Video Editor and Producer

Cox Automotive Inc. is hiring a Video Editor and Producer based in Dayton, Ohio, to serve the digital newsrooms of the Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun, and Journal-News. This role sits squarely in the editorial production workflow, responsible for originating, shooting, editing, and publishing video journalism across web, social, and emerging digital platforms for three regional news brands. It is best suited to a working journalist with a strong post-production background who can operate independently in the field and move copy from assignment to publish under real deadline pressure.

About the Role

The Video Editor and Producer works within the newsroom content team, embedded alongside reporters, photographers, and audience specialists to build a sustainable video journalism operation across multiple mastheads. Day-to-day output ranges from quick-turn breaking news clips and severe weather coverage to longer enterprise pieces, explainers, and community feature series. The digital video production workflow here requires someone comfortable owning every stage, from field acquisition through final export and metadata entry.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, pitch, shoot, and edit short-form and long-form video journalism for digital distribution across the Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun, and Journal-News platforms.
• Respond to breaking news events with field-ready camera work, exercising editorial judgment on story framing and shot selection under live deadline conditions.
• Write scripts, captions, headlines, and SEO-supporting metadata to maximize content discovery and audience engagement across digital channels.
• Monitor platform performance metrics and apply those findings to inform future production decisions and format development.
• Develop recurring video franchises and series formats in coordination with newsroom and audience strategy leads.
• Train newsroom staff on video best practices, raising the overall production quality across editorial teams.

What You Bring

• At least seven years of professional experience in video production, or a relevant degree paired with five or more years working in a newsroom or digital video production environment.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro or a comparable professional non-linear editing system used in broadcast or digital news post-production workflow.
• Demonstrated credits across both field production and edit bay work, including experience with breaking news formats and long-form editorial storytelling.
• Strong news judgment, interviewing skills, and working knowledge of journalism ethics applied to video content.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes evenings, weekends, and holidays as coverage demands.

Why This Role

Cox Automotive Inc. backs three established regional news brands with the resources to build a serious digital video journalism operation, giving the right hire real latitude to shape how video functions editorially across all three mastheads. The role offers a hybrid work structure with roughly five percent travel. Hourly base pay is $26.73 to $40.10, with potential eligibility for additional incentive compensation on top of the base rate.

Apply now for the Video Editor and Producer position with Cox Automotive Inc. and bring your production experience to one of Ohio’s most active regional news operations.