Podcast Social Video Editor

New York, USA (On-site)

$76K/yr – $95K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end social video production and strategy for Vox Media’s shows, leading motion design, workflows, and audience growth.

  • Own the social video production across all shows.
  • Must-have: 5+ years creating social-first video and leading producers/editors.
  • Standout: Leadership in motion direction and production workflow across multiple shows.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the video/motion production team responsible for social-first clips, motion graphic promos and still/motion image assets across all shows.
  • Build a content calendar aligned with episode launches, campaign pushes, guest announcements, trending topics, and evergreen show moments.
  • Define creative standards and aesthetic direction for each show’s social assets.
  • Establish and refine production workflows to support fast turnaround with high quality.
  • Oversee performance metrics across shows, provide strategic insights, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate with marketing and brand/creative teams, show producers, and hosts to build content strategy.
  • Provide engagement feedback to the show team and drive iteration for platform optimization.
  • Keep up to date with social platform trends and guide experimentation and innovation.
  • Curate a library of brand assets, motion-design templates and edit-ready workflows for efficient reuse.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience creating social-first video content and motion graphic assets for media brands, preferably including podcasts.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience in a fast-moving digital media environment.
  • Excellent storytelling and motion-design instincts; strong sense of pacing, typography, motion, sound design and platform context.
  • Strong editing and motion workflow skills (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro) plus familiarity with social editing tools and asset versioning.
  • Deep understanding of platform norms and performance best practices (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts) with metrics interpretation.
  • Experience building and managing a content calendar aligned with episodes, campaigns, guest announcements and trends.
  • Ability to define and shape aesthetic direction and branding across multiple show voices.
  • Strong project-management skills and ability to deliver high-quality content under deadline.
  • Excellent communicator and collaborator with show producers, hosts, brand/creative and marketing teams.
  • Portfolio or reel demonstrating leadership of social video strategy, motion-graphic direction and measurable results.

    Benefits

    • This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.
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    Vox Media, the leader in modern media, is home to a portfolio of top talent and engaging editorial brands that ignite conversations and set trends, including Eater, Vox, The Verge, SB Nation, The Dodo, New York Magazine, The Cut, and Vulture. The company’s podcast network is one of the largest in the U.S., publishing premium shows that inform, entertain, and delight, including Pivot, Criminal, Today Explained, Where Should We Begin?, Stay Tuned with Preet, The Vergecast, Waveform, and A Touch More. Across platforms, Vox Media defines culture through stories that shape all aspects of our audience’s lives.

    Founded in 2003
    Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    11K employees (2,255 in marketing)
    69% recommend to a friend
    75% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    241.2K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    30.9%
    Direct
    44.1%
    Referral
    21.5%
    Social
    2.7%
    Paid
    0.6%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~10.7K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    1,840 (17% of company)

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $407.6M
    Last Raise
    $100M
    Corporate Round, 3 years ago

    Funding History

    • Feb 2023
      Corporate Round • $100M
    • Aug 2015
      Series F • $200M
    • Dec 2014
      Series E • $46.5M

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