Director of Shorts

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Telos Media

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

📱 Media

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Media • Education • Social Impact

Telos Media is a content company that creates and distributes educational and socially-minded media to build a wiser world. It produces naturally viral video content and operates multiple channels and brands, growing thriving communities and reaching millions of viewers worldwide. Telos Media focuses on translating and localizing its content to expand global reach, plans to launch new channels, and leverages subscriptions and owned storefronts to engage audiences and drive impact.

📋 Description

• Lead the creative development of SolarBalls Shorts from concept to publication • Transform educational and entertainment ideas into compelling short-form animated content • Direct production, including pacing, timing, storytelling, visual comedy, and overall execution • Collaborate with animators, editors, and designers to deliver high-quality Shorts • Develop new Shorts formats and creative experiments • Analyze content performance and use data to improve future Shorts • Help build and scale the dedicated Shorts production team

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience directing animated content, preferably for YouTube • Previous experience leading creative or animation teams • Excellent understanding of YouTube content strategy, audience behavior, and content optimization • Experience creating or directing original short-form content, or strong understanding of the creative principles behind successful Shorts • Strong visual storytelling instincts, including pacing, comedic timing, and engaging animation • Experience working with Moho animation pipelines • Experience providing creative direction and actionable feedback across animators, scriptwriters, illustrators, editors, and other creative collaborators • Ability to balance creative excellence with production efficiency and deadlines • Preferred: Experience creating content specifically for YouTube rather than traditional film or television • Preferred: Experience creating or directing high-performing or viral animated Shorts • Preferred: Familiarity with animation production workflows and pipeline management • Preferred: Experience collaborating with thumbnail, packaging, and creative optimization teams • Preferred: Comfortable using performance data and audience insights to inform creative decisions and iterate on content