Public-Interest Video Editor & Visual Storyteller

TAPP Film; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is hiring a multimedia editor to support the execution of our visual strategy. You will lead video production across campaigns and grow audience reach on visual-first platforms from our Brooklyn headquarters.

You will collaborate across teams to ensure advocacy campaigns, digital security projects, and reporting gain visibility. The role requires 3+ years of video editing, strong writing, and a passion for press freedom.

Qualifications

• A passion for the First Amendment and protecting the press freedom rights of all.
• At least three years of video editing and scriptwriting experience.
• Multimedia skills including creating graphics, and visual and audio editing.
• Familiarity with native and third-party analytics platforms.
• Excellent writing and copyediting skills, preferably with AP style.
• Strong editorial and news judgment, plus political awareness.
• Ability to translate complex issues into succinct social videos.
• Basic understanding of HTML.
• Independent yet collaborative approach; remote-friendly with NYC-based colleagues.
• Strong project management skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Open to learning new developments in multimedia.

Responsibilities

• Own visual-first platforms—Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and others—driving platform-specific strategies.
• Lead end-to-end video production from concept to distribution and embedding.
• Rapidly produce and edit clips from live events and appearances for timely distribution.
• Routinely review analytics to report on audience growth progress.
• Create multimedia assets like infographics, graphics, thumbnails, and social visuals.
• Handle social publishing as directed.
• Drive growth through platform optimization and partner collaborations.
• Analyze video performance metrics to refine content strategy.
• Maintain a centralized video asset management system for easy reuse.
• Collaborate with editorial, advocacy, digital security, and development teams.
• Engage audiences through comments and DMs in a brand-consistent manner.
• Travel as needed for video assignments.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Video editing

Scriptwriting

Graphics

Analytics literacy

AP style writing

Editorial judgment

HTML basics

Remote collaboration

Project management

Job description

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is hiring a multimedia editor to support the execution of our visual strategy. You will lead video production across campaigns and grow audience reach on visual-first platforms from our Brooklyn headquarters.

You will collaborate across teams to ensure advocacy campaigns, digital security projects, and reporting gain visibility. The role requires 3+ years of video editing, strong writing, and a passion for press freedom.