Hybrid Video Editor

at I'M GLOBALCITIZEN

• Job title: Video Editor
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $75,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Video Editor at Global Citizen editing video content for campaigns, events, and partnerships. Collaborating with teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality video outputs in a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities

• Edit high volume, quick turnaround social first content optimized for performance across platforms
• Edit long-form video content, including documentary-style storytelling and campaign narratives
• Edit marketing and promotional video assets aligned with brand and campaign objectives, such as promos, sizzles, studio content, explainer videos, and original in-app content
• Execute final exports and versions across multiple formats, ensuring accuracy and platform specifications
• Manage multiple editing timelines simultaneously while maintaining speed, quality, and consistency
• Edit video on demand content for Global Citizen events, including GC Now, Global Citizen Festival, Move Africa, and Amazonia, among others
• Edit event recaps, speaker content, and stakeholder deliverables with quick turnaround timelines
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure timely delivery of event-related content
• Maintain consistency in style, pacing, and quality across all event-based outputs
• Execute sound design, including sound effects, audio cleanup, basic mixing, and enhancement
• Apply basic motion graphics and text treatments to support storytelling and clarity aligned with brand guidelines
• Perform basic color correction and finishing to ensure polished and professional outputs
• Incorporate feedback from stakeholders and iterate efficiently on edits
• Maintain alignment with brand standards and creative direction
• Organize, catalog, and manage video footage across projects and campaigns
• Maintain structured project files to support accessibility and collaboration across teams
• Support internal databasing and archival of video assets
• Ensure proper media management, including backups and file versioning
• Contribute to efficient post-production workflows and process improvements

Requirements

• 2–5 years of professional experience as a video editor
• Strong experience editing social-first content is required
• Experience editing event and live video content is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience editing promos and documentary-style content
• Familiarity with sound design and basic motion graphics
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and working knowledge of After Effects and related tools
• Solid understanding of editing workflows, including ingest, organization, timeline management, and delivery
• Strong attention to detail in pacing, storytelling, and technical execution
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of video formats, codecs, and platform-specific delivery requirements
• Strong organizational and file management skills
• Ability to take direction, receive feedback, and iterate quickly
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• 403(b) retirement savings & employer match
• Generous paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays)
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts
• FSA
• Professional Development Assistance (EAP)