About Fair Observer

Fair Observer is an independent, nonprofit media organization that engages in citizen journalism and civic education. It publishes more than 3,000 authors from 90 countries, cutting across borders, backgrounds and beliefs. Some of them are former prime ministers, former diplomats and retired intelligence officers. Others are young people from around the world. Anyone can publish with us, but everyone goes through the same fact-checking and a rigorous editorial process. In a nutshell, we provide diversity and quality in an era of echo chambers and fake news. We are unique: no one else does what we do.

Job Description

The YouTube Producer is responsible for managing and operating Fair Observer’s YouTube channel and social media handles. This includes producing videos, podcasts and reels from interviews. The producer will oversee the process of recording, producing and reviewing videos after liaising with the editorial team. The editorial team shall write up a summary of the video. The producer is free to try their hand at writing the first draft of the summary.

Responsibilities

As YouTube Producer, you will:

• Participate in the weekly editorial meetings
• Organize and set up interviews with authors
• Record interviews and podcasts on Restream/Zoom
• Produce videos for Fair Observer 
• Liaise with the editors for videos and podcasts
• Produce shorts from published Fair Observer video content
• Publish the video/podcasts on LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram and Facebook 
• Review and improve published videos for SEO purposes
• Liaise with senior editors and follow Fair Observer’s editorial guidelines
• Compile weekly updates on YouTube and social media analytics