Social Video Editor

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $105K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive social-first video editing and editorial storytelling for Saylor's global brand campaigns.

  • Own editing across social platforms to deliver engaging, high-performance content.
  • Must-have: 5+ years of video editing experience for social and platforms.
  • Standout: Collaboration with design and production teams to shape editorial tone and AV-ready content.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • A key creative voice in social video execution; platform-native editorial instincts and a sharp sense of what performs on various platforms
  • Partner with your Social, Design, and Production teams to maintain and execute the editorial tone for assigned campaigns
  • Ensure that editorial projects are delivered on their agreed upon timeline, often at the speed of social
  • Mastery of the brand guidelines and identity on social with ability to apply relevantly and quickly
  • Reactivity to online trends that make sense for the brand, participating regularly with your project pod in ideation from a digital AV perspective
  • Mastery of lo-fi organic content packed with the nuance that activates social audiences
  • Mastery of quality control, logos, framing for social, and other tactics
  • Ability to support in coloring, sound mixing, and captions, SRT file or transcript development as needed
  • Consistent creation of highly engaging, high performing content across platforms for global brands

Requirements

  • Have high level campaign editing experience in entertainment, lifestyle, gaming, or youth culture marketing. Both traditional and social
  • 5+ years of experience as a video editor in an agency or in-house at a studio, with experience editing for social media vertical video
  • A well-developed editorial creative point of view, and the ability to identify strong ideas and executions
  • Attention to detail. Perfect caption QC skills
  • Effective time management skills and the ability to meet tight, high-volume deadlines
  • Ability to seamlessly bounce between edit projects of varying complexity
  • Extensive knowledge and awareness of current social marketing video tactics and trends across various platforms
  • Ability to color correct and sound design projects within Premiere Pro
  • Ability to perform simple 2D motion graphics
  • Understanding of marketing, production, social media, branded content, long and short form video
  • Proficiency with required desktop tools, including Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Creative mastery of social-first plugins and apps
  • Understanding of how audiences consume social media video in this current climate

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive salary, health insurance, 401k, generous vacation, and great opportunities for growth within the company.
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Saylor

Saylor is a social-led, entertainment-first creative agency based in Los Angeles. Founded by former entertainment executives, we set sail in 2021 to build an independent agency that rethinks how brands communicate with today’s audiences.We believe every brand is an entertainment brand. That is why we craft ideas that move with culture, creating work that earns attention, sparks connection, and builds fandoms that last. We’re a tight‐knit crew of creatives, strategists, and makers who collaborate without ego, stay curious, and always show up for one another. We foster a supportive space where diverse perspectives are celebrated, hierarchy never blocks great ideas, and everyone is empowered to jump in, solve problems, and push creative boundaries together.

Founded in 2021
Los Angeles, California, USA
94 employees (55 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30%
Direct
45.7%
Referral
6.6%
Social
16%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~94

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
42 (45% of company)
Median Career Experience
9.5 years
Median Tenure
1.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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