Video Journalist & Growth Storyteller

Autopilot; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Autopilot is hiring a video-first creator/journalist to own one or more social accounts, turning stories into short videos that people watch and share across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and X. You’ll find angles, check facts, write scripts, shoot and edit, and manage an account end-to-end—from calendar to posting and community comments.

Ideal candidates have a journalism or news background (or a strong portfolio), UGC creator experience, on-camera presence, and editing skills (CapCut,

Qualifications

• Strong storytelling and research skills for rapid news-style content.
• Experience creating user-generated content and social video formats.
• Comfort speaking on camera and presenting to audiences.

Responsibilities

• Research and report stories from filings, market news, and data.
• Write, shoot, and edit short-form video for social platforms.
• Run an account end-to-end: content calendar, posting, comments, performance.

Skills

Storytelling

Research

UGC creation

On-camera presence

Editing

Education

Journalism degree

Communications degree

Tools

CapCut

Premiere Pro

Job description

Autopilot is hiring a video-first creator/journalist to own one or more social accounts, turning stories into short videos that people watch and share across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and X. You’ll find angles, check facts, write scripts, shoot and edit, and manage an account end-to-end—from calendar to posting and community comments.

Ideal candidates have a journalism or news background (or a strong portfolio), UGC creator experience, on-camera presence, and editing skills (CapCut,