Responsibilities
- Edit approximately 20–30 short‑form social videos each month for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
- Create engaging, platform‑native video content across the Fashion & Luxury portfolio, with a primary focus on ELLE, Esquire, and ELLE Decor.
- Transform provided footage, scripts, and editorial direction into polished, on‑brand videos optimized for each platform.
- Shape creative storytelling through pacing, text treatments, captions, music selection, and social‑first editing techniques.
- Produce timely, fast‑turnaround edits that support breaking trends, cultural moments, events, and editorial priorities.
- Collaborate with the Senior Director of Social and Video, editors, producers, social leads, and audience teams throughout the production process.
- Manage review workflows and feedback using tools such as Frame.io, Airtable, and Google Drive while maintaining organized project files.
- Stay current on evolving social video trends, platform best practices, and emerging editing styles to continuously elevate content performance.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience editing short‑form social video, or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, including platform best practices and audience behaviors.
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Working knowledge of Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop.
- Ability to edit efficiently while maintaining high creative and editorial standards in a fast‑paced environment.
- Strong instincts for visual storytelling, pacing, social hooks, captions, text overlays, and music selection.
- Experience incorporating creative feedback and collaborating effectively across editorial, social, video, and audience teams.
- Familiarity with Frame.io, Airtable, and Google Drive is preferred.
- Interest in fashion, beauty, lifestyle, entertainment, culture, design, commerce, and media.
- Experience in a publisher, editorial, media, or branded content environment is a plus.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule based in New York City, with four days per week in the office.
Hard Skills
- video editing
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Photoshop
- social video editing
- creative storytelling
- pacing
- text overlays
- music selection
- fast‑paced editing
Soft Skills
- collaboration
- organizational skills
- attention to detail
- creative feedback incorporation
- visual storytelling instincts
- efficient editing
- adaptability
- communication
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