Dotdash Meredith

Video Editor

Dotdash Meredith

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: California • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $80,000 - $90,000 per year

About the role

  • Coordinate and communicate with in-house producers to creatively and efficiently execute a wide range of videos in a fast-paced environment.
  • Seamlessly pivot between GFX packages and edit styles, including celebrity interviews, recipes, product reviews, beauty, home improvement, and doc-style projects.
  • Ensure videos are optimized for various platforms, adhering to specific guidelines and best practices for YouTube and social media.
  • Proactively identify ways to incorporate text, sound effects, and music to make videos more engaging.
  • Build cuts based on scripts and articles with guidance from producers.
  • Manage feedback from producers and deliver flawless edits, striving to catch errors before they make it up the chain.
  • Execute basic color correction and audio mixes.
  • Manage personal production queues and asset delivery across tools like Google Sheets, Airtable, and the in-house CMS.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 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 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.
Benefits
  • 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
  • generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
  • voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
video editingcolor correctionaudio mixingAdobe Creative SuitePremierePhotoshopAfterEffectsvideo formatsstorytellingnarrative creation
Soft Skills
creativityprecisioncommunicationcollaborationattention to detaildeadline-orientedprofessionalismorganizationself-starterproblem-solving