The Cato Institute is seeking a Senior Video Editor/Producer to lead day-to-day production for its in-house AV team. The role owns the editorial and visual execution of Cato's multimedia output—podcast videos, policy documentaries, event coverage, interview series, explainers, and social content—and sets the technical and creative standard for the team. The ideal candidate combines strong editing craft, motion graphics fluency, and sound judgment about how to turn dense policy material into work that holds a general audience's attention. This is a hybrid position based in Washington, DC. Responsibilities: Own the edit on high-visibility projects—from ingest through final delivery—setting pacing, structure, and visual tone. Lead motion graphics design system-wide: animated lower thirds, title sequences, data visualizations, and other on-screen elements, ensuring visual consistency across formats. Serve as the primary editorial partner to producers, researchers, and senior communications staff, advising on story structure and visual strategy. Set and maintain Cato's on-screen brand standards, and train/guide other editors, freelancers, or interns on those standards and workflows. Manage the post-production pipeline end to end: media ingest, archiving, version control, and file organization across concurrent projects. Handle color correction and audio mixing to a broadcast-ready standard; troubleshoot technical issues in the signal chain as needed. Adapt and reformat finished content across platforms (YouTube, social, broadcast, web), optimizing for each platform's specs and a

The Cato Institute is seeking a Senior Video Editor/Producer to lead day-to-day production for its in-house AV team. The role owns the editorial and visual execution of Cato's multimedia output—podcast videos, policy documentaries, event coverage, interview series, explainers, and social content—and sets the technical and creative standard for the team. The ideal candidate combines strong editing craft, motion graphics fluency, and sound judgment about how to turn dense policy material into work that holds a general audience's attention. This is a hybrid position based in Washington, DC. Responsibilities: Own the edit on high-visibility projects—from ingest through final delivery—setting pacing, structure, and visual tone. Lead motion graphics design system-wide: animated lower thirds, title sequences, data visualizations, and other on-screen elements, ensuring visual consistency across formats. Serve as the primary editorial partner to producers, researchers, and senior communications staff, advising on story structure and visual strategy. Set and maintain Cato's on-screen brand standards, and train/guide other editors, freelancers, or interns on those standards and workflows. Manage the post-production pipeline end to end: media ingest, archiving, version control, and file organization across concurrent projects. Handle color correction and audio mixing to a broadcast-ready standard; troubleshoot technical issues in the signal chain as needed. Adapt and reformat finished content across platforms (YouTube, social, broadcast, web), optimizing for each platform's specs and a