We’re hiring a Head of Video!

Full-time, San Francisco

Timeline is seeking a Head of Video with several years experience of producing compelling, shareable videos for the social web.

If you’re a creative self-starter who is excited by the chance to reinvent explainer journalism, experiment with social news video, and to work at a San Francisco startup during one of the most exciting periods of media innovation in history, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and directing a team of 2–3 video producers as they conceive, script and produce 15–25 social news videos a week. Our videos are creative, fast-paced, short, and text-heavy. They are designed to be shared on Facebook.
• Collaborating with Timeline’s Editor-in-Chief and writers on projects that include both videos and text content.
• Developing Timeline’s video content strategy, including the creation of new recurring video formats for Timeline.com, Facebook, Facebook Live, and other platforms.
• Working with our media partners to produce collaborative videos that drive audience growth.

Requirements:

• At least 4 years experience producing online video content.
• A track record of creating compelling, shareable web videos of all types, and the ability to inspire your team members to do the same.
• Leadership experience in a newsroom environment.
• An intense interest in current affairs and the history behind the headlines.
• A love of experimentation and of telling stories in new and different ways.
• An ability to manage and organize a small team, develop an editorial calendar and implement a consistent production process.

To apply, please submit the following to jobs@timeline.com:

• Your resume.
• A short cover letter explaining why you’re right for Timeline.
• A 1–2 minute video featuring content consistent with what you’d like to do at Timeline. Make us want to share it.
• Links to your own published videos

About Timeline

Timeline is the first media company dedicated to connecting the dots between past and present.

We believe that many people don’t understand the world we live in — not because they aren’t interested or don’t care, but because there’s no easy way to see how today’s news sits within the sweep of history. That’s why we’re building a groundbreaking news company that uses history to deliver unique insights into the events and ideas that are shaping the world. Sometimes that means looking back a year or a decade. Other times it means going back millennia.

In 2015 we were named one of the best apps of the year by Apple and lauded by the New York Times, Fast Company and others. Our videos have garnered tens of millions of views and have been written about by the Huffington Post, Daily Mail and others.

We provide competitive salaries, health benefits, and a fun and informal work environment in San Francisco’s Design District.