Content Lead, Writing & Video

About Initialized Capital Management, LLC

Initialized Capital is a seed-stage, generalist venture firm based in SF. We work with technical founders obsessed with what they’re building across sectors including AI, agents, robotics, defense, bio, space, crypto and more. Our team is known for its founder support in areas unique to seed stage companies: product-market fit, go to market, hiring, PR, launching, content, networking, follow-on fundraising and more.

About the Role:

We're hiring a Content Lead, Writing & Video, to work with and report to our Head of Communications. We're seeking someone with startup and tech experience who can take complex, technical subject matter, across sectors like AI, robotics, and bio, and make it clear and compelling without stripping out the substance. Someone who understands how attention and ideas spread online, how to optimize our content channels, and how to tell our founders' stories, in writing and on video, in the best light for our audiences.

This person loves writing and visual storytelling, and enjoys working closely with early-stage founders on the technology and companies they're building.

You'll help publish content across our blog, video channels, podcast, newsletter, and socials. You'll collaborate with our social media freelancer and manage freelance videographers on projects. We're not looking for someone whose primary skill is operating a camera. We work with freelance videographers. This role is about crafting story, writing, and directing the shoot, not operating the camera.

Key Responsibilities:

Owned Channels

• High Bit Podcast: support production, help with editing direction

• Monthly Founder Newsletter: own it end to end, collaborate with the platform team (launches, talent, events, news, more), draft event/training recaps, short founder interviews, get creative, write it, build it, send it

• Firm’s Blog: coordinate portfolio launch posts, High Bit podcast posts, cross-post content from other channels, plus original trend and analysis pieces in our thesis areas (AI, robotics, bio, etc.) that showcase our perspective and portfolio

• Social: create content that naturally feeds our social freelancer, who owns and manages YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok

Launch Videos

• Script launch videos in coordination with company launches, working closely with the Head of Comms

• Help schedule the videographer, scout the location, storyboard, and create shot lists, tag-teaming with the Head of Comms as needed

• Run the shoot day, direct and coach first-time spokespeople on-camera, catch problems in the moment (bad background, slow crew, a spokesperson needing support). Either you or the Head of Comms may run a given shoot, depending on availability and location.

• Own the edit and turnaround, timed to the company's PR launch

Programming Support

• Work with Head of Comms / Head of Community and team to help shape talks and trainings. Contribute ideas on topics for founders

• Turn events into content. Plan for the full event lifecycle, before, during, and after

Growing our reach

• Interested in growing our podcast's reach, clip strategy, what drives views and listens

• Know how to segment content for different audiences (founders, broader tech audience, etc.)

• Bring ideas for building an audience around original written content in the sectors we invest in

Who You Are

• 4+ years of recent, hands-on experience in content, writing, and some video production

  • If less than 4 years, please apply if you think you’ll be a great fit.

• Strong writing skills, comfortable going deep on complex, technical subject matter for a smart audience without oversimplifying (journalism background a plus, not required)

• Knows what looks and sounds good on camera/video, and can coach others to deliver it

• Have owned and grown a content channel (i.e. podcast, YouTube, social, blog, newsletter)

• Previous experience working with startups and/or founders

• Excited about tech and its possibilities for the future, and interested in the new media landscape and creator trends

• Can travel as needed onsite to portfolio companies (NYC, LA, etc.)

Traits We Look For

• Organized, can manage and hit deadlines

• Creative and proactive, contributes ideas and has their own point of view

• Flexible and patient, can work around founders' schedules

• Interested in learning new tools and working with AI where it's additive

• Strong communicator and cross-team collaborator

• Positive and easy to work with, takes feedback well, and looks for ways to improve the processes and teams they're part of
  
  

Requirements for application:

• Submit resume + portfolio or digital link highlighting a content channel you owned, and a writing sample if you have one