You will also: 

• Serve as the senior production leader during India business hours, providing operational and editorial oversight across the video production team and acting as a primary escalation point for production, workflow and staffing issues. 

• Lead a team of video producers and editors to produce high-quality, engaging and accurate video content, championing storytelling that aligns with AP's digital-first strategy. 

• Ensure content is produced and delivered quickly and efficiently, particularly during breaking news events where speed and accuracy are essential. 

• Oversee the prioritization of content production and ensure it is adjusted as news developments unfold. 

• Maintain consistency and quality across video editing, scripting and storytelling, including breaking news coverage, explainers, reporter dispatches, first-person accounts and other edited video formats. 

• Provide editorial guidance on story angles, production approaches and audience-focused storytelling. 

• Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration and continuous development. 

• Implement innovative production techniques, workflows and technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve efficiency and effectiveness. 

• Collaborate closely with journalists across text, photo, video, social, graphics and interactive teams to maximize the reach and impact of AP journalism. 

• Safeguard AP's standards of accuracy, fairness, integrity and objectivity. 

• Partner closely with the Executive Producer, Global Video Production, to align resources, priorities and long-term production strategies. 

• Oversee onboarding, training and professional development for production staff, helping build a highly skilled and future-ready team. 

 
Who you are 

• An experienced newsroom leader with a strong background in video production and digital storytelling. 

• A strong news editor with demonstrated editorial judgment and the ability to make decisions quickly under pressure. 

• An effective people manager who can lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams. 

• A collaborative communicator who works effectively across departments, time zones and cultures. 

• Passionate about journalism, innovation and finding new ways to serve audiences through video. 

• Have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, including at least five years of full-time work as an editor, reporter or producer preferably in an international newsroom. 

• Have extensive knowledge of video production workflows across horizontal, live and vertical video formats. 

• Have demonstrated experience leading teams in a fast-paced newsroom or live news environment. 

• Have a deep understanding of the international and U.S. news agendas. 

• Have advanced professional fluency in written and spoken English. 

• Be willing to work nights, weekends and holidays as needed in a 24/7 news environment. 

What will set you apart 

• Experience leading video production teams in an international news organization. 

• Proficiency with advanced video editing software and media asset management systems. 

• Experience using audience insights, analytics and engagement data to inform content decisions and strategy. 

• Knowledge of SEO, digital publishing and platform-specific video best practices. 

• Experience implementing new workflows, technologies or AI-enabled tools to improve newsroom efficiency. 

• Fluency in additional world languages. 

• Experience building teams, managing organizational change or scaling production operations. 

• Experience training, mentoring and developing producers and editors into future newsroom leaders. 

Application deadline August 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

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