Junior Video Producer, Content Marketing

What you'll do:

Are you an ambitious individual with a knack for creativity? Are you passionate about working cross-functionally and spreading your skills across content, design, and more? If so, we want you on our Content Marketing Team!

We’re NinjaTrader, a fintech company that moves fast, thinks big, and innovates, all while making sure we follow the regulations of our industry (because compliance is cool too).

As a Junior Producer at NinjaTrader, you’ll help keep the content machine running smoothly by supporting ongoing and expanded video creation across our social platforms, YouTube channels, websites, and other marketing campaigns. You’ll get the chance to put a mix of skills to work, including your technical skills, marketing learnings, artistic flair, and project management capabilities, all to serve an exciting (and growing!) user base of futures traders.

The ideal candidate will understand the basics of video content creation (camera, lighting, audio), editing (script, video, audio), and content development (content ideation, project pitches, project management) all while embracing a fast-paced work environment. They will also possess solid time management and communication skills, be highly organized, and understand how to create compelling content and edit for clarity, consistency, and adherence to brand guidelines, particularly within the fintech space.

This role reports directly to the Content Marketing Manager.

In this role you will:

• Brainstorm and craft video elements to enhance blog posts, ads, social media, and other marketing materials designed to make futures feel fresh

• Work closely with Marketing and Content to ensure all video content is up-to-date and relevant with metadata optimized for SEO (when applicable)

• Take content ideas and turn them into real-life media masterpieces, including scripting, organizing talent, filming, and editing

• Collaborate with the Content team and in-house SMEs to craft personal, engaging, and timely content

• Coordinate with on-screen talent from around the organization, create effective filming schedules, and efficiently execute your content ideas

• Work with the Content Marketing Manager and broader marketing team to create a video calendar aligned with other content marketing efforts

• Collaborate with designers, writers, and others to deliver multimedia offerings for social media, websites, and more

What you'll need:

• 1–3+ years of experience in content marketing or related field

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent working experience

• A solid portfolio of reviewable video work (website, YouTube channel, TikTok account, etc.)

• Ability to work in a high-performing, fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills

• Critical thinker with strong problem-solving abilities

• Team player mentality

• Experience with Adobe Premiere (or similar)

Bonus points for:

• Understanding of the financial and investment industries

Compensation:

The salary range for this role will be $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 6%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).

Salary and bonus earnings are only two components of the total compensation package offered by NinjaTrader. NinjaTrader offers a 401K plan through ADP under which the company will match up to 3.5% of employee contributions. Annual paid time off allowance accrues at a rate of 18 days per year (some positions may qualify for more) plus seven paid holidays.

Location:

This role is based in Chicago, IL. We are not open to remote candidates for this role

Hybrid:

For Chicago-based employees, we follow a hybrid work schedule: In-office Tuesday through Thursday, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays. In addition to these weekly remote days, we offer:

• 20 additional flex remote days annually

• 5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays

Our Core Benefits Include:

• Generous PTO

• 7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually

• 1 Service Day Annually

• 401k with 3.5% Company Match

• Paid Parental Bonding Leave

• Health, Vision, Dental Coverage

• Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.