Senior Video Strategist

Mercury • Portland, OR

3d • $142,400 - $197,800 • Remote

About The Position

Mercury's Stories team is looking for a Video Lead to own and grow our YouTube presence. You’d join a creative team that makes multimedia content — from a magazine to research reports, tutorials to audio stories — exploring many facets of what it takes to build enduring companies. In this role, you’ll lead channel strategy for YouTube, overseeing video production and shaping channel-native programming across long-form video, Shorts, recurring series, and emerging formats. You’ll combine strong editorial instincts with deep platform fluency to grow high-quality video programming without losing creative sharpness or brand integrity.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience across video, multimedia, social content, editorial, creator media, and/or brand storytelling
• Significant experience growing YouTube channels with measurable audience and engagement results
• Deep understanding of YouTube as a platform, including programming strategy, retention, packaging, Shorts, distribution, and channel growth
• Experience balancing performance goals with high creative, editorial, and brand standards
• Experience leading productions and managing freelance editors, producers, shooters, agencies, talent, and/or other collaborators
• Strong communication and organizational skills in remote-first, often async environments
• Excitement around experimentation, iteration, and building from the ground up

Nice To Haves

• A deeply platform-native video strategist who understands what makes YouTube channels grow
• A strong creative operator who can move fluidly between big-picture programming strategy and frame-by-frame edit feedback
• Someone with strong creative taste who knows how to turn loose ideas into compelling content, including recurring formats, series, and more
• An enthusiastic collaborator who knows how to set the pace and scale output (and yourself) while holding the quality bar high
• A self-directed builder who thrives in remote-first, async environments and brings clarity, momentum, and strong communication to collaborative work

Responsibilities

• Own Mercury’s YouTube strategy and programming across formats, using audience insights, platform trends, analytics, and editorial judgment to drive channel growth
• Lead production from concept through publishing — including scripting, creative development, shoot planning, editing oversight, packaging, and distribution
• Develop and refine formats and concepts that strengthen audience engagement and channel identity
• Build scalable workflows and production systems that support consistent, high-quality output
• Oversee freelancers, editors, producers, talent, and external partners, providing clear creative direction and feedback
• Jump into production directly when needed — shaping story structure, reviewing edits, refining thumbnails/titles/hooks, or producing content yourself

Benefits

• base salary
• equity (stock options/RSUs)

What This Job Offers

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