Video Lead - Stories
Overview
To that end, Mercury’s Stories team is looking for Video Lead to own and grow our YouTube presence. You’d join a creative team that makes multimedia content — from a magazine to research reports, tutorials to audio stories — exploring many facets of what it takes to build enduring companies.
In this role
- Own Mercury’s YouTube strategy and programming across formats, using audience insights, platform trends, analytics, and editorial judgment to drive channel growth
- Lead production from concept through publishing — including scripting, creative development, shoot planning, editing oversight, packaging, and distribution
- Develop and refine formats and concepts that strengthen audience engagement and channel identity
- Build scalable workflows and production systems that support consistent, high-quality output
- Oversee freelancers, editors, producers, talent, and external partners, providing clear creative direction and feedback
- Jump into production directly when needed — shaping story structure, reviewing edits, refining thumbnails/titles/hooks, or producing content yourself
Qualifications
- 8+ years of relevant experience across video, multimedia, social content, editorial, creator media, and/or brand storytelling
- Significant experience growing YouTube channels with measurable audience and engagement results
- Deep understanding of YouTube as a platform, including programming strategy, retention, packaging, Shorts, distribution, and channel growth
- Experience balancing performance goals with high creative, editorial, and brand standards
- Experience leading productions and managing freelance editors, producers, shooters, agencies, talent, and/or other collaborators
- Strong communication and organizational skills in remote-first, often async environments
- Excitement around experimentation, iteration, and building from the ground up
Total Rewards Package
The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits.
Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
- US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $158,200 - $197,800
- US employees outside of the New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle or the San Francisco Bay Area: $142,400 - $178,000
Application
Please submit your portfolio or links to your work, as well as a short cover letter, with your application. Applications without work samples and a cover letter will not be considered for this role.