âA lot of Internet video, especially from traditional media organizations, has evolved in a way that mimics the structure of TV,â said Matt Vree, Voxâs executive producer of video. Under that model, large teams take an assembly-line approach to creating a video, where each person has a specific role and the person who writes a script is not the same person who edits the video or publishes it to the Internet. By contrast, âthe Vox team works like independent YouTubers.â For any given video, a single person is responsible for the entire production process, from pitch to publication. âWhatâs made our team thrive is that we were scrappy at the beginning,â said Joss Fong, senior editorial producer and Posnerâs first hire. Each person hired is âexpected to have skills in all these areas. Weâve hired people at different levels, but when you set the expectation, people rise to the occasion. Every one of our team members has gotten up to speed on the process. You canât not be invested, because itâs your idea, and youâre coming up with the design and look of it. Itâs not an assignment thatâs been passed down the line.â
http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/04/inspired-by-independent-youtubers-wary-of-cable-vox-com-takes-its-explainer-mission-to-video/










