Politics Video Lead Producer & Editor for 2028 Coverage

Versant Media, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 115 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Résumé du poste

VERSANT Media is seeking a Coordinating Politics Video Producer/Editor for MS NOW Digital to shape digital video coverage of the 2028 election. You will collaborate with field producers, embeds and reporters nationwide to turn complex political stories into sharp, engaging video for daily digital consumption.

Role demands exceptional editorial judgment, fast-paced editing, and leadership in scripting and storytelling for platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of digital or social video editing, producing, and writing experience.
• Deep expertise in politics, campaigns, and elections, with a strong understanding of the 2028 election cycle.
• Adobe Premiere expert who can edit quickly and confidently when speed is the priority.
• Proven experience editing and producing original digital video.
• Exceptional editorial judgment and an instinct for identifying the strongest and most compelling element of a political story.
• Strong scriptwriting and headline-writing skills, with the ability to distill complex stories into clear, accessible, and engaging video.
• Ability to work closely with reporters and producers and provide strong editorial direction on framing and scripting.
• Strong knowledge of TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and other social and digital platforms and their audiences.

Responsabilités

• Work closely with 2028 campaign embeds, field producers and reporters to produce compelling original video daily.
• Write, edit, and produce multiple vertical videos daily, either by yourself or assigned to a teammate.
• Serve as a key editorial partner to political desk, political director and DC Bureau executives.
• Shape video reports by identifying the most compelling angles and video.
• Oversee and sharpen scripts.
• Monitor the campaign coverage notes and candidate schedules throughout the day and identify the moments, interviews, exchanges that are most compelling.
• React quickly to breaking political news, turning video that is fast, accurate, distinctive, and competitive.
• Distill complicated political stories and campaign developments into clear, compelling storytelling for a broad audience.
• Generate daily and long-term original video pitches responsive to the political news cycle and developments across campaign.
• Edit longer form video for YouTube and OTT platforms.
• Identify opportunities for campaign reporting to break through with new franchises.
• Write compelling headlines, scripts, and social copy.
• Develop new social franchises and formats around the 2028 election.
• Innovate with new ideas and storytelling approaches to grow the audience and the MS NOW brand.

Connaissances

Editorial leadership

Strong storytelling

Social video editing

Scriptwriting & headlines

Collaboration with reporters

Politics knowledge

Formation

Experience in political media operations

Outils

Adobe Premiere

Camera operations

Microphones

Description du poste

VERSANT Media is seeking a Coordinating Politics Video Producer/Editor for MS NOW Digital to shape digital video coverage of the 2028 election. You will collaborate with field producers, embeds and reporters nationwide to turn complex political stories into sharp, engaging video for daily digital consumption.

Role demands exceptional editorial judgment, fast-paced editing, and leadership in scripting and storytelling for platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.