Why Council on Foreign Relations
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedAnalyzes critical foreign policy issues and provides non-partisan digital resources to help members and the public better understand global affairs.
- The david rockefeller studies program: cfr's think tank analyzes pressing global challenges and offers actionable steps that policymakers and citizens can take to address them. The more than seventy full-time and adjunct fellows in studies cover all the world's major…$35.4M spent in FY2024
- For over 100 years, Foreign affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of american Foreign policy and global affairs. IT is now a multiplatform media organization with a print magazine, a website, a mobile site, a podcast, apps…$13.7M spent in FY2024
- Product, design, and engineering (pde) designs, develops, and maintains products that serve the council's mission to impart a better understanding of the world among its members and other interested citizens. We collaborate with departments across the Council to set and…$12M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenPosition Summary
The Senior Video Editor is the Council on Foreign Relation (CFR)’s key storytelling creative, bringing narrative shape, editorial instinct, and motion graphics craft to the full range of the team's video work. This person will lead the editorial development of video explainers, short-form documentaries, and other high-impact productions from script through final delivery. They will also serve as a creative resource and collaborator for fellow producers, helping them refine and elevate their own projects.
The ideal candidate is a gifted visual storyteller with deep post-production expertise, a sophisticated eye for motion graphics, and fluency in social video formats including vertical video for platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. A genuine passion for making complex foreign policy ideas accessible and compelling to a wide audience is essential. Experience with video podcast production is a plus. This full-time position is based in New York City office, at least four days per week. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are considered institutional anchor days where all staff are required to be onsite. CFR’s remote working schedule is subject to change.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities Serve as the team's primary narrative editor, developing and shaping story structure, pacing, and editorial voice across video explainers, short-form documentaries, and other long-form productions. Collaborate with fellow producers and staff to provide editorial guidance on projects across the team, helping shape narrative arc, script, and edit from early development through delivery. Write, edit, and produce scripts, interview questions, and substantive outlines for a range of video formats.
Design and execute motion graphics and animation that translate complex foreign policy ideas into visually compelling stories, consistent with CFR's editorial voice and style guide. Edit and produce social video content for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and other digital platforms, with fluency in vertical and platform-native formats and strong command of pacing, structure, sound design, and visual rhythm. Adapt long-form editorial content into short-form and vertical social video, finding the story within the story for platform-specific audiences.
Use storytelling principles and the video medium to explain foreign policy concepts and ideas to a wider audience through evocative imagery and motion graphics. Mentor junior and mid-level producers, modeling high editorial and craft standards through collaborative, hands-on engagement with their work. Research photo and footage needs and work with vendors to negotiate licensing terms. Produce and direct on-camera interviews in the studio and in the field as projects require. Maintain awareness of trends in video storytelling, motion graphics, and the competitive digital media landscape, including best practices, video SEO, and emerging platforms. Manage project timelines and communicate…
About Council on Foreign Relations
From its Form 990- Budget $99.1M · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Staff 380 · founded 1921
- Pays its leaders $360K–$1.4M (12 reported)
- Open jobs 19 · Jobs at Council on Foreign Relations · Full 990 report