, produce and place video in related stories and social platforms Leverage digital tools and social media to find newsworthy videos to aggregate Produce live-stream content, which may include breaking news, public meetings or scheduled newsroom events Collaborate with editors/reporters to develop creative approaches to digital storytelling Write headlines, captions, summaries, social media posts and stories that are engaging and accurate Requirements: College degree preferred or equivalent experience 3-5 years digital journalism experience required Familiarity with DSLR and professional video cameras, capturing sound and video editing Newsroom experience and/or internship(s), preferably in newspapers and/or digital media Strong video editing ability and storytelling a must Visual sensibility and experience contributing to