Senior Video Producer, Unexplainable

Vox Media, LLC • New York, NY

17h • $90,000 - $113,000

About The Position

Vox is seeking a technically skilled, creative, and organized Senior Video Producer to develop and produce a weekly video interview version of Unexplainable, Vox’s award-winning narrative podcast. This is a one-year benefits eligible contract position.
Unexplainable is a sound-rich biweekly podcast that delves into the mysteries of science with equal parts playfulness and journalistic rigor. We are looking for an experienced video producer to help us translate the show to video through engaging visuals, thoughtful editing, and journalistic best practices.

The video producer will collaborate closely with the Unexplainable team to make a stand-out weekly video podcast. This is an exciting opportunity to help us develop a new visual identity for our audience. You’ll be involved in all steps of production, from initial brainstorms, planning and coordinating recordings, editing, and managing post-production to publishing. You’ll help develop the visual identity of the show, and be responsible for assembling, refining, and packaging each episode in Premiere.

This is a highly collaborative role. You’ll create content cuts for both video and audio versions of the podcast, and you’ll work closely with producer-hosts, story editors, and audio engineers, as well as a video editor and animator.
Ideally, you bring with you a background in journalism, a curiosity about science, a strong editorial sensibility, and a great deal of excitement about figuring out how to translate a narrative audio podcast to video.
Precision, curiosity, confident editorial judgement, and strong technical instincts are also key to succeeding in this role.
To apply, please submit a cover letter clearly outlining how your skills and experience meet or exceed the key candidate requirements. Include links to 3-5 videos that demonstrate your ability to produce original digital video shows and podcasts. Bonus points awarded for exhibiting some awareness of Unexplainable podcast episodes.

Requirements

• At least 3 to 5 years of professional experience producing really good videos, ideally for longform, highly produced, interview-driven, or idea-focused shows.
• Expert-level understanding of Adobe Suite, especially Premiere and After Effects. Experience with Descript and ProTools is a plus.
• Experience with publishing best practices—including thumbnails, titles, descriptions, tags, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency with studio lighting setups and field shoots.
• Familiarity with long-form conversational editing, especially intellectually rich or exploratory discussions.
• An interest or background in science and narrative journalism.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full video and audio editing workflow for each episode, shaping structure, pacing, clarity, and visual presentation.
• Manage multi-track/multi-camera assembly, layout adjustments, sync, and cleanup; use Premiere/After Effects for video.
• Record and remotely direct host video; manage technical logistics for remote and some studio recordings (Riverside or similar).
• Prepare assets — thumbnails, captions, titles, descriptions — and handle uploads, scheduling, metadata, and QC for consistent platform presentation.
• Manage multiple episodes at once while maintaining accuracy, organization, and deadlines.

Benefits

• This is a permanent, full-time position.
• This job is benefits-eligible.
• We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life.
• This role is a part of the Vox Media Union, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed