Role OverviewHarvey is hiring a Head of Video to develop and direct video for our Content & Social (C&S) roadmap. You'll bring original ideas, build recurring formats, and turn briefs into stories that work for our audience and channels. You'll primarily develop concepts, write, creatively direct shoots, and guide the editor, with accountability for the work from briefing through delivery.
You'll be one of the first two hires in a dedicated C&S creative pod, alongside a Video Editor & Shooter. The pod sits within HCS for creative leadership, craft, and brand standards, while the C&S roadmap determines its workload and priorities. Broader HCS projects are resourced separately.
You'll work directly with C&S leads every day, from briefing through final review, translating the message, channel, and timing into a clear creative approach. You'll partner closely with creative producers to bring your vision to life. You'll retain overall narrative responsibility, guide the editor's work, and bring together feedback to deliver finished assets that meet the brief and Harvey's creative standards.
The Work You Will SupportThe initial planning mix for the pod includes:
- Supporting 1-3 recurring series each month, including executive content.
- Covering 2-3 events per month and shaping the resulting footage into content for our channels.
- Creating product videos with Content & Social, Product Marketing, and HCS members, including a steady drumbeat of feature videos, explainers, use cases, and demonstrations beyond launch.
Recurring series will generally have longer planning cycles. Event and product launch work often needs a turnaround of one to two weeks. You'll agree scope and priorities with C&S, accounting for capture, editing, reviews, and available production support.
For product launches, the pod owns the assets on the C&S roadmap. Larger campaign and demo productions remain with the relevant HCS teams; you'll coordinate messaging, footage, and delivery handoffs so the work connects.
What You'll DoCreative Concepts and Recurring Formats- Proactively pitch social concepts and recurring formats that serve the C&S roadmap. Build a consistent body of work with a clear audience, purpose, and point of view.
- Turn briefs into creative treatments, scripts, interview approaches, and capture plans. Establish the message, hook, narrative structure, channel versions, and timing before production.
- Make deliberate choices about pacing, length, visual style, and format. Use audience response and performance insights with C&S to improve the work over time.
Writing and Shoot Direction- Own narrative development and write scripts, story outlines, and interview questions. Work with copywriting support, when assigned, on concepts, scripts, interview preparation, and paper edits while retaining overall narrative responsibility.
- Shape each shoot's creative direction, including subjects, visual references, scenes, shot priorities, and coverage needed for the edit. Partner with the Video Editor & Shooter on practical capture plans.
- Direct on set and prepare executives, customers, and other non-professional talent to give natural, specific answers. Guide framing, lighting, and performances in service of the story.
- Partner with creative producers and external production companies to scale production up or down based on each project's scope, budget, and creative needs, while maintaining a clear creative vision and Harvey's standards.
- Partner with Product Marketing and subject-matter experts to make product features and workflows clear, accurate, and useful for our audience.
Editorial Direction and Delivery- Guide the editor from selects and assemblies through finished assets. Shape story, hooks, sequencing, pacing, sound, and finishing with clear, actionable feedback.
- Stay accountable through delivery, ensuring the final videos and channel versions meet the brief, agreed timing, and creative standards. Resolve competing feedback and flag decisions that affect scope or deadlines.
- Align review points early and incorporate both teams' feedback: C&S owns approvals for content and platform fit, while HCS owns approvals for creative execution, craft, and brand standards.
Team Leadership and Production Partnerships- Lead and mentor the Video Editor & Shooter and any assigned creative partners. Set clear expectations, provide thoughtful feedback, and support their development.
- Partner with [named production owner to confirm], who owns scheduling, vendors, budgets, and production logistics. Provide creative requirements and agree production needs early.
- Plan workload with C&S and the production owner to protect editing capacity. Recommend freelance, copywriting, or production support when scope exceeds the pod's capacity; brief and creatively direct those partners.
What You Have- 10+ years of experience in video, filmmaking, or creative direction, with demonstrated experience consistently creating and delivering social content.
- A portfolio showing original concepts, strong writing and storytelling, and sound judgment around hooks, pacing, formats, and audience response.
- Experience developing and improving recurring series, with clear examples of how audience insights informed creative decisions.
- Proven ability to translate briefs into scripts, interview approaches, capture plans, and finished assets that meet the message, channel, and deadline.
- Experience directing professional shoots and working with executives, customers, and non-professional talent.
- Strong editorial judgment and the ability to guide editors with precise feedback on narrative, pacing, sound, and finishing.
- Experience leading creative talent and external partners, balancing planned programming with shorter production timelines and realistic team capacity.
- Clear communication and the ability to align stakeholders, explain creative decisions, and remain accountable through final delivery.
Nice to Have- Experience on an in-house content or social team at a growing technology, SaaS, or B2B company.
- Experience making product demonstrations and complex professional subjects accessible through video.
- A network of freelance editors, writers, and production partners, and an interest in AI and the legal industry.
PortfolioPlease share relevant finished social videos and identify your specific contribution, collaborators, and turnaround time for each. Include an example of a recurring format you developed or improved, explaining the changes and what you learned from audience response. Selected scripts, treatments, interview plans, or paper edits should show how your ideas developed into the final work.
Compensation$207,900 - $285,900 USD
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