Assistant Video Editor

Vox Media, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Vox Media is seeking an Assistant Video Editor to join our New York post-production team in the branded content division. This early-career editor will own turnkey social cuts, follow templates, and grow into larger projects under supervision.

You’ll partner with the Post-Production Supervisor to set up projects for external editors, organize assets, and deliver clean handoffs, while learning from senior editors and Creative Directors.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of editing experience in digital, social, or branded content.
• Comfort with templated, repeatable edit formats and quick-turn edits.
• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro and Frame.io workflows.
• Understanding of distribution specs across digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Edit turnkey and templated content such as cutdowns and social formats.
• Cut quick-turn social edits independently following templates and style.
• Assist with larger, complex edits under supervision.
• Add basic music and sound design, light color grading.
• Organize projects, assets, and handoffs for external editors.

Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro

2-3 years experience editing

Frame.io

Social/branded content editing

Organized/file management

Team collaboration

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Job description

Vox Media is looking for an Assistant Video Editor to join a growing post-production team within the branded content division for Vox and New York Magazine. This role is built for an editor early in their career who is sharp with turnkey and templated formats, comfortable owning quick-turn social cuts independently, and eager to grow into larger, more complex projects under supervision. You'll also work closely with the Post-Production Supervisor to set up and organize projects for external editors, making you a key connective piece between in-house editing and the freelance bench.

Editing and Craft

• Edit turnkey and templated content such as cutdowns, recaps, and repeatable social formats for various platforms
• Cut quick-turn social edits independently, following established templates and house style
• Take on larger or more complex edits with guidance from the Post-Production Supervisor and Creative Directors, building toward independent ownership of bigger projects over time
• Add basic music and sound design to elevate templated pieces
• Apply light color and LUTs following house presets

Project Setup and Coordination

• Partner with the Post-Production Supervisor to set up and organize projects for external/freelance editors such as bins, sequences, and file structure, following in-house SOPs
• Create stringouts for Editors and Creative Directors per project
• Prep and organize incoming footage, dailies, and assets ahead of handoff to external editors
• Support project wrap-out and archiving, keeping files clean and organized across both in-house and external-editor projects

Workflow and Technical

• Work in Adobe Premiere, including Team Projects and Productions, following house SOPs for project, bin, sequence, and track structure
• Support turnovers to color and sound mix during finishing on larger projects
• Work flexibly across a remote and hybrid workflow, including shipping/receiving drives and cloud sync as needed

Collaboration and Delivery

• Share cuts via Frame.io and address internal notes accurately, flagging concerns proactively
• Maintain clear communication with producers, the Post-Production Supervisor, and external editors
• Learn from and support senior editors on shared projects, with room to grow into more senior editing responsibility over time

WHO YOU ARE

• 2-3 years of experience editing in a digital, social, or branded content environment
• Comfortable and fast with templated, repeatable edit formats, with a desire to grow into more complex, independent work
• Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere; familiarity with team projects/Productions is a plus
• Comprehensive knowledge of technical specifications for distribution across all digital platforms
• Organized and detail-oriented - comfortable managing file structure and project setup, not just cutting
• Familiarity with Frame.io or similar review/delivery tools

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This role is based in our New York City office. You’ll work a hybrid schedule: in-office three days a week & remote two days a week.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.

Pay Range

$70,000 - $80,000 USD

OUR DEI COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices.

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