Yahoo Holdings Inc. in is hiring: Executive Producer, Video Podcasts, Yahoo Fina

Executive Producer, Video Podcasts, Yahoo Finance (Finance)

Yahoo Finance is the world's #1 finance destination, empowering investors with news, information, and tools to make financial decisions with confidence. Trusted by over 150M visitors globally each month, representing over $20 trillion dollars in investable assets, Yahoo Finance delivers high-quality real-time market data across desktop, mobile, and streaming platforms.

Our expanding video offer plays a key role in guiding our audiences with knowledge and insights to achieve financial freedom and greater prosperity. Every market day, our flagship news shows follow market developments and turn to lead investment managers and strategists, research analysts, executives, and policymakers to keep viewers abreast of what's driving performance and shaping future opportunities.

This is an in-office role located in NYC.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and shape our team's continuing conversation about video podcasts and turn those into an appealing slate of creatively presented shows that engage, guide, and inspire audiences.
• Set and execute a strategic plan for the Yahoo Finance video podcasts to ensure they appeal to everyone in our audience.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, including planning, scripting, setting assignments, staffing, and budgeting.
• Manage a team of producers, editors, and talent to pitch, develop, produce, film/record, and edit original video podcast programming.
• Distribute content across Yahoo Finance's numerous distribution channels, including O&O, OTT, Top Podcast distributors, YouTube, and other social platforms.
• Collaborate across the Yahoo Finance newsroom (text, social, marketing, product, sales, etc.).
• Report directly to the Senior Director of Programming to finalize strategies for content development, production, distribution, new shows, SEO, evergreen, and educational strategies.
• Deliver a podcast roadmap/OKRs/business objectives within the first 30 days, aligned with overall Yahoo Finance business strategies.
• Drive the growth of podcast/video viewership and distribution, including viewership and downloads across multiple podcast platforms.
• Sharpen story angles, strengthen scriptwriting, and polish edits with producers and video editors.
• Work with the Senior Director of Programming and Sales to package, shoot, and develop key content attractive to advertisers and new audiences.
• Identify key opportunities for coverage both daily and weekly, focusing on trending topics.
• Collaborate with the Director of SEO/Uploading to distribute videos based on top trending topics.
• Set editorial standards for Yahoo Finance original content with attention to detail.
• Maintain budgets and track spending in collaboration with the operations team.
• Ensure the team is managed with respect and kindness while making critical staffing decisions.
• Complete additional duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of producing and programming experience within a news media outlet, digital media outlet preferred - located in NYC
• Previous experience in a leadership role is a must.
• Passionate about personal finance and investing, with an understanding of markets, business, and investing strategies.
• A strong storyteller with a proven track record of deep reporting and high-quality, original field production.
• Professional experience writing and reviewing headlines and scripts on deadline.
• Ability to collaborate with newsroom leaders, producers, and reporters across video, text, and sales.
• Strong project management skills, building, maintaining, and executing a roadmap.
• Incredibly flexible with an eye toward the changing news environment.
• Refined knowledge of current SEO practices and techniques.
• Hands-on experience with both podcast and video production.
• Proven track record producing and optimizing video and podcasts for digital platforms.
• Ability to work well with others in a highly collaborative environment.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to balance priorities, multiple projects, and tasks with ease.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don't require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

The compensation for this position ranges from $90,750.00 - $188,750.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills, and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends, and much more.