Video Editor

AirITSystems GmbH; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension plan

Life and disability insurance

Private health insurance

Flexible working hours

Remote work opportunities

Paid sick leave

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Company laptop

Company car

Job summary

AirITSystems GmbH is seeking a sharp, story-driven Editor to join our growing team, shaping footage from raw to finished across launch films, product videos, and social cutdowns. You will partner with directors and creative leads to hit tone, pacing, and storytelling across client projects.

You'll handle editing, sound design, color grading, and ensure timely delivery while maintaining high production quality.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with professional video editing, audio editing, motion graphics, and graphic design software.
• Knowledge of video production and post-production workflows, media formats, codecs, and delivery requirements.
• Strong video storytelling, visual design, and content creation skills.
• Ability to edit long-form and short-form video content while maintaining high production quality standards.
• Strong attention to detail, including quality control, spelling, formatting, and brand consistency.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with producers, managers, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Edit a wide variety of video content, primarily launch films/commercials, as well as product videos, testimonials, mini-docs, and social cutdowns.
• Translate creative direction and scripts into compelling cuts that hit the intended tone, pacing, and story
• Partner closely with directors and creative leads from selects through picture lock, iterating quickly on feedback
• Handle sound design and basic mix work, including music selection, SFX, and dialogue cleanup
• Color grade footage to match the look and feel of each project.
• Stay current on editing trends, techniques, and tools that can elevate our work
• Organize and maintain project files, media, and version control across multiple active projects
• Manage your own timelines and flag risks early when scope, footage, or schedule shifts.

Skills

Video editing

Audio editing

Motion graphics

Graphic design

Storytelling

Attention to detail

Project management

Communication

Tools

Video editing software

Audio editing software

Motion graphics software

Graphic design software

Job description

We're looking for a sharp, story-driven Editor to join our growing team. You'll cut a wide range of work across our roster of tech startup clients, from launch films and brand stories to product videos, social cutdowns, and event recaps. You'll partner closely with our directors and creative leads to take footage from raw to finished and shape the pacing, tone, and feel of each piece.

Responsibilities

• Edit a wide variety of video content, primarily launch films/commercials, as well as product videos, testimonials, mini-docs, and social cutdowns.

• Translate creative direction and scripts into compelling cuts that hit the intended tone, pacing, and story

• Partner closely with directors and creative leads from selects through picture lock, iterating quickly on feedback

• Handle sound design and basic mix work, including music selection, SFX, and dialogue cleanup

• Color grade footage to match the look and feel of each project.

• Stay current on editing trends, techniques, and tools that can elevate our work

• Organize and maintain project files, media, and version control across multiple active projects

• Manage your own timelines and flag risks early when scope, footage, or schedule shifts.

What we are looking for

• Proficiency with professional video editing, audio editing, motion graphics, and graphic design software.

• Knowledge of video production and post-production workflows, media formats, codecs, and delivery requirements.

• Strong video storytelling, visual design, and content creation skills.

• Ability to edit long-form and short-form video content while maintaining high production quality standards.

• Strong attention to detail, including quality control, spelling, formatting, and brand consistency.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills with producers, managers, and cross-functional teams.

Compensation

USD 40–48 per hour

Benefits

We provide accommodation, additional vacation days, and career training to support your professional growth. You will receive a company laptop, a company car, and home office equipment. We offer a company pension plan, life and disability insurance, and private health insurance. Enjoy flexible working hours, remote work opportunities, paid sick leave, parental leave, and employee discounts.

Your first weeks in the role

Expect to dive straight into active video projects and collaborate closely with your team on post-production workflows. If you match most of these requirements rather than all of them, we still encourage you to apply.