Senior Video Editor & Social Content Lead

Razorfish; New York (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid family care

Adoption support

Pet adoption support

Wellness reimbursements

Tuition assistance

Generous PTO

Matching gifts

Flexible working

Work Your World program

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Razorfish is seeking a Senior Video Editor to join our on-site team embedded with a major entertainment client. You will set the editorial bar for high-volume production, mentor junior editors, and shape content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and X, while elevating craft and output across the team.

You’ll lead editorial strategy, review briefs, and manage final cuts, ensuring pacing, storytelling, and brand tone align with live events, sports, and culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional video editing experience, including social first or entertainment/advertising content, with prior experience mentoring or leading editors preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and strong working knowledge of After Effects and motion design, plus advanced CapCut skills
• A strong portfolio demonstrating vertical video, storytelling, pacing, and platform native content at a senior craft level
• Deep familiarity with color grading, sound editing, and basic compositing/VFX/motion design
• Sharp instincts for pacing, framing, music, and cultural relevance, with the judgment to guide others' creative decisions
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining consistently high quality across a team's output

Responsibilities

• Edit and produce short form video content optimized for TikTok, IG Reels, YouTube Shorts, and X, setting the creative and technical standard for the team
• Review raw footage and briefs to build shot decision lists that serve story, pacing, and brand tone
• Lead ideation and packaging of content with creative directors, social strategists, and community managers
• Own final cuts on flagship or high visibility deliverables, ensuring logical sequencing, timing, and continuity throughout
• Stay ahead of trends, memes, audio, and platform shifts, translating them into editorial guidance for the wider team
• Apply color grading and sound editing expertise, guiding others on technical craft
• Champion new editing technologies and workflow improvements to increase team efficiency
• Supervise and mentor junior and mid-level video editors and motion designers, providing structured, constructive feedback
• Review and QC team output to ensure error free, on brand delivery across all accounts
• Support hiring, onboarding, and skill development within the editing team
• Act as a point of escalation for complex technical or creative editing challenges
• Report to the Agency Producer while also partnering directly with client and agency leads on priority content and campaign strategy
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines across a high-volume production calendar
• Organize and maintain assets within existing archive infrastructure, setting best practices for the team
• Represent the editorial team in cross functional and client facing creative discussions

Skills

5+ years editing

Premiere Pro

After Effects

CapCut

Portfolio

Color grading

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Film/Media

Tools

CapCut

Job description

Razorfish is seeking a Senior Video Editor to join our on-site team embedded with a major entertainment client. You will set the editorial bar for high-volume production, mentor junior editors, and shape content for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and X, while elevating craft and output across the team.

You’ll lead editorial strategy, review briefs, and manage final cuts, ensuring pacing, storytelling, and brand tone align with live events, sports, and culture.