Senior Video Editor & Creative Post-Production Lead

sweetgreen; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay + bonus plan

Medical plans (3)

Dental and Vision insurance

Flexible PTO plan

401k program

Employee HSA and FSA

Complimentary greens

Sweetgreen swag

Job summary

sweetgreen is seeking a Senior Video Editor to own the craft of video, photo, and motion content across social, web, and brand channels. This hands-on role requires translating briefs into platform-native narratives and mentoring junior editors.

You will lead high-visibility projects, push for cutting-edge storytelling, and ensure quality across all outputs while collaborating with design, social, and brand leads.

Qualifications

• 6+ years producing multimedia content for social and brand channels.
• Proven ability to shoot and edit video and photo across formats.
• Advanced motion design and animation skills (After Effects or similar).

Responsibilities

• Own video editing and post-production across social, web, digital, and brand channels; serve as the team's craft expert.
• Set the creative and technical bar for editorial work, defining pacing, tone, and rhythm.
• Independently translate briefs, scripts, and raw footage into clear narratives with editorial judgment.
• Lead the development of hero edits, campaign films, social-first content, and trailers from concept through finish.
• Partner with creative and production leads before shoots to shape coverage and post-production needs.
• Create and evolve motion graphics, typography, animation, and branded systems.
• Own finishing standards including color, sound, captions, and exports.
• Define and maintain efficient post-production workflows and asset-management systems.
• Mentor junior editors, freelancers, and partners to elevate craft.

Skills

Storytelling

Editorial judgment

Self-starter

Collaboration

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

sweetgreen is seeking a Senior Video Editor to own the craft of video, photo, and motion content across social, web, and brand channels. This hands-on role requires translating briefs into platform-native narratives and mentoring junior editors.

You will lead high-visibility projects, push for cutting-edge storytelling, and ensure quality across all outputs while collaborating with design, social, and brand leads.