Lead Showrunner & On-Camera Host, Pushing Limits

Insider, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

10 paid holidays

16 weeks parental leave

Health insurance

401k plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Commuter benefits

Phone reimbursement

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Insider, Inc. is seeking a Showrunner and Host for Pushing Limits, a flagship YouTube series.

You will develop, produce, and present original episodes, pitch stories, conduct interviews, write scripts, plan shoots, and oversee editing and post-production. Based in New York City with three in-office days, you will manage a small team, host on-camera segments, and shape editorial direction using audience insights.

Qualifications

• Experience reporting, researching, and fact-checking video scripts for digital video, ideally in consumer business, science, technology, engineering, or adjacent fields.
• Demonstrated on-camera hosting and interviewing experience, including taped reads and unscripted field reporting.
• Strong point of view on story selection and visual storytelling.
• Knowledge of field production, shooting, and post-production workflows.
• Familiarity with editorial and audience considerations that drive successful YouTube videos.
• Experience managing full-time in-house direct reports, as well as freelance shooters and editors.
• Commitment to fair, accurate, and inclusive storytelling; a passion for business journalism is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and develop ambitious, visually compelling stories for Pushing Limits.
• Host episodes and report on camera in studio and in the field.
• Conduct on-camera interviews with experts, innovators, and subjects.
• Guide an AP’s research, reporting, fact-checking, and shaping of stories into 12–30 minute episodes.
• Oversee the writing of scripts, outlines, shot lists, and interview plans.
• Coordinate field shoots and source archival, behind-the-scenes, and other visual material.
• Lead post-production by coaching editors and motion designers.
• Lead editorial brainstorms that help shape the future of the series, including using audience analytics to inform the strategic direction.

Skills

On-camera hosting

Story pitching

Interviewing

Editorial judgment

Field production knowledge

Team management

Audience analytics

Job description

Insider, Inc. is seeking a Showrunner and Host for Pushing Limits, a flagship YouTube series.

You will develop, produce, and present original episodes, pitch stories, conduct interviews, write scripts, plan shoots, and oversee editing and post-production. Based in New York City with three in-office days, you will manage a small team, host on-camera segments, and shape editorial direction using audience insights.