Senior Video Editor

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About The Position Major goals and objectives and location requirements

People Inc is seeking a highly creative and dynamic Senior Video Editor to craft shareable and engaging Youtube IG TikTok O&O branded and marketing this role youll work closely with producers to create snappy and stylized web videos across multiple sites in varying formats from longer form hosted videos for YouTube to super fast TikTok cuts and everything in between. Top candidates will have an exceptional sense of pacing and graphical aesthetics and a sharp eye for best practices across all platforms. As the countrys largest digital publisher our content ranges from exciting celebrity videos for InStyle and Byrdie to food and lifestyle content for brands like Food & Wine and Travel Leisure. The Senior Video Editor will be responsible for editing videos designed to inspire and inform audiences across all of these brands. You will be a creative team player who has a passion for excellent understanding of editing techniques and how to hook audiences and keep them watching to the end. The ideal candidates portfolio will showcase high quality work for YouTube. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for YouTube storytelling and celebrity culture.

Hybrid 3x a week- (New York City or Los Angeles)

In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.

About The Positions Contributions:

• Coordinate and communicate with in-house producers to creatively and efficiently execute a wide range of videos in a fast-paced environment for multiple online brands.

• Seamlessly pivot between GFX packages and edit styles including celebrity interviews recipes product reviews beauty home improvement and doc-style projects. Move across projects quickly with little ramp time.

• Ensure videos are optimized for various platforms including adhering to platform-specific guidelines and best practices for YouTube social media and other digital channels.

• Proactively identify creative ways to incorporate text sound effects music and more to make videos more engaging.

• Take ownership over the final exports as much as producers do. Bring your technical skill and creativity to every edit and be self-sufficient. Build cuts based on scripts and articles with little guidance from producers.

• Maintain brand consistency and quality standards across all video content ensuring alignment with People Incs brand voice and style.

• Manage feedback from producers and deliver flawless edits and revisions; strive to catch errors before they make it up the chain.

• Execute basic color correction and audio mixes.

• Manage personal production queue asset delivery and upload across content management tools including Google Sheets Airtable and our in-house CMS.

• Be a team leader: mentor junior editors bring new ideas to the table always be on top of the latest trends and proactively suggest new ideas and techniques to enhance video quality and engagement.

The Roles Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of professional video editing experience with a strong portfolio showcasing diverse work particularly YouTube and social media content.

• Creativity and Precision: a keen eye for detail and a creative approach to video editing and storytelling.

• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite particularly with Premiere Photoshop and AfterEffects.

• Immersed in digital video across multiple platforms; up-to-date knowledge of video formats and aesthetics on YouTube TikTok Instagram etc.

• Advanced verbal and written communication skills. Proven experience fluidly communicating and collaborating with producers and project stakeholders. Ability to see spelling and grammar errors in basic text.

• Ability to to identify and/or create narratives hand-in-hand with producers and consider the creative objectives and feedback of multiple stakeholders.

• Deadline-Oriented: must be able to manage multiple projects efficiently and meet deadlines without compromising quality.

• Professionalism: a respectful responsible and calm attitude towards work and client interactions is highly valued.

• Organized: Working within our Media Asset Management system to ensure project organization meets Post Production best practices.

• Access to high internet speed at home.

• Self-starter who requires little oversight.

% Travel Required (Approximate): 5%

It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.Accommodation requests can be made by emailing .

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program please click here: Range

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Incs total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives.In additionPeople Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits including medical dental vision prescription drug coverage unlimited paid time off (PTO) adoption or surrogate assistance donation matching tuition reimbursement basic life insurance basic accidental death & dismemberment supplemental life insurance supplemental accident insurance commuter benefits short term and long term disability health savings and flexible spending accounts family care benefits a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program 10-12 paid holidays annually and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents) all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with People Inc. and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance accident critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage life and disability insurance.