How I Got My Job At Vox (video journalism job tips) 

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Love your content and Johnny Harris also!

Hi Mr. Edwards. I loved your story, the way you explained what needs to be done to get this job, and how to think, how to act on it. I'm a design student from India. My number one dream job has been a designer at Vox. I'm currently working on my skills to be able to work at Vox. I'd be honoured to get to stay in touch with someone from Vox. I'm attaching my mail id here, if you feel I'm worth an email please don't hesitate. The day I receive it would one of the best days in these times. madhuja.jyotsnasanddep@gmail.com

Top notch content Phil, so happy to have found your channel (credit to Johnny Harris for that). I always loved your videos at vox, hope you keep making many videos here as well. Cheers 👍

I've always been curious as to how well you and Haris were able to intertwine the ideas of modern day news and history together. Like how a modern day concept or idea can be traced back to historical concepts or ideas. Like for a future journalist, how would you recommend going about composing a piece on something like that?

@@gonzolonzo1383 I can't speak for Johnny, but I just follow my curiosity. Usually there's some weird thing going on, and my curiosity leads toward history (rather than present policy solutions, design, etc). So I think there are a ton of ways you can approach it.

100%, I stumbled upon the pentagon video a couple days ago and I'm hooked, The same style as Vox but with more personal touches added in which just makes the perfect combination.

Fancy seeing you here.

Ahhh a fellow skill collector I see!

That's awful nice, thanks!

Thanks for writing! I'm a Jigowatts subscriber now!

ugh the temptation to learn resolve is real. is it worth it? or do use it to edit as well as color grade?

​@@PhilEdwardsInc Imo, Resolve is really good if you don't need particularly complex motion graphics work (or even if you do, you don't need any specific after effects plugins) Resolve is significantly more power hungry than premiere/after effects, especially fusion (and in particular the gpu vram) But the render times are much better if you have a good pc and need to edit 4k footage often You can edit/color grade/sound design/do basic vfx and mograph (like, it's great for vfx and has a graph editor for mograph but good luck doing any rigging, audio waveforms, map animations etc.) I think some really expensive plugins like the red giant or boris fx ones are available for resolve if you're loaded The interface is VASTLY superior to adobe and it's all in one. If you can find alternatives for specific functions like trim paths, it's way better than constantly switching between premiere for edits, audition for sound, resolve for color, and after effects for motion graphics. 'Zebra zone' had a great video about this.

what for?

@@PhilEdwardsInc It's in Ripley's Believe It or Not 28th series, page 71. It reads "John D. Banks of Spanish Fork, Utah has lived in the house in which he was born for 90 years."

That’s a good question. I don’t know, I’ve had jobs I wasn’t motivated at and just enjoyed the rest of life more. I wasn’t passionate about being a cashier, or whatever, but it wasn’t bad and gave me space for other stuff.

I get that! I think like most people my age I probably have some Eggers influenced taste!

yes! i’m sure you’ve found this - i love the conversation part but not the me monologuing part!

My personal preference is to study the thing you’re passionate about rather than journalism. Then you have options and subject matter expertise.

cultural anthropology is a great option!

@@PhilEdwardsInc I always joke to my students that what I enjoy about this type of journalism is that it’s people who found a way of turning high school research essay presentations into a full-time career. So keep writing those essays! It’s a shame Vox doesn’t provide transcripts of their videos. I think they would be a great help for young writers and classrooms.

Well, it was only around six months ish, so a combo of savings and royalties from cozy mysteries I wrote (that’s a whole other story). It wasn’t really sustainable (hence applying for jobs).

it’s hard to find good ones but they are out there!

I hear ya there.

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good luck! just make sure they know all you bring to the table!

@@PhilEdwardsInc thank you

i'm taller i swear but otherwise ill take it

Afraid to commit.

wow i was worried you’d disappeared. though i feel like PEARLROTH is a highlight word of this video

@@PhilEdwardsInc dont worry, i'll keep an eye for next time. i just felt i had to highlight the amazing jingle tho

ski feet. could be cool. might move to minnesota for it. you?

Garbage media.