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 Youtube, IG, TikTok, O&O, branded, and marketing videos. In this role you'll 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 country's largest digital publisher, our content ranges from exciting celebrity videos for InStyle and Byrdie, to food and lifestyle content for brands like AllRecipes and Food & 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 excellent understanding of 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.

Essential Job Responsibilities:
• 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 Dotdash Meredith's 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.

Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements |

All must be met to be considered.

Experience:
• Minimum of 5 years of professional video editing experience, with a strong portfolio showcasing diverse work, including YouTube videos, editorial, branded, 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.
• Self-starter who requires little oversight.

% Travel Required (Approximate): 0

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: New York: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3e7y4-44-200-122-214-42 in your application.