Video Editor - Part Time, Contract Job at Direct Agents in New York

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We’re looking for a part-time Video Editor to join our NYC-based studio team. You’ll bring modern, scroll-stopping editing chops to everything from short-form social ads to long-form storytelling. If you're fluent in fast-paced digital media, understand what makes creative perform, and have a sharp eye for design, timing, and motion—read on.

This role pays $30-$35/ hour and is on-site in our NYC office.

What You'll Do

• Craft high-performing, visually engaging videos for social, CTV, and digital platforms
• Edit across styles—UGC, branded mini-docs, performance ads, sports content, and more
• Use motion graphics, compositing, and editorial techniques to elevate each project
• Collaborate closely with creative directors, producers, and designers to bring ideas to life
• Stay ahead of digital trends and apply best practices for modern storytelling
• Manage post workflows efficiently from ingest to delivery
  
  

What You Bring

• Advanced skills in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, with a strong sense of pacing, rhythm, and flow
• Experience designing and animating motion graphics and title treatments
• Familiarity with Photoshop and Illustrator for prepping and manipulating layered assets
• Ability to edit for multiple formats and aspect ratios (9:16, 1:1, 16:9, 4:5) for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, CTV, and web
• Knowledge of sound design and audio mixing to polish final cuts
• Comfortable working with voiceover, music licensing, and audio timing
• Experience editing for performance marketing—direct response, hooks, and CTA-driven creative
• Proficient in color correction, LUTs, and basic grading
• Skilled at applying brand guidelines, integrating logos, text overlays, and end cards seamlessly
• Bonus: experience with sports content, including highlights, sizzle reels, or doc-style athlete features
• Bonus: experience editing music-related content, such as music videos or studio sessions
• Highly organized with the ability to manage project files, versioning, and multi-platform exports
• A collaborative communicator who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Familiarity with modern plugins, AI tools, and workflow accelerators like Frame.io, Red Giant, Topaz, and Runwa

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Financial Services, Software Development, and Technology, Information and Internet

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