KABC Digital Video Producer/Editor

KABC Digital Video Producer/Editor

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• ABC7, the Disney/ABC owned station in Los Angeles is looking for a Digital Video Producer-Editor to join the Digital Team at our studios in Glendale. ABC7 content ranges from news to weather, sports, traffic, and live video. In this role, you’ll create scroll-stopping vertical videos that shape how our audience experiences the biggest stories of the day.

• The ideal candidate is a creative storyteller who thrives in a fast-paced environment, producing 10–20 videos weekly in collaboration with a dynamic team. Balancing creativity with the trusted tone of ABC7, your work will captivate and engage our digital audience while expanding our brand’s reach and influence.

• This role is considered on-site, which means the employee will work from a Company designated location on an ongoing basis.

• Please submit links to your portfolio so we can review samples of your work producing vertical videos.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Pitch, produce and edit vertical videos for distribution across digital and social platforms.

• Leverage storytelling techniques and platform-specific nuances to create high-impact videos that resonate with our digital audience.

• Review incoming footage from original shoots and select breakout interview moments.

• Work with digital and social leads to ensure the finished product is consistent with all brand guidelines.

• Craft engaging copy for each post, tailored to each platform’s audience, voice, and trending formats.

• Monitor analytics and use performance insights to guide future content decisions.

• Assist in planning and coordination for special event coverage.

• May include occasional schedule shifts around big events.

• Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience producing and editing digital video

• Demonstrated experience producing and editing vertical video for social platforms

• Proficiency with adobe Premiere and other mobile editing apps like CapCut.

• Experience shooting and editing content using iPhone and similar recording devices/cameras.

• Strong storytelling, scripting, and visual communication skills.

• Ability to successfully plan, prioritize, and execute based on priorities and the news cycle

• Proven ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced content environment.

• Availability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of social media trends, platform algorithms, audience engagement strategies, and content optimization techniques.

• Experience working in a broadcast newsroom, digital media company, streaming environment, or social-first content organization.

• Experience managing or growing social video audiences through content strategy and performance optimization.

• Knowledge of SEO, audience development, and social analytics tools.

• Required Education

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, Communications, Digital Media, Film, Marketing, Broadcast Journalism, Media Production, or related field.

• Disclaimer

• PAY TRANSPARENCY

• The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $80,700 to $108,100 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

• This position is with KABC Television, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment Television.

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• KABC Television, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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