Lead Health Video Shooter & Editor

Hearst Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Collaborative environment

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Hearst Magazines in New York, NY, seeks a Senior Shooter/Editor to elevate video storytelling across digital, social, and broadcast for Men’s Health and Women’s Health. This hands-on role blends camera, lighting, and editorial judgment to shape projects through production and final edit.

The candidate will lead shoots, maintain a strong visual style, and collaborate across producers, talent, and crews. Based in NY, this role requires four in-office days per week and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional video editing and motion design experience.
• Strong camera, lighting, and production capability in studio and location settings.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite proficiency, especially Premiere Pro; After Effects; familiarity with Avid/DaVinci is a plus.
• Excellent editorial instincts with attention to sound, pacing, shot selection, and continuity.
• Ability to lead shoots, collaborate with producers and talent, and manage on-set direction.
• Strong organization and communication; able to handle multiple projects under tight timelines.
• Willingness to work early mornings, late nights, weekends, and travel as schedules require.
• Based in New York, NY, with four in-office days per week.

Responsibilities

• Shoot and edit short- and long-form video for Men’s Health and Women’s Health across digital, social, and broadcast.
• Lead a significant portion of productions, making decisions on camera, lighting, composition, and sound.
• Shape and maintain a distinctive visual style for both brands and communicate direction clearly.
• Edit stories from rough cut to final delivery, balancing pacing, polish, and editorial intent.
• Collaborate with producers and editorial teams from pre-production to delivery.
• Direct and work with freelance camera crews, ensuring safety and quality.
• Manage media workflows, ingest, organize, archive, and troubleshoot post-production storage issues.
• Apply motion design, color correction, and audio balancing in coordination with post teams.
• Bring fresh visual ideas and adapt to evolving formats and platforms.

Skills

5+ years video editing

motion design

camera operation

lighting craft

Premiere Pro

After Effects

DaVinci Resolve

editorial judgment

storytelling

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Avid Media Composer

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

Hearst Magazines in New York, NY, seeks a Senior Shooter/Editor to elevate video storytelling across digital, social, and broadcast for Men’s Health and Women’s Health. This hands-on role blends camera, lighting, and editorial judgment to shape projects through production and final edit.

The candidate will lead shoots, maintain a strong visual style, and collaborate across producers, talent, and crews. Based in NY, this role requires four in-office days per week and occasional travel.