Senior Showrunner & Host for Pushing Limits

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

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

10 paid holidays

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Medical insurance

Dental & vision insurance

401k plan

Job summary

Business Insider's video team is hiring a Showrunner and Host to develop, produce, and present original episodes of Pushing Limits. You will pitch stories, conduct interviews, write scripts, plan shoots, and oversee editing while guiding a small team.

Based in New York City, this senior role combines on-camera hosting with editorial judgment, field reporting, and storytelling across platforms, with an emphasis on YouTube-friendly formats and audience engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience reporting, researching, and fact-checking video scripts for digital video, ideally in science/tech/business.
• Demonstrated on-camera hosting and interviewing experience, including 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 for YouTube.
• Experience managing full-time in-house reports and freelance shooters/editors.
• Commitment to fair, accurate, and inclusive storytelling; 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 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 shaping the future of the series using audience analytics.

Skills

On-camera hosting

Interviewing

Story selection & visuals

Field production knowledge

YouTube storytelling

Editorial judgment

People management

Job description

Business Insider's video team is hiring a Showrunner and Host to develop, produce, and present original episodes of Pushing Limits. You will pitch stories, conduct interviews, write scripts, plan shoots, and oversee editing while guiding a small team.

Based in New York City, this senior role combines on-camera hosting with editorial judgment, field reporting, and storytelling across platforms, with an emphasis on YouTube-friendly formats and audience engagement.