America's Test Kitchen is looking for a Senior Producer to lead our video team in creating video content for our digital Cooking School, re-launching in 2024 with a new vision and U/X to help cooks of all levels elevate their skills in the kitchen. This role will involve coordinating and planning with various departments and stakeholders across ATK in order to deliver a slate of new video content. The ideal candidate has extensive on-set experience directing, producing, lighting, and shooting educational culinary content, as well as experience editing mid- and longer-form videos.
Core Responsibilities
- Oversee all aspects of video production for ATKs digital Cooking School, including producing, directing, shooting, and editing content
- Collaborate effectively with culinary and video teams in planning, scripting, and delivering a slate of educational videos
- Manage production schedules to ensure deliverables are completed on time
- Direct talent and cameras on set; lead crew in achieving the highest production quality
- Hands-on experience with professional-grade cameras (especially Sony Camera Systems), lenses, grip gear, lighting, and familiarity with standard set protocols
- Edit Cooking School and other video content, including color correction and motion graphics. Supervise edits from staff and freelance editors
- Collaborate with senior team members and stakeholders on strategy and creative direction for Cooking School videos
- Manage tight deadlines and multi-task to complete competing priorities efficiently
- Assist with additional video production as needed
Additional Requirements
- 4+ years of experience directing, producing and editing video content
- Experience with Sony or other professional-grade cameras
- Proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, and Photoshop)
- Must have a collaborative team-oriented mentality
- Must have great communication skills and be able to give and receive critical feedback
- Culinary video experience and a passion for cooking
To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, and a reel or link to your work.
This position is located in our Boston, MA office in the Seaport district. It is the expectation that the person in this role will work a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) in the office and 2 days per week remotely.
About Americas Test Kitchen
The mission of Americas Test Kitchen (ATK) is to empower and inspire confidence, community, and creativity in the kitchen. Founded in 1992, the company is the leading multimedia cooking resource serving millions of fans with TV shows (Americas Test Kitchen, Cook's Country, and Americas Test Kitchen: The Next Generation), magazines (Cooks Illustrated and Cooks Country), cookbooks, a podcast (Proof), FAST channels, short-form video series, and the ATK All-Access subscription for digital content. Based in a state-of-the-art 15,000-square-foot test kitchen in Bostons Seaport District, ATK has earned the trust of home cooks and culinary experts alike thanks to its one-of-a-kind processes and best-in-class techniques. Fifty full-time (admittedly very meticulous) test cooks, editors, and product testers spend their days tweaking every variable to find the very best recipes, equipment, ingredients, and techniques. Learn more at https://www.americastestkitchen.com/.
Why Americas Test Kitchen
We're passionate about cooking, and about creating the best place to work. We're small enough for your ideas to make a big impact, and large enough to offer you opportunities to grow professionally at any stage of your career. We want you to take risks and make mistakes that's how innovation happens in our test kitchen, in our offices, and in life.
We at Americas Test Kitchen believe food media can be a powerful force for social change. We are passionate about building an inclusive workforce that represents many different cultures, backgrounds, abilities, identities, and perspectives.
We welcome your application.