Senior Video Editor

Job Description

Job Title
Senior Video Editor

Dotdash Meredith is seeking a highly creative and dynamic Senior Video Editor to craft shareable and engaging videos for YouTube, as well as IG, TikTok, and our O&Os. In this role, you 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. While this role will be mostly focused on YouTube, top candidates will have an exceptional sense of pacing and graphical aesthetics and a sharp eye for best practices across all these platforms. As the country's largest digital publisher, our content ranges from exciting celebrity videos for InStyle and Byrdie, to food and lifestyle content for brands like All Recipes and Food and Wine. 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 an excellent understanding of video editing techniques and how to hook audiences – and keep them watching to the end. The ideal candidate's portfolio will showcase high-quality work for YouTube but also reflect experience editing for a plethora of other platforms. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for storytelling and celebrity culture.

This position will require 3 days of onsite work a week, with the option to work remotely 2 days a week.

Contributions:
• Coordinate and communicate with in-house producers to creatively and efficiently execute YouTube 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
• Proactively identify creative ways to incorporate text, sound effects, music, and more to make videos more engaging
• Take ownership of 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
• 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

About You:
• 5+ years of experience specializing in YouTube Video editing, especially celebrity content
• Creativity and Precision: A keen eye for detail and a creative approach to video editing and storytelling
• Excellent communication Skills
• Ability to consider the creative objectives and feedback of multiple stakeholders, when executing an edit
• 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: Ensuring project organization meets Post Production best practices. Working within our Media Asset Management system (Training will be provided)
• Access to high internet speed at home
• Fluent in Adobe Suite
• Bachelor's Degree in Film Television or other applicable area of study

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith 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 law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

Pay Range
Salary: $85,662 - $110,000

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8e936-3-15-204-106-42 in your application.