Video Editor - Contract

New York City, NY (Remote)

$40/hr – $50/hrIntern/New GradContract

Posted 21 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end video editing for social and digital campaigns, collaborating with directors and producers to bring dynamic ideas to life across multiple formats.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Craft high-performing, visually engaging videos for social, CTV, and digital platforms
  • Edit across styles—UGC, branded mini-docs, performance ads, sports content, and more
  • Use motion graphics, compositing, and editorial techniques to elevate each project
  • Collaborate closely with creative directors, producers, and designers to bring ideas to life
  • Stay ahead of digital trends and apply best practices for modern storytelling
  • Manage post workflows efficiently from ingest to delivery

Requirements

  • Advanced skills in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, with a strong sense of pacing, rhythm, and flow
  • Experience designing and animating motion graphics and title treatments
  • Familiarity with Photoshop and Illustrator for prepping and manipulating layered assets
  • Ability to edit for multiple formats and aspect ratios (9:16, 1:1, 16:9, 4:5) for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, CTV, and web
  • Knowledge of sound design and audio mixing to polish final cuts
  • Comfortable working with voiceover, music licensing, and audio timing
  • Experience editing for performance marketing—direct response, hooks, and CTA-driven creative
  • Proficient in color correction, LUTs, and basic grading
  • Skilled at applying brand guidelines, integrating logos, text overlays, and end cards seamlessly
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage project files, versioning, and multi-platform exports

Preferred

  • Bonus: experience with sports content, including highlights, sizzle reels, or doc-style athlete features
  • Bonus: experience editing music-related content, such as music videos or studio sessions
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