Multimedia Content Producer
Full-Time Exempt
New York, NY
About the Wallace Foundation
The Wallace Foundation, an independent research foundation based in New York City, traces its origins back more than half a century to DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace, founders of The Reader’s Digest Association. Our work is grounded in our mission to help all communities build a more vibrant and just future by fostering advances in the arts, education leadership, and youth development. A set of core values guide how Wallace staff work together and with our partners. The foundation strives to do excellent work in service to and with others. Together, we aspire to create an engaging and inclusive work environment based on mutual trust and respect, and driven by equity, diversity, transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning.
For more information on The Wallace Foundation and to see examples of our work, please visit https://www.wallacefoundation.org.
The Wallace Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to maintaining a diverse workplace where differing perspectives are a source of strength.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The multimedia content producer is a new position, and the inaugural incumbent will create clear, engaging visual content across a variety of platforms to support the foundation's content and communications strategies. The role involves producing engaging videos, audio content, animations, and graphics optimized for diverse audiences. This position requires strong technical proficiency in multimedia software, web design tools, content management systems and an acute eye for detail to convey complex ideas in a visually appealing and effective way.
The multimedia content producer reports to the Director of Editorial and Digital Strategy and is a member of the Communications Unit.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identify opportunities to use multimedia storytelling to share key messages and findings from the work Wallace supports.
- Create and produce high-quality multimedia content, including videos, audio stories, and graphic designs, to display across the foundation’s internal and external digital channels and platforms.
- Optimize multimedia content for different platforms to maximize reach and engagement, according to the foundation’s content strategy, editorial calendar, and best practices for social media channels.
- Help define success metrics for multimedia projects, benchmark success against content goals, and recommend strategies for improving content performance.
- Create and update pages for Wallace’s website, as well as create new templates for web pages and other models as needed.
- Create branded visual campaigns across multiple channels for Wallace product launches, webinars, and other events.
- Oversee the design, send, and monitoring of the foundation’s external email programming, creating new templates as determined by the foundation’s content and communications strategies.
- Ensure all multimedia content adheres to digital accessibility standards, aligns with branding guidelines, and consistently reflects Wallace’s visual brand across all channels and platforms as well as recommend new approaches or innovations as necessary.
Actively contribute to building high-performing teams to improve how we work together and build trust: fulfill individual responsibilities and commitments as assigned within the team/unit; work collaboratively to advance the work by contributing own perspective and listening to understand the perspectives of all members of the team; demonstrate an approach to shared problem-solving that is grounded in advancing the work.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
- A minimum of five years of hands-on experience creating graphics and multimedia content across multiple platforms.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong knowledge of graphic design, video production, animation tools (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro).
- Web design and production (HTML, CSS); experience with Drupal is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to express complex ideas through micro copy and design with a keen understanding of digital and social media platforms, including best practices for graphics, video, and animation.
- Capacity to work productively and collaboratively to contribute in an interdisciplinary team structure.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Outstanding communication skills: listening, writing, speaking.
- Commitment to delivering high quality customer service.
- Proven track record of managing projects and relationships with external agencies and freelancers, including designers, videographers, animators, photographers, and others to ensure on-time, high quality deliverables.
COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND WORK SCHEDULE
The salary range for this position is $103,112 to $114,569.
A snapshot of our competitive benefits package includes a choice of health insurance plans and a healthcare reimbursement account, a new stand-alone mental health benefit, 403(b) retirement plan with 15% employer contribution upon eligibility, and a community service matching gifts program recognizing employee volunteer hours with a financial contribution to a qualifying nonprofit organization.
The foundation’s regular in-person schedule is Tuesday-Thursday with the flexibility to work remotely on Monday and Friday.
Contact
The Hired Guns has been exclusively retained for this engagement. Interested and qualified candidates should send their resume and cover letter to Adi Sethuraman by email to Asethuraman@thehiredguns.com.
