Founding Video Producer

Clipbook; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental, and vision

Flexible PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Clipbook is hiring a full-time producer to build and own the video and podcast program from scratch. You will own strategy, booking, shooting, editing, and publishing as we scale with influential public affairs and advocacy partners.

You’ll lead podcast strategy, guest sourcing, on-site production, and distribution across LinkedIn, YouTube, and X, traveling to shoots in the US and coordinating with teams to maintain a consistent look and feel.

Qualifications

• Taste matters more than years of experience.
• Experience with 2–3 camera setups, lighting, and on-location audio.
• Proficiency in Premiere, Final Cut, or DaVinci; motion graphics and sound design.
• Strong eye for social performance and attention-grabbing edits.
• Budget-aware: know when to rent, hire local crew, or DIY.
• Highly motivated, responsive, coachable, and startup-ready.
• Interest in media, communications, or business storytelling is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop podcast strategy: show premise, audience, and value.
• Own formats, editorial calendar, and publishing schedule.
• Source, research, book and prep guests.
• Own how the show looks and sounds.
• Video production: run podcast and customer videos from pre-prod to post-prod.
• Manage on-site shoots: camera, lighting, audio; rent gear as needed.
• Edit long-form episodes for LinkedIn, YouTube, and X; publish on schedule.
• Travel to shoots in the US.
• Will perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Taste

Video storytelling

Social video optimization

Startup adaptability

Education

None

Tools

Premiere

Final Cut

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

Overview

• This is our first content hire. We're looking for a producer to build Clipbook's video and podcast program from scratch.

• We work with the communications teams at some of the most influential organizations in public affairs, government, and advocacy. Those are the people you'd be filming.

• You'd own the whole thing: strategy, booking, shooting, editing, publishing. We're fifteen people, profitable and growing fast.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Podcast strategy

• Decide what we make and why: the show's premise, who it's for, and value delivered

• Own formats, the editorial calendar, and the publishing schedule

• Source, research, book and prep our guests

• Own how the show looks and sounds

Video production

• Run the podcast and our executive and customer video from pre-production through post

• Handle camera, lighting, and audio on site, and rent gear in whatever city we're shooting in

• Turn each shoot into a full package: clips, stills, captions, thumbnails, graphics

• Keep the look consistent across shoots so footage from different locations cuts together

Distribution

• Edit long-form episodes and cut them for LinkedIn, YouTube, and X

• Work with GTM on the calendar and keep us publishing on schedule

• Track what performs and feed it back into what we make next

Travel to shoots in US.

Other duties as assigned.

Strong Candidates Will Have:

• Taste. This is valued more than years of experience or your education.

• Production skills - comfortable owning a two- or three-camera setup, lighting a room you've never been in, and troubleshooting audio without a second set of hands.

• Experience with Premiere, Final Cut, or DaVinci, plus working comfort with motion graphics and sound design.

• A strong eye for what performs on social, and the judgment to cut for attention without cutting for cheapness.

• Resourcefulness with a budget: you know when to rent, when to hire local crew, and when to just get it done.

• Highly motivated and results-oriented with intense responsiveness, coachability, and a strong drive to succeed.

• Adaptability and willingness to thrive in a nimble, execution-focused startup.

• Interest in media, communications, or business storytelling is a plus.

Logistics:

Full-time: Starting at $70,000; full medical, dental, and vision benefits, flexible PTO, and 401(k).

Part-time/Contract: $25-$30 per hour. ~10-20 hours per week. Remote between shoots; travel covered.