Politics Video Producer/Editor, MS NOW Digital

About the role

The MS NOW Politics Video Producer/Editor will help create fast, smart, and compelling social and digital video coverage of the 2028 election cycle. Working with campaign embeds, field producers, reporters, and the Politics Video Coordinating Producer/Editor, this producer will identify key moments from the campaign trail and turn them into clear, engaging video for digital audiences.

The ideal candidate has strong political news instincts, solid video-editing skills, and a sharp sense of what makes a story resonate on social platforms. They can quickly identify the most important element of a candidate event, interview, or breaking development and help shape it into accurate, accessible, and visually compelling storytelling.

This person will be closely tuned into the fast-moving political news cycle, able to juggle multiple assignments, collaborate effectively with colleagues in the field and Washington, and react quickly when news breaks. This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.

Responsibilities

• Work with DC political unit, campaign embeds, field producers, reporters, and editors to produce original political video daily.
• Write, edit, and produce vertical video for digital platforms.
• Identify compelling moments, interviews, exchanges, and visuals from campaign coverage.
• Help shape video stories by finding strong angles and clear headlines.

• Monitor campaign coverage notes, candidate schedules, and breaking news throughout the day.
• React quickly to breaking political news with accurate, distinctive, and competitive video.
• Distill complex political stories and campaign developments into concise, engaging storytelling.
• Pitch daily video ideas responsive to the political news cycle.
• Edit longer-form video for YouTube, OTT, and other digital platforms as assigned.

• Write scripts, headlines, captions, and social copy.
• Collaborate with reporters and field producers to strengthen story framing, scripting, and visual execution.
• Support the development of new social video formats and franchises around the 2028 election.
• Ensure all work meets MS NOW editorial, legal, and Standards and Practices requirements.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of digital, social, or video producing, editing, and writing experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. politics, campaigns, elections, and the issues shaping the 2028 cycle.
• Expert in Adobe Premiere, with the ability to edit efficiently under deadline.
• Demonstrated experience producing and editing original digital video.
• Strong editorial judgment and an ability to identify the most compelling elements of a story.

• Excellent scriptwriting, headline-writing, and copy-editing skills.
• Ability to translate complicated stories into clear, accurate, and engaging video for broad audiences.
• Strong attention to accuracy, fairness, context, and nuance.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced news environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently while taking editorial direction and feedback.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience covering politics, elections, Congress, or Washington news.
• Experience working with reporters or field teams on video stories.
• A strong instinct for emerging political stories and audience conversation.
• Familiarity with camera equipment, audio gathering, and basic field production.
• Experience creating both vertical social video and longer-form digital video.
• Ability to stay calm, organized, and decisive under deadline pressure.
• Enthusiasm for political reporting and the pace of campaign coverage.
• Additional

Pay and benefits

Must be willing to work in Washington, D.C. Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. Must be willing and able to work flexible hours under tight deadline pressure, including nights, weekends, breaking news, debates, election events, and special projects. Must have a valid U.S. driver's license and be willing to drive. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary Range: $93,000 - $110,000

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. You can submit your request to. VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization.

Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc. VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity.

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