Freelance Complex News Content Creator

Salary Range: 250 to 250 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-day-wage)

Company And Culture

What You'll Do

Serve as an on-camera host of Complex News, ensuring major stories in music, pop/internet culture, and entertainment are covered with urgency and authority.

Storyboard, film, and edit high-quality video content for multiple platforms—including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and the Complex app—optimized for each platform’s storytelling style and audience behavior.

Produce and/or host approximately 10x vertical videos per week across formats.

Work closely with the Content Strategy Director to develop sharp, audience-first video content that performs across platforms.

Monitor the news cycle in real time and deliver fast, informed takes that are relevant to what our audience actually cares about.

Work with the social team to maximize the reach of every video.

Conduct on-camera interviews with talent, industry figures, and newsmakers to advance stories and build lasting relationships.

Plan coverage in advance for major cultural moments and events that align with the Complex brand.

Help coordinate scheduling alongside social editors to ensure seamless coverage.

Who You Are

2+ years in a media or entertainment environment with demonstrated experience delivering scripted and unscripted content, interviewing talent, anchoring coverage

Deep understanding of Complex's world — internet culture, music, sneakers, pop culture, and entertainment

Natural on-camera presence

A relentless pulse on culture — always knowing what's popping and what's next

Strong editorial instincts and the ability to find the right angle, tone, and energy for every segment

Comfortable with teleprompter and fully capable of going off-script with confidence

Able to deliver under pressure with tight turnarounds and live or same-day production schedules

A self-starter who can carry a segment with minimal direction

Must be able to script, shoot, edit, and post your own videos - CapCut experience preferred

Must be able to work a flexible schedule and be available after hours to cover breaking cultural moments as they happen

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of the job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some incumbents assigned to the job to perform a different combination of duties.

 Complex participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship.