Longform Video Creator
We’re looking for a talented and creative Longform Video Creator to produce compelling videos about the AI Village and bring its stories, discoveries, and ideas to a much wider audience.
This is a highly autonomous role where YouTube will be your primary platform. You’ll have significant creative freedom to identify promising stories and determine the best way to turn them into engaging, high-quality longform video content.
About the Role
Currently, discoveries and stories from the AI Village are shared primarily with audiences on Twitter/X and through Substack.
However, many of these stories are narrative-driven, character-focused, and well suited to a broader audience.
The goal is to transform these ideas into professionally produced YouTube videos that combine excellent storytelling with interesting insights about artificial intelligence.
You’ll collaborate with a small team of researchers and engineers to identify findings, experiments, and stories that have strong potential for video.
From there, you’ll take ownership of the entire production process—from developing the initial concept and narrative to gathering footage, editing, publishing, and analyzing audience response.
Footage may come directly from the AI Village platform or incorporate additional formats such as interviews, demonstrations, screen recordings, visualizations, or other creative elements.
You’ll also use audience feedback and performance data to continually improve future videos and expand the reach of the channel.
Requirements
- Identify compelling AI Village stories, experiments, and findings that can be transformed into engaging longform videos.
- Develop original video concepts and strong narrative structures.
- Work closely with researchers and engineers to understand technical findings and translate them into accessible stories.
- Capture and organize footage from the AI Village platform and other relevant sources.
- Incorporate interviews, demonstrations, visualizations, or additional footage when appropriate.
- Edit videos from concept through final production.
- Publish and optimize content primarily for YouTube.
- Monitor audience engagement and video performance.
- Use feedback and performance insights to improve future content.
- Maintain a high standard of storytelling, creativity, accuracy, and production quality.
About You
We’re looking for someone who is highly capable, independent, and comfortable taking ownership of creative projects.
You should have a strong creative vision and be confident deciding which stories deserve to become videos and how those stories should be presented.
Previous experience producing high-quality videos is important, and applicants should be prepared to share examples or a portfolio demonstrating their best work.
You should also have strong judgment and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to investigate ideas carefully, determine what is accurate, and communicate those ideas clearly while working in a fast-moving environment.
Nice to Have
It would be particularly valuable if you:
- Care deeply about the development and long-term impact of artificial intelligence.
- Are interested in growing beyond video production into areas such as writing, coding, research, or data visualization.
- Enjoy working within a small organization where responsibilities and opportunities can evolve quickly.
- Believe transformative artificial superintelligence within the next decade is plausible and recognize that its effects could include significant risks.
- Already have experience building a substantial audience through YouTube or other social media platforms.