Senior Editor

New York City, NY (On-site)

$125K/yr – $135K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 11 days ago

Job Summary

Own and manage post‑production editorial across brand campaigns, documentaries, and social/experiential work, translating briefs into engaging content while advancing Adobe Creative Cloud workflows and adopting new post‑production technologies.

  • Lead editorial direction from concept to delivery across diverse content streams.
  • Own offline-to-online finishing, color, audio, and VFX finishing pipelines and tools.
  • Evaluate and implement new workflows and emerging tools to raise quality and efficiency.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Edit a wide range of content including brand campaigns, documentaries, social content, experiential work, digital content, and integrated marketing initiatives.
  • Craft compelling narratives that elevate creative concepts through pacing, structure, music, performance, and visual storytelling.
  • Identify the strongest narrative approach for a project and translate creative briefs into engaging content, then make editorial recommendations that improve clarity, emotional impact, and audience engagement.
  • Serve as an expert user of Adobe Creative Cloud, with advanced proficiency in:
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • After Effects
  • Media Encoder
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Audition

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional editing experience within an agency, studio, production company, network, or brand environment.
  • Exceptional storytelling and narrative editing skills demonstrated through a strong portfolio or reel.
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Premiere Pro and After Effects.
  • Extensive experience managing offline editorial workflows through final delivery.
  • Strong understanding of color workflows, audio post-production, visual effects integration, and finishing processes.
  • Deep knowledge of video codecs, media formats, frame rates, resolutions, and delivery specifications.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
  • All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

Preferred

  • Experience with AI-assisted creative tools and emerging production technologies.
  • Experience working on integrated campaigns spanning broadcast, digital, social, and experiential channels.
  • Familiarity with DaVinci Resolve workflows.
  • Motion graphics experience.
  • Experience developing workflow standards and post-production best practices.
  • Prior mentoring or team leadership experience.

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package which includes group medical, dental and vision coverage, Health Savings Account, 401k retirement plan with annual company match, employee wellness, commuter benefits and cellular phone allowance, generous paid time off and employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of your choice. Salary is dependent on experience but ranges from: $125,000– $135,000. All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.
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M+C Saatchi UK

Creators and curators of Cultural Power

Founded in 1995
London, England, GBR
918 employees (228 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$125K/yr – $135K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
117 (13% of company)
Median Tenure
1.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57.2%
Direct
31.1%
Referral
8.3%
Social
2.5%
Paid
0.8%

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Current headcount: ~918

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