Global Social & Video Editor — Distribution & Live Content

Semafor, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Semafor, Inc. is seeking a Digital & Social Platform Editor to amplify our journalism across platforms and formats. This role sits at the center of newsroom, audience, video, audio, and events.

You’ll help shape the strategy for how Semafor’s journalism is framed, edited, clipped, promoted, and distributed in real time. You should have strong editorial instincts, comfort with video and light editing workflows, sharp news and platform judgment, and a deep understanding of how to create

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in social media, audience development, digital publishing, or platform distribution.
• Strong editorial instincts and understanding of news judgment.
• Experience publishing across major social and video platforms, with a particular focus on LinkedIn, YouTube, X, and Reddit.

Responsibilities

• Identify strongest moments and formats for distribution across scoops, breaking news, enterprise reporting, interviews, video, podcasts, and live journalism.
• Develop deep relationships with distribution platforms, focusing on LinkedIn, YouTube and X.
• Package and distribute Semafor journalism across social and digital platforms in formats optimized for each audience and channel.
• Write platform-native copy, headlines, captions, hooks, and framing that increase engagement and discoverability.
• Publish and optimize content across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and emerging platforms.
• Support rapid-turnaround distribution from Semafor events with clipping and editorial video workflows.
• Knowledge of analytics, audience development, and platform performance trends.
• Work closely with video and audio producers to extend reach of original content.
• Execute social video editing, formatting, subtitling, and platform optimization.
• Clip, package, and publish short-form video from interviews, podcasts, newsroom shoots, and live events.

Skills

Social media & audience development

Editorial judgment

Platform distribution

Live events coverage

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Premiere

CapCut

Descript

Job description

Semafor, Inc. is seeking a Digital & Social Platform Editor to amplify our journalism across platforms and formats. This role sits at the center of newsroom, audience, video, audio, and events.

You’ll help shape the strategy for how Semafor’s journalism is framed, edited, clipped, promoted, and distributed in real time. You should have strong editorial instincts, comfort with video and light editing workflows, sharp news and platform judgment, and a deep understanding of how to create