Context Corner is an independent, reader-supported newsroom for fact-based, context-driven journalism.
We cover DFW and Texas with a focus on communities that legacy media under-serve—Muslim, immigrant, and working-class neighbors.
We publish daily on our site, and distribute via email, WhatsApp, and social.
The Role (why it exists)
We’re hiring a Managing Editor & Video Showrunner to set the daily agenda and build a high-performing YouTube news operation.
You’ll lead the story mix, report/host on camera, manage freelancers and offshore editors, and turn audience data into smarter coverage.
What You’ll Do (Day-to-day)
- Editorial leadership: Set daily/weekly agenda; run pitches and approvals; enforce sourcing standards and corrections policy.
- Showrunning for YouTube: Build 2–3 repeatable franchises (shorts + explainers + field reports); oversee scripts, shoots, thumbnails, and packaging.
- Hands-on reporting/hosting: Report quick hits and 5–10 minute explainers; conduct interviews with community leaders and subject-matter experts.
- Manage the bench: Assign and edit freelancers; coordinate with offshore video editors and site producer; maintain style guide.
- Audience growth: Use YouTube Studio/GA4/Search Console to improve CTR, retention, and conversions to email/membership.
- Community presence: Build source maps (mosques, PTAs, labor groups, legal orgs); represent CC at events and listening sessions.
- Safety & ethics: Apply our Editorial Code; manage legal risk (pre-pub review when needed); uphold ad/editorial firewall.
You’ll Thrive Here If You Have
- 3–7 years in digital reporting/producing (local news or civic beats ideal).
- On-camera presence and clean delivery under time pressure.
- Fast scripting and line editing; comfort rewriting to time.
- Working knowledge of media law (defamation, privacy), sourcing, and verification.
- YouTube literacy: titles, hooks, thumbnails, retention, end-screens.
- Basic production skills (phone camera, audio, b-roll) and the judgment to prioritize audio quality.
- Experience managing freelancers or small teams.
Nice to have: data viz; FOIA experience; Premiere/CapCut/Descript; live formats; WhatsApp Channels.
What success looks like (first 90 days)
- Programming grid live; 2–3 Shorts/day cadence; 1 explainer/week.
- +5,000 YouTube subs and +3,000 email subs; CTR ≥ 6%, AVD ≥ 35% on explainers.
- 8 long-form videos published; 4 reported features/month from DFW beats.
- Corrections rate <2%; publish-to-edit cycle ≤48 hours for long-form.
Compensation & benefits
- Salary: Competitive base (DOE) + up to 10-15% KPI bonus (quarterly).
- Benefits/Stipends: health stipend + 10 PTO days + holidays + gear grant + phone/internet.
How to Apply
Email: editor@context-corner.com with:
- Résumé + links to 3 best clips (video or print).
- One paragraph: the DFW story you’d assign this week and why it matters.
- Optional 90-minute audition (paid): we’ll send a brief; you return a short script + two 60s shorts + thumbnail concepts.
Equal Opportunity: We value lived experience.
Candidates from immigrant, and under-represented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We hire based on skill, integrity, and mission fit.
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