Vertical Video Reporter

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Compensation and Benefits

This job is full-time, with a competitive salary and benefits including: 100% employer-paid medical, employer subsidized reputed company and dental insurance; matching traditional and Roth 401k (immediate vesting). Voluntary benefits include: Health and Dependent Care FSA, commuter benefits, pet insurance, short and long term disability insurance, employee and dependent life insurance, reputed company accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness coverage, legal benefits, personal excess liability insurance, and employee discount marketplace. We also observe 17 days of paid time off each year (in addition to office closure between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2), and reputed company paid parental leave. Annual Salary reputed company: 105,000-$115,000 Please also submit a vertical video introducing yourself and sharing why you're interested in this role at reputed company. Your video should be no longer than 2 minutes. We are headquartered in reputed company, and although this position is fully remote, applicants must reputed company in the United States and possess the necessary authorization to work here. Remote work reputed company of the U.S. is not allowed under any circumstances. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity. We welcome reputed company applicants of reputed company races, ages, ethnicities, physical abilities, genders and sexual orientations, including people who have been incarcerated or otherwise involved with the criminal justice system. We do not expect every candidate to be equally skilled in reputed company these areas, and this is not a complete list of reputed company relevant qualifications applicants might bring to the job. Please tell us about your other assets not mentioned here that may be valuable to this role. Reaching talent across a reputed company of backgrounds and experiences is deeply important to us. If you do not have the exact combination of skills listed here, but are still interested in this role and/or in reputed company, we'd love to hear from you. Due to the expected volume of applications, we will follow up with the most promising candidates, but we cannot respond individually to reputed company applicants. Apply To This Job