Video Editor

DAZN; World Trade Center (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to DAZN

Up to 15 days paid time off

Health benefits (dental & eye care)

Parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Learning and development resources

Job summary

DAZN is seeking a mid-weight Video Editor to join our US arm of Balboa Global, crafting high-impact campaign content for NBA, MLB, and NHL. You’ll shape raw footage into fast-paced, emotionally-driven edits for social, broadcast, and digital campaigns.

You will collaborate with Motion Designers, Designers, and Copywriters, ensuring alignment with DAZN brand direction while meeting tight game-driven deadlines.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional video editing experience, ideally with sports, entertainment, or live-event content.
• Strong reel demonstrating sports or high-energy campaign editing.
• Expert proficiency in Premiere Pro — (required); working knowledge of After Effects for basic titling/comp work a plus.
• Strong sense of pacing, rhythm, and story structure, with an ear for music and sound design.
• Experience working with sports footage, broadcast feeds, stat graphics, and archival/league content.
• Ability to juggle multiple fast-turnaround edits tied to live sports calendars (game days, playoffs, trade deadlines, etc.)
• Comfort taking direction from Art Directors/Creative Directors while bringing your own editorial point of view
• Strong organizational skills and file management habits (version control, naming conventions, media management)
• Comfortable at incorporating new AI and automation tools into your workflow to enhance creativity and efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Edit campaign and social promo content of NBA, MLB, and NHL teams that feature across DAZN US, including paid marketing video assets, hype reels, social cutdowns, digital ads, and broadcast-adjacent promos.
• Cut from raw game footage, league-supplied feeds, B-roll, and original shoot footage to build compelling sports narratives.
• Build assets to platform-specific specs (DAZN wholly-owned inventory, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, CTV, stadium/jumbotron) with attention to pacing, hooks, and sound design.
• Collaborate closely with the local creative team, comprised of Motion Designers, Designers, and Copywriters to bring concepts from brief to finished cut.
• Align with global DAZN brand direction and TOV and collaborate with global Balboa leadership.
• Sync and integrate motion graphics, titles, lower thirds, and stat overlays delivered by the design team.
• Manage multiple concurrent edits across leagues/teams with fast turnarounds tied to game schedules, playoffs, trade news, and other real-time sports moments
• Organize and manage footage libraries, project files, and version control across concurrent live projects
• Ensure all edits comply with league, team, and player-likeness usage guidelines and DAZN brand standards
• Support pitch and pre-sale decks with polished sizzle edits when needed

Skills

Sports editing

Rhythm & pacing

Sound design

Collaboration

Organization

Editorial judgment

Years of experience

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Job description

Video Editor

Department: RS-803 - Content - P&E - Creative Services

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: US - New York

Description

DAZN is looking for a mid-weight Video Editor to join our newly created US arm of Balboa Global, our in-house creative agency. The role’s primary remit is to cut high-impact campaign content across NBA, MLB, and NHL. You'll work across social-first hype edits, campaign hero assets, broadcast promos, sponsorship and brand-partner deliverables, and highlight-driven storytelling — shaping raw game footage, league feeds, and shoot footage into fast-paced, emotionally-charged content built for how fans watch sports today.

This role calls for someone fluent in each league's storytelling rhythm — the pace and physicality of NHL, the style and swagger of NBA, the drama and tradition of MLB — and able to translate that into sharp, on-brand edits under tight, game-driven deadlines.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000

What You'll Be Doing:

• Edit campaign and social promo content of NBA, MLB, and NHL teams that feature across DAZN US, including paid marketing video assets, hype reels, social cutdowns, digital ads, and broadcast-adjacent promos
• Cut from raw game footage, league-supplied feeds, B-roll, and original shoot footage to build compelling sports narratives
• Build assets to platform-specific specs (DAZN wholly-owned inventory, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, CTV, stadium/jumbotron) with attention to pacing, hooks, and sound design
• Collaborate closely with the local creative team, comprised of Motion Designers, Designers, and Copywriters to bring concepts from brief to finished cut.
• Align with global DAZN brand direction and TOV and collaborate with global Balboa leadership.
• Sync and integrate motion graphics, titles, lower thirds, and stat overlays delivered by the design team
• Manage multiple concurrent edits across leagues/teams with fast turnarounds tied to game schedules, playoffs, trade news, and other real-time sports moments
• Organize and manage footage libraries, project files, and version control across concurrent live projects
• Ensure all edits comply with league, team, and player-likeness usage guidelines and DAZN brand standards
• Support pitch and pre-sale decks with polished sizzle edits when needed

What You'll Bring:

• 3–5 years — of professional video editing experience, ideally with sports, entertainment, or live-event content
• Strong reel demonstrating sports or high-energy campaign editing (NBA, MLB, NHL, or similar leagues/sports brands strongly preferred)
• Expert proficiency in Premiere Pro — (required); working knowledge of After Effects for basic titling/comp work a plus
• Strong sense of pacing, rhythm, and story structure, with an ear for music and sound design
• Experience working with sports footage, broadcast feeds, stat graphics, and archival/league content
• Ability to juggle multiple fast-turnaround edits tied to live sports calendars (game days, playoffs, trade deadlines, etc.)
• Comfort taking direction from Art Directors/Creative Directors while bringing your own editorial point of view
• Strong organizational skills and file management habits (version control, naming conventions, media management)
• Comfortable at incorporating new AI and automation tools into your workflow to enhance creativity and efficiencies.

Benefits

• Access to DAZN
• Up to 15 days of paid time off
• Health benefits (including dental & eye care)
• A sick time package
• Parental leave offering
• Voluntary benefits (such as basic life term, personal accident and short and long-term disability covering)
• And a 401(k) retirement plan.
• You’ll also find a family friendly community and learning and development resources.