Social Video Producer & Editor

Responsibilities

• Create and edit high-quality, vertical-first social video with strong judgment around hooks, pacing, structure, captions and the opening seconds that drive audience attention and retention.
• Edit quickly and confidently in Adobe Premiere Pro, delivering polished assets on deadline and working within existing Forbes graphics, captioning and audio standards.
• Own the day-to-day social video pipeline, tracking the content backlog, edits, approvals, deadlines and deliverables from production through publication.
• Coordinate with Social Strategy, Video and other stakeholders to prioritize work, manage timelines and support efficient rollout of a high volume of short-form content.
• Identify and develop strong social-first opportunities from existing footage, interviews, events and other Forbes video, while contributing ideas for new short-form concepts and recurring formats.
• Support the planning and production of vertical video tied to Forbes editorial priorities, working closely with the Social Strategy and Video teams to execute against the broader programming strategy.
• Partner with the Social Strategy team on interview preparation, research, question development and other pre-production needs for social-first shoots and event coverage.
• Participate in shoots and on-site event coverage, helping ensure content is captured with vertical and social deliverables in mind.
• Collaborate with Forbes’ Social Strategy and Video teams to adapt long-form video for social, execute original short-form content and support projects across editorial, events, sponsored programs and other Forbes programming.
• Maintain a strong understanding of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and other relevant platforms, applying evolving formats, audience behavior and vertical video best practices to each project.

Requirements

• Has a proven track record creating vertical, social-first video that performs, with portfolio examples demonstrating strong audience viewership, engagement or other meaningful performance.
• Is highly creative, with strong instincts for developing original, Forbes-relevant video concepts, recurring formats and compelling hooks that make audiences want to stop and watch.
• Understands short-form storytelling and can independently shape footage into an engaging vertical video, with strong judgment around the opening seconds, pacing, structure, captions and retention.
• Uses performance and audience behavior to inform creative decisions and continually improve short-form storytelling.
• Has 1–2+ years of hands-on experience editing in Adobe Premiere Pro and can work quickly and confidently across a high volume of vertical video edits. Experience with Photoshop and Figma is a plus.
• Is exceptionally organized and able to manage a large pipeline of projects, deadlines, deliverables and competing priorities. Experience with Asana or similar project-management tools is a plus.
• Demonstrates strong editorial judgment and an understanding of news, business, culture and the types of stories and ideas that resonate with Forbes audiences.
• Is proactive, collaborative and comfortable working across Social Strategy, Video and other teams, incorporating feedback quickly while bringing ideas and creative solutions to the table.
• Maintains a strong understanding of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and the evolving formats, behaviors and best practices that shape successful vertical video.

Preferred

• Experience with Photoshop and Figma is a plus.
• Experience with Asana or similar project-management tools is a plus.