Lead Video Strategist

The Lead Video Strategist is responsible for turning client goals into clear, actionable creative strategies — crafting concepts, storylines, shot lists, and scripts that guide our production team to deliver high-performing, story-driven video content. This role bridges client objectives and creative execution, ensuring every project starts with a strong foundation of strategy and storytelling.

You will collaborate closely with our clients, creative team, and production staff to develop impactful narratives and production plans for a variety of formats, including brand videos, commercials, testimonials, product videos, and more. Strong performance in this role can lead to expanded leadership responsibilities as we continue to grow our creative team.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with clients and internal teams to understand goals, messaging, and target audience.
• Develop creative concepts, themes, and storylines for video projects.
• Create detailed shot lists and visual plans to guide production teams.
• Write or oversee script development for video projects.
• Collaborate with the Content Strategist, AI Creative Director, and Production Coordinator to ensure smooth translation from strategy to production.
• Ensure all creative strategies align with client goals and StoryVid’s storytelling standards.
• Participate in creative brainstorms and client presentations.
• Stay up to date on storytelling trends, video formats, and audience engagement tactics.
• Support pre-production processes by preparing strategy decks or visual references when needed.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in video production strategy, creative direction, or related fields.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic storytelling and creative planning.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, especially for concept development and scripts.
• Strong understanding of video production processes, including pre-production and shot planning.
• Ability to balance creativity with clear, actionable production plans.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work closely with clients and internal teams.
• Familiarity with remote work tools (ClickUp, Frame.io, Google Workspace) is a plus.

Our Hiring Process:

• Apply & Share Your Work (send us your application and we’ll review everything on a rolling basis)
• Interview (our first conversation to get to know you, your background, and answer your questions )
• Show Us How You Think (you’ll complete a short take-home assignment and walk us through your approach)
• Offer Stage (if it’s a match, we’ll send you an offer and welcome you to the team)
• Welcome to StoryVid (we’ll get you set up, introduce you to the crew, and dive into building the future together)
  

About StoryVid:

We’re a growing video production agency that produces story-driven, high-performing video content for brands and businesses. Our goal is to stay at the forefront of creative innovation, combining talented people with cutting-edge tools to produce leading results. We're remote-first, entrepreneurial, and committed to building a future where creative services are faster, smarter, and more accessible for our clients.

Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an equal opportunity company. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, veteran, or disability status. We value diverse perspectives and believe they strengthen our team.