Job Description
The Opportunity
Planetizen is looking for a talented Video Producer & Editor to join our team. The Video Producer & Editor will be responsible for producing, filming, and editing high-quality video course content, with a high degree of autonomy and ownership for all new courses published on the platform. This role will also help lead & create the content for Planetizen’s YouTube channel, working under the direction of the marketing director, with the goal to grow the channel to 100k subscribers in the first year.
This is the right role for a resourceful, tenacious, and growth-oriented team player, passionate about the potential of video to educate and contribute to the process of planning a prosperous, sustainable, and equitable built environment. Successful candidates will have experience or strong interest in the urban planning industry, or a closely related field, and will recognize and value the terminology, concepts, and personalities of planning. The Video Producer & Editor is a key member of the team at Planetizen, working directly with the instructors, editorial manager, and marketing director to create educational content to inform the entire planning field—planners, designers, and citizens.
Key Deliverables
- Educational Video Content Creation - Working with subject matter experts, produce best-in-class educational video content published on our website and social media channels that effectively communicates urban planning concepts, tools, and best practices. This involves planning, filming, editing, publishing, archiving, and reporting on video content.
- Audience Growth and Engagement on YouTube - Grow Planetizen's YouTube channel subscribers to 100k, focusing on creating captivating content that appeals to urban planners, students, and related professionals and leveraging YouTube analytics to help inform content strategy.
- Analytics & Reporting - Understand and report video content performance and contribution to business goals. Make recommendations to process and content improvements. Regularly assess feedback from users and analytics to refine content strategies, ensuring that the video training remains relevant, current, and effectively meets educational goals.
- Team collaboration - Collaborate with content and marketing teams to help plan, develop, create, and launch video content that achieves business objectives. Work closely with the editorial manager to identify trends, topics, and opportunities for new courses and content that meet the needs of the urban planning community. Work closely with the marketing director to ensure that the YouTube growth strategy is properly informed by your insights.
Success Metrics
In your first 3 months
- Learn about the Planetizen brand, content, products, and audience.
- Produce and publish your first Planetizen courses.
- Produce and publish your first YouTube videos.
In your first year
- With support from the team, execute on the content strategy by producing and publishing video courses.
- Develop a process for creating and publishing engaging videos regularly across social media platforms.
- Grow YouTube channel to 100k subscribers.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience producing and editing high-quality educational or instructional video content, with a portfolio that demonstrates expertise in conveying complex concepts through video.
- Experience with Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma/Canva, and other digital tools.
- Demonstrated experience in growing and managing a YouTube channel, including knowledge of YouTube SEO, content optimization, and audience engagement strategies.
- Experience with or strong interest in urban planning.
- Ability to source free and royalty free stock footage independently.
- Ability to work independently on a small team.
- Excellent time-management and organizational skills, with ability to manage multiple projects at different stages simultaneously.
Location & Availability
- This is a full-time role 9am-6pm PT (with 1 hour for lunch).
- Candidates must be local to Los Angeles or willing to relocate. This position is available partially remote (with about 4 days per month in our Koreatown office for shoots in the Planetizen studio) or fully in-person in our office.
About Planetizen
- Planetizen is a community of planning intelligence—a one-stop source for planning news, editorials, book reviews, jobs, and education.
- Planetizen Courses is one of Planetizen's most successful products, with more than 350 courses published online and available to subscribers.
- Planetizen is a sister company of Urban Insight and leverages the resources available to the Urban Insight team.
- The Planetizen and Urban Insight team totals more than 35 employees working all over the United States.
- Planetizen runs on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
Why Work at Planetizen
- Join a tenacious, collaborative, and growth-oriented team where your contributions make an impact.
- We work with you to create a career path catered to you.
- Average employee tenure is 6.5 years.
- We're stable. We've been in business for 23+ years, and continue to grow each year.
- We offer a casual and flexible working environment. We believe in life/work balance.
- The right candidate will find numerous opportunities for growth.
- We allocate time for training and professional development.
Compensation We offer a highly competitive salary which depends on your qualifications, experience, education, and certifications. Our salary package includes:
- $60,000-70,000 base salary (DOE)
- Paid time off (15 days increasing to 20 after four years)
- Holiday time off (~10 days per year).
- Health, Dental and Vision insurance (95% employer-paid base plan)
- Company-sponsored 401(k) plan with employer match
- An annual customized training plan and time to study
- Performance and compensation reviews annually
To Apply
Please apply on this page. This position is open until filled. Thanks for your interest in working with us at Planetizen.
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