Story Producer

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Strong Towns, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization, is seeking a dynamic individual to boost our video production efforts, producing stories and scripts that amplify our message to reach audiences on You Tube.

The mission of Strong Towns is to replace America’s postwar pattern of development, the Suburban Experiment, with a pattern of development that is financially strong and resilient. We advocate for cities of all sizes to be safe, livable and inviting. We work to elevate local government to be the highest level of collaboration for people working together in a place, not merely the lowest level in a hierarchy of governments.

Our goals are wildly ambitious, but we’ve made meaningful progress:

• Our media site has reached more than 2 million people and is shaping the national conversation on growth, development and the future of cities.
• Strong Towns You Tube published over 200 short videos on its social media last year, garnering over 12 million views. We cover everything from neighborhood revitalization to fighting harmful freeways to increasing housing, and more.
• More than 5,000 people across the world financially support Strong Towns as members, including at least one person in each U.S. state.
• Each day, we witness Strong Towns advocates step up and do extraordinary things to make their places more prosperous.

We need someone to support our video efforts, helping the Strong Towns team create engaging and retention-focused video content. This could be you if you match the following qualifications:

• You have a strong understanding of internet-native entertainment, creators, social platforms (You Tube specifically), and audience behavior.
• You’re passionate about writing and telling stories. You have an ability to take complicated ideas and turn them into narratives that people can quickly understand and care about.
• You are organized and diligent. You work well on your own (this is a remote position), meet deadlines, and communicate your progress with team members.
• You are motivated to be part of a nonpartisan nonprofit that works across political, social and cultural differences to help people make their cities and towns more economically resilient.

The Story Producer is responsible for developing the stories behind Strong Towns’ videos. This role turns Strong Towns ideas, research, people, and real-world examples into compelling video narratives designed to engage a broad You Tube audience.

The Story Producer conducts the research and writing process for long-form videos, developing concepts into beat sheets, interview questions, and scripts engineered for retention. Working closely with the Supervising Producer/Video Strategist and subject-matter experts across Strong Towns, this role ensures each video has a clear premise, strong narrative structure, compelling stakes, and an accessible way of communicating Strong Towns ideas.

• Develop Long-Form Video Stories. Turn video concepts and Strong Towns ideas into compelling narratives for You Tube. Identify the central premise, characters, stakes, tension, examples, and story structure that will carry each video from beginning to end.
• Research and Build Beat Sheets. Conduct research for long-form video projects, including identifying relevant data, examples, locations, people, historical context, and Strong Towns source material. Translate that research into detailed beat sheets that establish the narrative structure and guide interviews, filming, and editing. Watch recorded…