Senior Video Manager

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

A Little About Us

Yahoo is a global media and tech powerhouse dedicated to connecting people to their passions. With nearly 900 million users worldwide, we provide a range of services from news and finance to shopping and gaming. Our mission at Yahoo News is to deliver unparalleled content to our 35 million daily users and extend our reach through collaborations with premium publishers, Yahoo News staff, and our creator network. To lead the charge, we need an exceptional leader to guide our team, and that’s where you come in.

A Lot About You

We’re seeking a Senior Manager to lead a team of social video editors and producers and  short-form vertical video content strategy across Yahoo News social channels, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube. As a senior manager, you will be instrumental in shaping our approach to social video, including creator-style content, TikTok-inspired formats, and live-streaming opportunities. You will be an effective leader, fostering creativity and collaboration within your team while driving innovation.

In this role, you will oversee video production and editing, coach on-camera talent, and develop strategies to create compelling new formats on social media. You will be deeply knowledgeable about the latest TikTok trends and use your editorial experience to determine how and when Yahoo News should jump into conversations. This role requires extensive collaboration – with editors, producers, and creators – to ensure Yahoo News’ video content is both editorially rigorous and highly engaging.

Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor video editors, producers, and creators. Provide guidance on script writing, on-camera reporting, and video production techniques. Foster a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and innovation.

• Strategic planning and strategy: Along with the Director of Social, develop and implement the video content strategy for Yahoo News’ social media channels. Oversee the planning, prioritizing, and pacing of video releases to align with strategic goals.

• Content Oversight: Ensure the creation of high-quality, compelling video content. Ensure content is editorially sound and meets strategic goals and platform-specific needs.

• Video editing: Quickly produce and edit compelling, high-quality video content in Adobe Premiere, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and platform-specific needs.

• News judgment: Collaborate with teams across Yahoo to ensure timely and accurate video coverage of breaking news, key events and conversations taking over the internet. Direct coverage of live news events, quickly identifying and cutting key moments that will resonate with Yahoo audiences.

• Jump on trends: Use social listening tools to identify viral videos and internet trends. Quickly turn around creator-style videos that are editorially sound and highly engaging, using native social features when possible.

• Audience focused: Develop and implement strategies that consider platform-specific requirements and audience preferences. Use video performance data to make strategic recommendations for content.

• News experience: Maintain a consistent editorial voice and uphold Yahoo News’ standards for news content across all platforms.

• Directing: Coach video editors, creators and reporters in script writing and on-camera reporting.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years experience in video editing and news content strategy, with significant experience in social media-focused roles. Prior management experience preferred.

• Proven ability to manage multiple video projects and a team simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience as the editorial lead on key news events in a large newsroom or media organization.

• Experience coordinating multiple producers, reporters and editors at one time with a strong ability to multitask and prioritize.

• Expertise in video editing software and tools, including Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and other relevant applications.

• Demonstrated knowledge of social media platforms and video best practices, including emerging trends and audience engagement strategies.

• Strong strategic thinking and ability to craft video content that aligns with editorial standards and business objectives.

• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, with the ability to adapt content for different platforms and audiences.

• Experience with analytics tools and making data-driven decisions to enhance video performance.

Additional Information:

This position requires availability to work on weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed. 

If you are passionate about leading a team to create impactful video content that informs and engages users, we encourage you to apply.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (

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The compensation for this position ranges from $110,625.00 - $230,625.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements. 

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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