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The Dodo is seeking a creative & social-media savvy visual storyteller with experience creating content on Instagram & Tiktok to join our video team. To thrive in this role, youll need to excel at sourcing & crafting an emotionally compelling narrative that hooks viewers immediately & keeps them watching. Youll produce social videos from start to finish from sourcing content online from creators & other accounts, conducting interviews with talent & requesting extra footage, to scripting & structuring memorable, funny & emotional stories.
WHO WE ARE
The Dodo is the #1 media brand for reach on mobile in the U.S., & the most engaged media brand globally across all content genres. We tell fun, entertaining, emotional stories about animals that make people laugh, cry happy tears, feel ALL the feels, & fall in love with animals.
The Dodo is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about whats now, whats next, & whats possible.
As a community of journalists & storytellers, business professionals, creators & technologists, we believe it is a moral & business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, & inclusion throughout our organization & media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, & our platforms, products, & partnerships.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Create an allotted number of midform & shortform videos, from start to finish: sourcing, producing & editing
- Consistently pitch & bank strong projects with viral potential & meet monthly or quarterly deliverables
- Produce videos from scratch with guidance from managers conducting a pre-pro call with the talent, constructing a narrative, establishing a shot list that delivers on that vision, conducting interviews, & editing the produced footage into a cohesive story
- Create & maintain strong relationships with talents this includes regularly following their platforms for updates & establishing a regular pipeline of communication for future pitches
- Brainstorm new ideas for both midform & shortform content
WHO YOU ARE
- Consistently exceeds team benchmarks
- Consistently produces story beats needed to create a complete arc & deliver on the social copy
- Takes full accountability for deliverables & performance, whether as an individual or as a leader of a group
- Embraces new challenges & smartly experiments with new formats while remaining true to the brand & best practices
- Understands business needs & individual role in meeting company goals
- Proactively takes on projects & initiatives that contribute to the success of the team
MUST HAVES:
- 3+ years experience producing & editing, preferably at a major media company
- Has an active presence on social media, creating content on a regular basis for their profile particularly on TikTok & is comfortable being on camera
- Has a proactive, can-do attitude & collaborates with others across the team
- Calm under pressure & proactively pivots when needed
- Proficient in Premiere & can efficiently use our template & follow guidelines so videos are consistently free of technical mistakes
If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat & see if you could be a great addition to our team. Weve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, & sommeliers who became writers.
WHERE YOULL WORK
This job is remote. Were dedicated to the health & wellbeing of all of our employees, & when we reopen, will require everyone who works from one of our offices to be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees with approved religious or medical exemptions may be subject to additional safety requirements, such as submitting to regular COVID-19 testing and/or wearing a face covering in our offices.
WHY VOX MEDIA?
WHAT WE OFFER
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.
This is a bargaining unit position covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the Writers Guild of America, East.
OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves & create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products & services come from people with all manner of backgrounds & experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work & sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights & best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency & communication. Learn more about our values here, & our approach to corporate citizenship here.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer & qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).
WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, & how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.
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