Video Editor and Motion Designer, Temporary

• →Collaborate with producers to create videos — and related promo cuts — that are grounded in ethical journalistic principles, standards and practices.
• →Use editorial judgment to translate investigations and video scripts with the sensitivity, care and appropriate tone they require.
• →Own the creative and technical postproduction for videos — editing, motion graphic design and animation, color grading and sound design — ensuring projects are shaped and paced for a YouTube-first audience.
• →Own end-to-end motion design workflows, including creating storyboards, animatics and the polished final products for videos.
• →Establish and maintain a central motion design library of MOGRTs, templates, toolkits and other reusable visual assets for teamwide use.
• →Maintain ProPublica’s brand standards and overall design system, collaborating with the design and graphics teams, among others, to ensure visual cohesiveness in videos.
• →Communicate proactively with the team regarding project status and timelines and directly collaborate with producers on scoping and delivering videos on schedule. 
• →Manage multiple projects in various stages of production, sometimes meeting tight deadlines.

We are looking for candidates who have proven that they can use video editing and design skills for journalistic ends.

The ideal candidate will have these skills and attributes:

• Four or more years of professional video editing and motion design experience in a newsroom, media organization or production studio. 
• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, with expert proficiency in both Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• A portfolio that highlights videos you have edited specifically for YouTube, including hosted, vlog-style and/or explainer formats.
• Experience building tension in hooks, controlling pacing and navigating tonal shifts in video storytelling. 
• You are energized by the opportunity of being part of a founding team and creating something from scratch — establishing formats, defining visual languages and building efficient workflows. 
• You thrive while collaborating, seeking input from others and iterating your work based on feedback. 

And many of these: 

• Experience being part of a founding YouTube team or launching a new project initiative. 
• Experience in on-site production, including shooting on professional camera equipment and knowledge of lighting and audio setups.
• Experience with digital asset management and video archival workflows. 
• Proficiency in Figma and Google Workspace.

This job is full time and includes benefits. ProPublica is based in New York, but we’re open to remote candidates. We have offices in New York City; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; Chicago; Phoenix; and Berkeley, California. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. and have the ability to travel, as necessary, for team meetings, training and video-related duties.

This role is subject to an in-office work requirement of two days per week in the New York City office. That requirement may be extended to other offices with 60 days’ notice. 

This job is covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with The NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003, CWA, AFL-CIO.

The expected salary range for this position is $90,000 to $115,000.

This is a good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position. The final salary figure will take into account a person’s experience, accomplishment and location. ProPublica is committed to paying its staff equitably, and these ranges should not be considered career salary limits or caps.

We will begin reviewing applications as we receive them, but we will continue to consider candidates as long as the posting remains live on our site.

Questions? Send an email to talent@propublica.org. 

No phone calls, please.