Sr. Video Editor

At Vast our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing and unlocking a new space economy for government corporate and private customers. Using an incremental hardware-rich and low-cost approach Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demos 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next Haven-1 is expected to become the worlds first commercial space station when it launches followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity come join us.

Vast is looking for a Senior Video Editor reporting to the Senior Manager Media Production to support the development of the systems stories and visual content that will help bring the future of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations to life.

This will be a full-time exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities:

• Edit high-quality video content from rough cut through final delivery including sound design color finishing and visual effects integration
• Own and help refine post-production workflows across a wide range of content including brand films social media executive communications internal content and documentary-style pieces
• Organize ingest catalog and manage large volumes of footage and project assets with a strong eye toward efficiency scalability and archival consistency
• Collaborate closely with the Senior Manager Media Production producers shooters creatives and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure edits align with creative goals messaging and brand standards
• Shape narrative clarity pacing and emotional impact through strong editorial decision-making and a high level of craft
• Incorporate feedback from multiple stakeholders and guide projects through rounds of revision with speed professionalism and precision
• Manage multiple active projects and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining a consistently high creative bar
• Support on-set production and DIT workflows when needed including media management footage backup and daily review prep
• Help establish and uphold editorial best practices templates organization systems and team workflow standards
• Contribute to the continued elevation of Vasts visual storytelling across all major external and internal channels

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years of professional video editing experience across commercial branded documentary social or narrative-driven content
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and strong working knowledge of Adobe After Effects DaVinci Resolve and related post-production tools
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex post-production workflows in a fast-paced environment while meeting tight deadlines

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Film Media Production or a related field or equivalent professional experience
• Strong experience in color correction sound design finishing and project organization
• Strong storytelling instincts with a sharp eye for pacing structure music performance and visual detail
• Experience supporting executive-facing content and high-visibility brand communications
• Experience working in a startup agency technology or aerospace environment
• Ability to collaborate effectively across creative and non-creative teams
• Strong organizational discipline and comfort managing large amounts of footage and layered project files
• Growth mindset and enthusiasm for evolving storytelling formats styles workflows and emerging creative tools
• Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time with the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones

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