Views Editor

VaynerMedia; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

VaynerMedia is seeking a Views Editor who blends editorial craft with platform performance, treating content as a product that earns attention. This full-time role focuses on producing, remixing, and iterating short-form video for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, with emphasis on hooks and retention.

You will test ideas, track algorithm shifts, mentor junior editors, and collaborate across strategists, creators, and media teams in a fast-paced APAC-influenced environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional creative experience with a portfolio spanning social, streaming, or other digital formats.
• Demonstrated track record as a video editor, ideally within advertising, digital media, or a related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop.
• Solid grasp of social platform best practices and the metrics that signal content success.
• Self-starter mindset with strong accountability and initiative.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work cross-functionally under tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Build content engineered around attention metrics such as views, retention, likes, comments, and shares.
• Edit raw footage into platform-native videos for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, optimising from the first cut rather than at the post-production stage.
• Continuously test, remix, and refine creative to improve hook strength, pacing, and audience retention.
• Track platform algorithm shifts, emerging formats, and creator trends so work stays competitive in-feed.
• Contribute to ideation and creative brainstorms while owning the execution and iteration loop.
• Mentor fellow editors and creative team members on best practices for performance-driven editing.

Skills

Video editing

Analytics mindset

Collaborative

Mentoring

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Job description

Role overview

The Views Editor sits at the intersection of editorial craft and platform performance, treating content as a product that must earn attention rather than simply look polished on export. This full-time role is focused on producing, remixing, and iterating short-form video for social platforms within a fast-paced, experimentation-driven creative environment. The position blends hands-on editing with analytical thinking about what actually drives views, retention, and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Build content engineered around attention metrics such as views, retention, likes, comments, and shares
• Edit raw footage into platform-native videos for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, optimising from the first cut rather than at the post-production stage
• Continuously test, remix, and refine creative to improve hook strength, pacing, and audience retention
• Track platform algorithm shifts, emerging formats, and creator trends so work stays competitive in-feed
• Contribute to ideation and creative brainstorms while owning the execution and iteration loop
• Mentor fellow editors and creative team members on best practices for performance-driven editing

Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional creative experience with a portfolio spanning social, streaming, or other digital formats
• Demonstrated track record as a video editor, ideally within advertising, digital media, or a related field
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop
• Solid grasp of social platform best practices and the metrics that signal content success
• Self-starter mindset with strong accountability and initiative
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work cross-functionally under tight timelines

Nice to have

• Experience with motion design alongside editing
• Familiarity with AR, interactive, or music video formats
• Background mentoring junior creators, copywriters, or art directors

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time role based in Japan, embedded within an APAC-focused creative team serving major regional brands
• Startup-like pace that encourages testing hypotheses, breaking rules, and learning quickly
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration with strategists, creators, and media teams on high-profile accounts