Senior Video Editor - Social & Digital Content

National Basketball Association (NBA); Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 77,086,000 - 104,294,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is seeking a Senior Video Editor for Vertical Platforms to craft social-first, vertical, real-time content across NBA platforms. You will lead storytelling, pacing, music, and sound design to elevate game moments and league stories.

You will collaborate with producers and platform owners, guide junior editors, and help shape the visual identity of programs while working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment in-office in Secaucus, NJ.

Qualifications

• Experience editing social-first short-form content for a sports brand or media company.
• Proficiency in editing, compositing, audio, and color to deliver polished content.
• Ability to craft vertical content for platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels.

Responsibilities

• Edit social-first vertical and real-time video content with strong storytelling.
• Provide real-time game coverage for nightly and tentpole programming.
• Collaborate with producers and editors to select compelling moments.
• Finish and composite NBA programming using non-linear editors at a high level.
• Create content for vertical platforms (TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Stories).
• Provide creative input on the look and feel of programs and franchises.
• Mentor, train, and supervise junior editorial staff.
• Maintain workflows, quality control, and delivery specs.
• Manage multiple projects with tight deadlines and high quality.
• Incorporate feedback from leadership and platform partners efficiently.

Skills

Premiere Pro

Non-linear editing

Color correction

Storytelling

Vertical video

Time management

Collaboration

NBA knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Film/Media

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Job description

WORK OPTION: In Office

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This position is within a unionized bargaining unit and union membership will be required. Assignment end dates are tentative and subject to change.

Position Summary:

This position is part of the NBA Social & Digital Content team, which focuses on identifying, creating, distributing, and publishing compelling content across the NBA’s social and digital platforms and to its many domestic and international partners around the world. As demand for NBA content continues to grow, this role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, innovative, and highly collaborative environment, creating content that reaches fans globally.

The Senior Video Editor for Vertical Platforms is responsible for producing and finishing high-quality social first short-form and real-time video content that brings NBA stories, players, teams, and moments to life. This individual will serve as a senior creative and technical resource within the team, applying advanced storytelling, editing, compositing, audio, and color-correction skills to deliver polished and elevated content across NBA vertical platforms.

The ideal candidate is an accomplished editor and visual storyteller with strong understanding of the NBA, basketball culture, and the evolving social and digital media landscape. This individual should have experience creating content for vertical video platforms, including TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts, Snapchat, and other emerging platforms.

The Senior Video Editor for Vertical Platforms will also provide creative guidance on the overall look and feel of programs and content franchises, collaborate closely with platform owners and other members of the Social & Digital Content team, and help supervise, train, and develop more junior editorial staff.

Major Responsibilities:

• Edit social-first short-form, vertical, and real-time video content that incorporates strong storytelling, pacing, music, and sound design.
• Provide real-time game and event coverage by editing content for the NBA’s nightly, weekly, and tentpole social and digital programming. This may include working days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Collaborate with producers, content creators, publishers, designers, and other editors to identify and produce the most compelling moments from NBA games, events, and league storylines.
• Finish and composite NBA programming using non-linear editing systems at a high level.
• Create content for vertical video platforms, including TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts, Stories, Snapchat and other current or emerging platforms.
• Consult and advise on the overall creative look and visual identity of programs, recurring content franchises, and special projects.
• Provide creative input during content planning, preproduction, production, and postproduction processes.
• Supervise, mentor, and train editors and other junior members of the editorial team.
• Help establish and maintain editing standards, workflows, project organization practices, quality-control procedures, and delivery specifications.
• Manage multiple projects and competing deadlines while maintaining a consistently high level of creative and technical quality.
• Incorporate feedback from producers, senior leaders, league stakeholders, and platform partners efficiently and effectively.
• Stay current on editing techniques, industry and platform trends, social storytelling formats, emerging technologies, and changes in fan-content consumption.
• Assist with content publishing and additional Social & Digital Content team responsibilities, as needed.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Extensive professional experience editing social-first short-form content for a sports brand, media organization, production company, or entertainment brand.
• Advanced proficiency with professional non-linear editing systems, preferably Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Strong proficiency in compositing, audio mixing and sweetening, color correction, media management, quality control, and final content delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to produce highly polished video content involving narrative structure, character development, and a defined storyline.
• Strong understanding of creating content for vertical platforms
• Experience creating basketball or sports-related content.
• Strong knowledge of the NBA and passion for the storylines surrounding its players, coaches, teams, statistics, standings, and league history.
• Excellent understanding of basketball rules, terminology, statistics, analytics, and the history of the game.
• Strong understanding of the NBA’s social voice, visual identity, and audience.
• Ability to provide creative direction and advise on the overall look and feel of programs and content franchises.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously with a precise and detail-oriented approach.
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment while handling critical and time-sensitive assignments in a composed manner.
• Excellent organizational, project-management, and communication skills.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with producers, editors, designers, content creators, publishers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to receive, interpret, and execute feedback while maintaining established creative and technical standards.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, based on the NBA calendar.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Film, Television, Media Production, or a related field preferred.

Salary Range:

$31.65/hr

Job Posting Title:

Project

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in Union-sponsored employee benefit programs that include medical, dental, vision, disability, and group term life insurance, dependent care assistance, and a 401(k) retirement plan.

We Consider Applicants For All Positions On The Basis Of Merit, Qualifications And Business Needs, And Without Regard To Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Alienage Or Citizenship Status, Ancestry, Marital Status, Creed, Genetic Predisposition Or Carrier Status, Sexual Orientation, Veteran Status, Familial Status, Status As A Victim Of Domestic Violence Or Any Other Status Or Characteristic Protected By Applicable Federal, State, Or Local Law.

The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.

About the NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball. Built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 214 countries and territories in 60 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2024-25 season featured a record-tying 125 international players from a record-tying 43 countries. NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 2.3 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms. NBA Cares, the NBA’s global social responsibility platform, partners with renowned community-based organizations around the world to address important social issues in the areas of education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness.