Right now, we're building a new content direction: long-form educational videos for our YouTube channel. Think science-pop meets hands-on tech — in the spirit of channels like Veritasium or MythBusters, but for the world of hardware hacking, radio protocols, and everyday tech experiments.
We already have a team of videographers, editors, designers, and technical writers. Now we're looking for a Video Director — someone who can take a complex technical idea and turn it into a clear, engaging, and visually captivating 15–25 minute story from start to finish.
You'll be the mind connecting storytelling, filmmaking, and technology — developing narrative structures, creating storyboards and animatics, writing visual references, and directing the entire production process. We're looking for someone with a deep understanding of visual communication. Someone who can tell the videographer, "This exact caption should go here to make this narrative work."
Responsibilities
Own the full creative lifecycle of educational videos — from initial idea through scripting, storyboarding, filming, and post-production to final delivery
Take a technical concept or experiment and develop it into a clear, compelling ~20-minute narrative that a non-expert can follow and enjoy
Create detailed storyboards and, when useful, animatics (rough video mockups assembled from sketches) to communicate your vision to the team before filming
Define how every element — footage, graphics, captions, music, and pacing — works together to tell the story
Direct videographers on set: what to shoot, how to frame it, what visual approach best serves each part of the narrative
Guide editors on timing, structure, and tone to maintain clarity and engagement throughout the video
Collaborate closely with technical writers and engineers to ensure accuracy while keeping the story accessible
Work with designers on graphics, animations, and visual assets that illustrate abstract concepts
Maintain a consistent visual and narrative style across all educational content
Participate in creative ideation sessions and help refine ideas for maximum viewer impact
Your Team
You'll work alongside a dedicated production team. You won't need to shoot or edit yourself — your job is to direct the process and make the story work.
2 videographers (who also handle editing)
2 designers
1 on-camera host / speaker (who is also a technical writer)
2 technical writers who can explain the underlying technology
Head of Video (your primary reporting line)
Requirements
Portfolio or examples of educational, documentary, or storytelling-driven video work
3+ years of experience in video direction, creative direction, or narrative-driven video production
Strong understanding of visual communication and story structure — you can break down a complex topic into a sequence of clear, visual beats
Experience creating storyboards and/or animatics as part of pre-production
Proven ability to direct and coordinate a video team (videographers, editors, designers)
Familiarity with the full video production pipeline: scripting, pre-production, filming, post-production
Genuine curiosity about technology — you're willing to dive into how things work (radio frequencies, firmware, protocols) even if it's not your background
Excellent communication skills in English
Nice-to-Haves
Experience producing science-pop, explainer, or educational video content
Background in design, motion graphics, or visual communication
Hands-on experience with gadgets, hardware hacking, or engineering
Ability to create animatics or rough video prototypes to communicate ideas
What we offer
Workplace in our stand-alone office in Design District, near North Greenwich Station (Jubilee Line), with all the amenities for a comfortable and creative workday
Access to professional filming gear, computers, and software
Benefits: VHI, corporate sports, foreign language courses, and therapy sessions
Five-day workweek with a flexible start of the working day
A chance to build the visual language of a new educational content direction from the ground up — inside one of the most creative tech communities in the world