Director, Digital Video

Paramount is hiring a Director, Digital Video based in New York, NY to lead original programming for CBS News on YouTube. This role sits within the CBS News digital production workflow, responsible for developing and executing YouTube-first video series spanning breaking news, explainers, and original features. It suits a producer-editor hybrid who understands how editorial decisions translate directly into watch time and audience retention on digital video platforms.

About the Role

The Director, Digital Video works inside the CBS News ecosystem, tapping into the network’s existing roster of reporters, producers, and on-air talent to build a slate of YouTube-native shows and series. Day-to-day, this person is in the edit suite as much as they are in development meetings, shaping narrative structure and pacing in Adobe Premiere Pro while also steering the pitch process for incoming concepts. This is a fully on-site position in New York, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm ET.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and produce YouTube-first video series across CBS News beats, from hard news coverage to long-form feature programming.
• Edit all content in Adobe Premiere Pro, with full ownership of narrative structure, pacing, sound design, and visual sequencing.
• Use YouTube performance data and audience insights to drive editorial strategy, story selection, and content packaging with a focus on watch time and revenue growth.
• Write and review scripts, headlines, video descriptions, and other editorial elements to ensure content meets CBS News accuracy and publication standards.
• Coordinate with Rights and Clearances, Legal, Standards, and Graphics teams to resolve issues and align content before publication.
• Manage a small digital video production team while remaining a hands-on contributor to the daily output of the department.

What You Bring

• Demonstrated experience producing and editing original digital video content for news or entertainment brands on YouTube.
• Strong command of Adobe Premiere Pro across editorial, audio, and finishing workflows.
• A track record of improving watch time and audience retention metrics on a digital video platform.
• Experience working within a broadcast or streaming news production environment.
• Ability to manage editorial contributors across a large newsroom or production organization.

Why This Role

CBS News is one of the most established names in broadcast journalism, and this position offers real creative ownership over how that brand builds its presence in original digital video programming. Paramount’s scale means access to a deep production infrastructure and a broad network of editorial talent across its properties.

Apply now for the Director, Digital Video role at Paramount and bring your editorial and production experience to one of the most recognized names in news content.