Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision and identity for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen video, shaping tone, casting, set design, lighting, graphics, creative prompts, music, and other elements that make each brand and series distinctive.
• Develop and pitch original video franchises and highly shareable formats across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, on-site, and other distribution platforms, partnering with editorial teams to turn timely ideas into compelling visual storytelling.
• Produce and direct video content from concept through distribution, including developing pre-production materials, directing celebrity talent on set, guiding post-production, and collaborating with social teams on platform-specific execution.
• Write creative materials—including loglines, treatments, beat sheets, shot lists, scripts, and pilots—that reflect each brand’s voice and support the broader video strategy.
• Collaborate closely with editorial, marketing, sales, production management, and other partners to translate brand priorities into video and develop branded opportunities without compromising editorial voice.
• Guide post-production across story, pacing, graphics, music, color, and other creative elements, applying platform best practices and style guidelines to drive performance.
• Manage multiple productions and programming workflows, including Airtable tracking, freelancer hiring in partnership with production management, budgets, deadlines, and resources.
• Oversee and mentor producers and associate producers as needed, fostering strong collaboration, creative ambition, and consistently excellent work.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in creative video production, ideally with digital-first and celebrity-driven content, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and produce internet-forward, highly engaging video across multiple platforms and formats.
• Experience directing and collaborating with high-profile or A-list talent on set.
• Strong creative instincts and a keen eye for visual storytelling, with the ability to generate original ideas and experiment with emerging formats.
• Deep understanding of the production process, including show development, treatments, pilots, shoots, and post-production.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, budgets, and deadlines in a fast-moving production environment.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire excellent work and collaborate effectively across teams.

Preferred

• Experience creating branded content is preferred.