Social Video Editor

Job Description

Job Description

Bustle Digital Group (“BDG”) is looking for a talented Social Video Editor to join the organization’s social media team on a part time basis.

The role will report into BDG’s Associate Social Director and focus on editing social-first video content for BDG’s portfolio of internationally recognized lifestyle brands, including Bustle, Elite Daily, NYLON Magazine, The Zoe Report, Inverse, Scary Mommy, Romper, and The Dad.

The candidate should have a strong understanding of what makes a vertical video perform on social media and be able to implement this knowledge when editing video content from BDG’s original shoots, junkets, and content capture days. This role’s work will primarily be executed using mobile video editing apps like Capcut, Prequel, and Edits, but an understanding of Premiere is also required.

BDG’s brands are extremely online, and so are our teams. We are looking to hire someone with an encyclopedic knowledge of what the internet is talking about and why they’re talking about it. The candidate should be able to use this knowledge in their day-to-day work, creating highly watchable, highly engaging videos as a result.

Candidates must be based in the New York area and be committed to coming into the office 2 to 3 days per week.

Key Accountabilities

• Use mobile video editing tools to execute snappy, engaging social-first video edits from from junkets, original shoots, and content capture days
• Employ editorial judgement to build strong, engaging narratives and identify footage for punchy, sharable social cutdowns
• Make creative decisions on framing, cutaways, music, captions, and text to enhance storytelling and viewer experience
• Work with each deliverable’s intended platform in mind and optimize accordingly – when required, edits should be pivoted to Premiere Pro
• Maintain a proper workflow from rough cut to final deliverables, including the archiving and organizing of projects, creating cleans, and tracking the use of licensed content
• Quality control work, ensuring only the highest quality deliverables are provided to the team for publication
• Assist with in-office content capture where needed
• Stay abreast of social media trends and developments, working these into video concepts where appropriate
• Identify and act on opportunities to reuse / repurpose BDG editorial video content

Candidate Profile

BDG Media Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

BDG is one of today’s leading global media companies with a portfolio of distinct digital and experiential brands that are shaping culture through its authentic and trusted storytelling. Audiences turn to our brands to hear from a set of diverse voices around the interests engaging the next generation. Founded in 2013, the Company reaches over 223 million readers and social fans and serves hundreds of the world's largest advertisers. BDG has a global presence in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, and Paris.

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