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title: 'Video Producer at Straight Arrow'
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# Video Producer at Straight Arrow

- **Company:** Straight Arrow
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/straightarrownews/jobs/4423222009

## Job description

About Us: Straight Arrow is fearlessly dedicated to exposing the hard truths in the stories that are dividing Americans today. We prize stories that connect to our audiences’ daily lives. Check us out at [www.san.com](http://www.san.com/) and on the Straight Arrow mobile app.

Straight Arrow is building a new kind of news organization. We go beyond the talking points to uncover the incentives, tradeoffs, conflicts and human stories driving the issues that matter most.

Our video team produces original reporting, interviews, news analysis and field journalism across programs including Unbiased Updates, Off Script and Media Miss. We're looking for a journalist-producer who can spot compelling stories, report them out thoroughly, and transform them into engaging video journalism.

About this role:

Straight Arrow is seeking a Video Producer who is a journalist first.

You’ll pitch stories, conduct reporting, book guests, write scripts, produce segments and help shape coverage across our flagship shows. You’ll be just as comfortable digging through research and interviewing sources as you are collaborating on a daily rundown.

You’ll play a key role in our morning programming, so we’re looking for someone who genuinely enjoys mornings, thrives in a fast news environment, and wants to be an active contributor to the energy and conversations that help start our audience’s day.

The ideal candidate is exceptionally curious, highly organized, quick to learn, and motivated by finding stories others miss. The core of your storytelling revolves around identifying the people at the center of the conflict and producing reporting that adds genuine value to the public conversation.

Experience developing documentary-style stories for YouTube is a plus, but this is fundamentally a journalism and story production role.

Responsibilities:

Story Development & Reporting

- Pitch original story ideas and fresh angles
- Identify emerging trends, overlooked issues and underreported stories
- Conduct interviews, research and source development
- Surface stories rooted in real-world consequences and competing perspectives

Writing & Production

- Write scripts, interview outlines and show segments
- Book guests and prepare interviews
- Produce video content from concept through publication
- Collaborate with hosts, editors and leadership to shape editorial direction
- Ensure reporting meets the highest standards of accuracy, fairness and clarity

Show and Audience Development

- Contribute ideas for franchises like Unbiased Updates, Off Script and Media Miss
- Understand what resonates on YouTube and digital platforms
- Experiment with new formats, storytelling techniques and audience engagement strategies
- Occasionally travel for field reporting and production
- Collaborate across Straight Arrow's editorial, marketing, social and product teams to promote reporting and programs

Qualifications:

Required

- 5+ years of experience in journalism, news production, reporting or documentary media
- Proven ability to originate and report stories independently
- Exceptional writing, interviewing and storytelling skills
- Strong news judgment and editorial instincts
- Experience producing fast-moving news content on tight timelines
- Ability to juggle multiple projects without sacrificing quality
- Deep commitment to factual accuracy, fairness and journalistic integrity
- Familiarity with YouTube and digital-first video publishing
- Enthusiasm for early mornings and being part of a daily morning news program

## Preferred

- Experience producing news, public affairs or current events programming
- Investigative or enterprise reporting experience
- Documentary development or short-form documentary experience
- Startup media experience
- Video editing skills
- Strong source networks across politics, policy, business, technology, culture, science or local communities

Compensation & Benefits:

- The salary range for this position is $70,000-$90,000.
- Straight Arrow offers comprehensive health and wellness coverage that ensures our employees have the care and coverage they need to stay healthy, build current and future financial security and maintain work-life balance. All full-time employees and their dependents are eligible to enroll in our benefits. That includes generous paid time off, paid holidays and floating holidays; health coverage, vision and dental plans; retirement plans like the company's 401(k) plan with company match; and more.

#LI-Remote Straight Arrow is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees, regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status.

## About Straight Arrow

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Straight Arrow News (SAN) is a digital news startup committed to delivering unbiased, nonpartisan, fact-based reporting across politics, business, tech, energy, and international affairs.
- **Entity Type**: Private (founder-funded; bootstrapped by CEO Joe Ricketts)
- **Headquarters**: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Joe Ricketts

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Internet News / Digital Media / Journalism
- **Target customers**: B2C – U.S. and global consumers seeking fact-based, balanced news coverage; also partners like Jubilee Media for fact-checking.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Raise the bar on journalism in a time of media bias and mistrust” by providing “unbiased news, without agenda” and “fear no fact” [san.com/about](https://san.com/about/).

## Products & Services
- **[SAN News Website & App]**: A digital news platform delivering stories across politics, business, tech, energy, military, and lifestyle. Features include article summaries, “why it matters” sections, and a source transparency list. Available on Android and iOS; relaunched June 2025 with a redesigned interface [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Arrow_News).
- **[Media Miss™ Tool]**: A real-time tool that identifies which stories are underreported (or not reported) by left- and right-leaning mainstream outlets, built in partnership with Ground News. Helps users “get a complete picture of the news” [san.com/about](https://san.com/about/).
- **Fact-Checking Service (partnership)**: In 2025, SAN partnered with Jubilee Media to provide on-screen fact-checks for the “Surrounded” debate shows [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Arrow_News).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $9.9 million (2025) [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Arrow_News). Total funding: N/A (founder-funded by Joe Ricketts).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Founder-funded by Joe Ricketts (billionaire, former CEO of TD Ameritrade); advisory board includes journalists from across the ideological spectrum; partnerships with AllSides, Ad Fontes Media, NewsGuard, and Ground News.
- **Growth Signals**: The app saw a 1,170% increase in traffic from June 2024 to June 2025; Wikipedia reports 71 employees (July 2025) while LinkedIn shows 52 employees (-29.7% YoY, likely reflecting recent departures); global monthly visits ~677K (LinkedIn data as of mid-2026, down 72.9% YoY). Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) revised SAN’s reliability rating to “Mostly Factual” in 2024 due to variability in Media Miss sources, but AllSides rates it Center, Ad Fontes calls it Middle/Balanced, and NewsGuard gives a perfect 100/100 reliability score.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unbiased positioning**: Verified by third-party watchdogs (AllSides, Ad Fontes, NewsGuard) as consistently centrist and fact-based – a rare claim in a polarized media environment.
- **Media Miss™ tool**: Proprietary transparency feature that highlights coverage gaps across partisan outlets, differentiating SAN from other centrist news sites.
- **Founder independence**: Entirely funded by Joe Ricketts with no outside investors or advertisers dictating editorial direction, allowing a mission-first approach.
- **Journalist pedigree**: Team comes from outlets like Axios, TEGNA, Nexstar, and Scripps, bringing credibility and industry experience.

## Strategic Focus
- **Digital-first growth**: Continued investment in the mobile app, video content, and programmatic advertising to reach younger, digitally-native audiences.
- **Expanding vertical coverage**: Hiring for specialized reporters (e.g., Food & Agriculture Reporter) to deepen beat-specific journalism.
- **Partnerships & brand trust**: Leveraging third-party audits (AllSides, NewsGuard) and partnerships (Jubilee Media) to build authority and user trust.
- **Audience monetization**: Growing newsletter subscriber base, app traffic, and programmatic ad revenue (reported $9.9M in 2025) while maintaining a lean, tech-driven operation.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: Opportunity to work on a high-impact journalism mission focused on combating media bias and restoring trust in news [san.com/careers](https://san.com/careers/).
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive health, vision, dental; six weeks paid leave for expectant mothers; Employee Assistance Program; competitive pay; 401k plan; generous PTO, holidays, and floating holidays [san.com/careers](https://san.com/careers/).
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Not explicitly stated; HQ in Omaha, Nebraska, with additional offices in New York, Washington DC, and other U.S. locations. LinkedIn shows 4 offices across the U.S. Some roles may be remote-friendly based on job postings.
- **Notable perks**: Cutting-edge tech stack (React, TypeScript, Snowflake, Amplitude, etc.) – a strong environment for engineers and data-minded journalists. Small team with flat hierarchy (2% C-level, 4% directors). Recent departures suggest some instability, but also opportunity for new leadership.
- **Open roles**: At time of research, only one active role listed (Food and Agriculture Reporter) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/straight-arrow-news). This may indicate a selective, slow-growth hiring approach.

## Sources
1. [san.com/about](https://san.com/about/)
2. [san.com/careers](https://san.com/careers/)
3. [linkedin.com/company/straight-arrow-news](https://www.linkedin.com/company/straight-arrow-news)
4. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Arrow_News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Arrow_News)
5. [san.com](https://san.com/)

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