Editorial Head of Video

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and inspire a global video team of full time staffers, fellows, and freelancers, ensuring alignment across the US and UK.
• Oversee editorial direction, setting the vision for coverage selection and execution.
• Partner with newsroom leaders to align video storytelling with BI's editorial pillars: business, technology, the workplace, health, the economy, and more.
• Maintain the highest standards of accuracy, fairness, and storytelling.
• Provide incisive editorial notes on scripts, storyboards, and rough cuts, elevating both short- and long-form content.
• Meet editorial goals for production and engagement.
• Work closely with the head of video operations to coordinate and optimize production schedules.
• Drive innovation in video formats, diversifying distribution across YouTube, FAST channels, and emerging platforms.
• Collaborate across departments - including product, marketing, and sales - to ensure video content advances BI's brand, audience growth, and revenue goals.
• Represent BI externally as a leader in digital video journalism, cultivating relationships with creators, distributors, and industry partners.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in video journalism, with a strong track record in managing large, geographically diverse editorial video teams.
• Fluency with business journalism and an ability to craft excellent business-oriented videos.
• Proven ability to deliver editorial feedback and shape stories.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well cross-functionally at senior levels.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to balance ambitious long-term projects with fast-turnaround video needs.
• Deep understanding of YouTube, social video, and evolving digital video trends including the role of AI tools in video.
• Solid understanding of analytics, industry trends, and competitor strategies to inform editorial and distribution decisions.
• Experience with FAST channels or streaming platforms is a plus.
• Passion for innovation in digital video and enthusiasm for reaching new audiences.

Nice to Have

• Experience with FAST channels or streaming platforms.

Benefits & Perks

• Base salary: $215,000 to $225,000 (dependent on relevant expertise, and industry network). This position is eligible for an annual performance based bonus.
• Unlimited PTO, 10 paid holidays, and 16 weeks of parental leave.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Matched and vested 401k plan.
• Access to resources for financial planning guidance, family planning services, mental health reach-out, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Additional benefits include commuter benefits, phone reimbursement, gym membership discounts, and more.