Freelance Director — Political & Current Events

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Los Angeles, CA, USA
In-Office
1K-1K Annually
Mid level
Digital Media
The Role
Freelance Director will direct on-set debate and discussion formats, ideate creative improvements, plan and coordinate production (casting, scheduling, resources), prepare cast, provide notes for post, and debrief with the team to optimize political and social video storytelling.
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We’re Jubilee Media.

At Jubilee, we're on a mission to provoke understanding and create human connection. We explore experiences that push people to feel more, think more, and see more in others. We challenge the belief of a black-and-white world, and instead embrace the complexity and richness of our experiences. By magnifying these stories we can discover personal identities, shared truths, and how we fit in the overarching human story. People are at the heart of everything we do, and we're looking for the next passionate teammate to join us on this journey. Together, we have the power to shift perspectives—and maybe even change the world.

About This Role
As a Freelance Director at Jubilee, you’ll collaborate with our creative and production teams to bring our most engaging political and social formats to life. We’re looking for bold, high-performing creatives who are excited to direct conversations around politics, culture, and the issues shaping how people see the world through formats like Surrounded, Middle Ground, Face Off, Roundtable, etc.
This role requires a strong understanding of all aspects of production, the ability to communicate a clear creative vision, consistent creative ideation, an eagerness to learn, and a positive, solutions-oriented mindset. Most importantly, we’re looking for directors who are genuinely curious about people, politics, and culture—and know how to turn complex topics into compelling, human stories.

What You’ll Do

  • Direct videos on set for our existing hit debate and discussion formats
  • Ideate on creative ways to improve upon our existing formats to increase video performance
  • Research and develop thoughtful, compelling prompts across politics, current events, culture, global affairs, etc.
  • Organize and plan production according to a schedule (casting, coordinating, producing)
  • Communicate with our team on what resources are needed and actively find your own resources.
  • Off production notes and suggestions to guide our post team
  • Debrief with our team on the successes and learning points from production
  • Support our casting team and prepare cast for production

Who You Are

  • 3-5 years of directing experience, ideally in the YouTube / digital media spaces
  • A strong storyteller who knows how to turn political and social topics into compelling, human conversations
  • A creative thinker who can bring fresh ideas to existing formats 
  • Experienced across production and comfortable owning everything from creative kick off through shoot execution
  • Politically and culturally curious

Compensation & Perks

  • Project Compensation  – approximately $1,000 per episode (we batch shoot!)
  • Catered lunches
  • Dynamic and fun team environment

Skills Required

  • 3-5 years of directing experience, ideally in YouTube/digital media
  • Strong storyteller able to turn political and social topics into human conversations
  • Experience across production from creative kickoff through shoot execution
  • Ability to organize and plan production (casting, coordinating, producing) according to schedule
  • Comfortable directing on set for debate and discussion formats
  • Ability to communicate a clear creative vision and provide post-production notes
  • Politically and culturally curious with creative ideation skills
  • Solutions-oriented mindset and eagerness to learn
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The Company
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
82 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Jubilee Media is the definitive video company for curious, purpose-driven millennials. We create original videos about meaningful human experiences, connections, and questions. Ultimately, we want to create a movement of young change makers.

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