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Los Angeles, US: Entertainment Videojournalist - Associated Press
Job Vacancy: Entertainment Videojournalist - Associated Press |
Location: Los Angeles, US |
Closing Date: 10th January 2025 |
The Associated Press seeks a talented visual journalist with a history of successful broadcast and online video storytelling and a passion for entertainment news to join a dynamic, round-the-clock operation that covers entertainment globally for AP’s broadcast, digital and mobile customers and platforms. We're looking for a videojournalist in Los Angeles who understands red carpet coverage, including shooting fashion b-roll and interviews in live dynamic event situations and managing publicists, both with a producer and as a one-person-band. This is a staff position covered by AP’s agreement with the News Media Guild. Responsibilities: Reporting to the news editor for west coast entertainment video and based in Los Angeles, you will primarily shoot live events, interviews and feature stories in the field; and you'll edit live video and packages using new and archive video, graphics and editing techniques to deliver visually engaging journalism. Assignments will include Hollywood movie premiere red carpets and award shows, including the Grammys, Oscars and Golden Globes. You also may travel to events in the region. You will often be paired with a producer, but you'll also be expected to handle feature shoots – coordinating with publicists, arranging transportation, shooting, interviewing, editing and scripting – on your own. You’ll be required to shotlist video and write scripts, and you will be encouraged to pitch, develop and research enterprise stories. You may contribute reporting for other teams – for example, covering major breaking news stories like wildfires – and in other formats, including text, photos and audio, to help produce a competitive and comprehensive all-formats news report. The job also entails being responsible for the upkeep of video equipment, including cameras and a LIVE U. |
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