Responsibilities

• Develop, create and edit engaging social media content for all National Geographic’s platforms.
• Organize direct shoots, collaborating with cross-functional teams—such as editorial, video, and marketing—to coordinate new stories, special projects, and brand initiatives across social channels.
• Collaborate with various internal creative/technical departments such as audio, engineering, content operations to achieve efficiencies and creative excellence.
• Create project backups and archive projects after completion.
• Confirm folders as a checklist of required spot elements.
• Collaborate with various internal departments to troubleshoot technical issues regarding media assets, performing technical edit adjustments when needed.
• Monitor real-time audience analytics and insights to optimize content performance, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and relevance for National Geographic’s audience.
• Send string outs for QC and approval to producers/post scheduling promo team.
• Make editorial decisions within provided guidelines.
• Perform quality control evaluations and conversions on outbound media assets to ensure content meets the media destination’s technical specifications.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with short-form nonlinear editing across various platforms, including proficiency in Adobe CC (Premiere, After Effects, and Media Encoder), Dolby 5.1 audio, and producing high-priority brand content from concept development through final delivery.
• Experience developing innovative solutions and creative concepts for high-profile campaigns is required.
• Exceptional short-form storyteller with deep expertise in the medium and current knowledge of best practices and emerging editing-platform capabilities.
• Agency experience is preferred.
• Candidates must live within commuting distance of the Washington, D.C., office at 1145 17th Street NW and work onsite four days per week.