Video Editor and Motion Designer, Temporary

ProPublica

Headquarters (NYC)Full-time$90k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-11

Hybrid

Core

Video editor and motion designer creating standalone editorial YouTube videos from investigative journalism.

Role type

Senior IC video editor and motion designer

Builds

Midlength YouTube video adaptations of long-form investigative reports

Domain

Investigative journalism / Digital video

Required skills

Video editing, Motion graphic design, Animation, Color grading, Sound design, Storyboarding, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Editorial judgment, Workflow creation

Preferred skills

YouTube platform expertise, On-site production, Digital asset management, Figma, Google Workspace

Technologies

Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Google Workspace

Responsibilities

Edit and design videos grounded in ethical journalistic principles, Own end-to-end motion design workflows including storyboards and animatics, Establish reusable visual assets and templates, Maintain brand standards and design system, Collaborate with producers on scoping and delivery, Manage multiple projects with tight deadlines

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About ProPublica

ProPublica is an award-winning independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account. Our investigative journalism does more than expose wrongdoing and injustice; we intend for it to spark real-world change. With a team of more than 100 dedicated journalists across the country, we produce reporting that has contributed to the passage of new laws; reversals of harmful policies and pract