High-Impact Social Video Editor for Short-Form Clips

Daily Wire; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Daily Wire is seeking a Social Media Video Editor to pull key moments from long-form episodes and craft engaging short-form clips for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook, and X. You will publish quickly to ride the live news cycle and collaborate with Social Media Managers and Team Leads to meet performance goals.

You will edit across our talent roster, ensuring brand consistency while tailoring each clip to platform-specific formats and audience preferences.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional video editing experience, preferably creating short-form social content.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro; After Effects is a plus.
• Strong portfolio showcasing short-form video editing with hooks, pacing, storytelling, and audience retention.
• Deep understanding of platform best practices across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook, and X.

Responsibilities

• Edit engaging short-form video clips from long-form podcasts, shows, and live programming for multiple platforms.
• Optimize edits for audience retention with hooks, pacing, and storytelling.
• Format content natively for each platform with correct aspect ratios and specs.
• Create polished social-first videos with captions, subtitles, on-screen text, and light motion graphics.
• Deliver high-quality edits on tight deadlines, often publishing same-day to capitalize on breaking news.
• Collaborate with Social Media Managers and Team Leads on clip selection, titles, thumbnails, and packaging.
• Maintain Daily Wire's brand standards while preserving each show's voice and style.
• Monitor content performance and apply insights to improve future edits.

Skills

Video editing

Storytelling

Audience insights

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Job description

Daily Wire is seeking a Social Media Video Editor to pull key moments from long-form episodes and craft engaging short-form clips for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook, and X. You will publish quickly to ride the live news cycle and collaborate with Social Media Managers and Team Leads to meet performance goals.

You will edit across our talent roster, ensuring brand consistency while tailoring each clip to platform-specific formats and audience preferences.