Supervising Producer, Tasty Creator Network

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to making it better: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like Complex Networks and HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Content
Job Category: Tasty
Salary: 87,000-100,000 USD
Union Status: Non Union 

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

This leadership role will facilitate video development and production within Tasty’s Creator Network. You will oversee a small team whose primary focus is building the future of our creator strategy. In this role, you’ll help develop a pipeline for new talent, build and maintain relationships with external creators, and work with our Tasty talent residents to create best-in-class video content.

You will work closely with BuzzFeed’s internal Creators Team, identifying and developing new Tasty talent and finding ways to supercharge their content using Tasty’s editorial insights. You will share strategies and best practices to drive growth on our social platforms, as well as offer creative and technical solutions. You will partner with external creators to develop content for Tasty’s programming calendar. 

You are passionate about people managing and facilitating creativity and growth. You value diversity of all types and can execute that commitment in recruiting, promoting employees and building relationships with talent. 

You are equally comfortable in creative and business meetings, and can proactively problem-solve and identify new opportunities. You will serve as an editorial video liaison between Tasty stakeholders across the company including tech, business, admin and production.

You can balance overseeing the work of seasoned and junior employees, both internal and external, while being able to work closely with cross-functional leads and external business partners to facilitate growth for Tasty. You will regularly contribute to growing the brand by prioritizing cross-functional projects between editorial talent, tech, business and admin.

You Will

• Work with external creators and Tasty residents to produce trend-setting video content
• Be an informational and creative leader for creator talent, advising on best practices, the Tasty lens, and our workflow
• Oversee the creator production process across various video series, one-offs and special projects
• Oversee multiple, simultaneous productions and timelines, ensuring deliverables are met in a timely manner
• Interface between accounting, post production, studio operations, casting, legal, the creators team and editorial
• Support editorial sponsorships, as needed
• Ideate new initiatives that further the overall business and can lead projects to success
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with Operational and Creative leads on all production issues and processes
• Implement improvements and necessary changes to production resources and processes
• Expertly and proactively problem-solve, arriving at unique solutions to complex problems
• Build documentation and training for new processes, tools, and resources
• Train and oversee internal and external talent
• Ensure the sourcing and hiring of diverse and inclusive crew and staff positions
• Develop structured learning and growth plans for direct report(s)
• Create new revenue streams through a deep understanding of strategy, business goals and the Tasty POV

You Have

• 5+ years proven experience producing compelling food content and managing a team
• People management experience showing you can lead with empathy and vulnerability
• Experience in varied video production models
• A thorough understanding of digital video platforms and what makes content shareable
• Experience and comfort with client and partner meetings
• The ability to motivate a team to accomplish brand and company goals
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and delegate tasks when necessary
• Stellar written and verbal communication skills
• A thorough understanding of how your work furthers Tasty’s brand goals

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are  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.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more
• An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary and stock options.
• A generous benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym and wellness discounts, and much more.

We want all employees to feel safe and comfortable when they engage in any in-person meetings, when visiting the office, or when working from an offsite production or meeting location. As part of this commitment to health and safety, BuzzFeed requires COVID-19 vaccines for current U.S. employees, including all newly hired employees. Requests for accommodation per applicable law for health and/or religious reasons will be considered. Union employees are subject to what is outlined in their applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Note: BuzzFeed, Inc. offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) and open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WV. For non sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, and VT.