Podcast Social Video Editor
As a Podcast Social Video Editor at Vox Media, you will drive the creative vision for short-form social content across the Vox Media slate and oversee the producers who create it. You’ll align workflows and standards, build the content calendar, and steward performance and quality.
Key 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, drawing upon sophisticated understanding of branding and motion design
- Establish and refine production workflows (editing pipeline, asset versioning, templates, motion-graphic library) to support fast turnaround with high quality
- Oversee performance metrics (views, reach, engagement, subscription/episode lift) across shows, provide strategic insights, and drive continuous improvement
- Collaborate with marketing, brand/creative teams, show producers, and hosts to build content strategy
- Keep up to date with social platform trends, algorithm changes, and emerging formats (Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts)
- Curate a library of brand assets, motion-design templates and edit-ready workflows
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience creating social-first video content and motion graphic assets for media brands, preferably including podcasts
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing or mentoring producers/editors in a fast-moving digital media environment
- Excellent storytelling and motion-design instincts
- Strong editing and motion workflow skills (Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or equivalent)
- Deep understanding of platform norms and performance best practices across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and other social platforms
- Experience building and managing content calendars
- Strong project-management skills and excellent communication abilities