Video Editor

About WaitWhat:
WaitWhat is creating the most valuable independent portfolio of premium content IP that elevates human potential. Downloaded more than 130 million times, WaitWhat's media properties have defined new genres in the areas of business (Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman and Rapid Response with Bob Safian). In everything WaitWhat creates, it aims to share hard-won wisdom from the most iconic people of day, to newer voices, sparking curiosity and helping us live at the top of our potential.
WaitWhat's approach to content is unique in the industry, with a passion for inventing new business models and building inventive partnerships.
We're looking to hire a versatile, talented, and strategic Video Editor to create best in class video content across our popular series and new properties at WaitWhat.
The candidate should have a deep appreciation for and experience with visual & audio storytelling. This position is self-starting and requires the individual to bring their own creative interpretation and ideas, while remaining true to the editorial guidelines of each property.
Responsibilities:

• Edit and finalize long-form and short-form video projects and visually on-brand content for social media channels including but not limited to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, and newsletters.
• Work closely with the content, marketing and production teams to bring creative ideas to adapt our podcast content into short form, native video formats and ensure successful, high-quality video deliveries.
• Embrace new and innovative ways to tell stories across the WaitWhat properties' social channels.
• Curate, source, and organize any assets required for final video delivery e.g. music, SFX, design, b-roll.
• Apply basic graphic elements to videos, using brand guidelines defined by the WaitWhat design team.
• Apply captions to videos, and work with the WaitWhat team to ensure accurate captions are applied to all video content.
• Provide post-production services - including, but not limited to, color correction, audio cleanup and light mixing, assistant editing duties, general media management (transcoding, asset curation, etc.) and various platform deliveries.
• Receive and prioritize all inbound video editing requests. Clearly identify each requirement and specifications for delivery, working with the requester to clarify needs and appropriate deadlines.
• Complete projects with quick turnaround times while ensuring high technical quality assurance for all project details start to finish.
• Provide quality control check before the publishing or delivery of any video content.
• Establish and maintain consistent and clear communication in efforts to promote a collaborative and flexible creative work environment.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of proven video editing experience for social and digital platforms
• Strong proficiency with editing software, preferably Adobe Premiere Pro Suite, with a working knowledge of video and audio encoding, standards and formats.
• Experience with structured media file management using platforms like Iconic, LucidLink, Frame.io, Google Drive, or Dropbox.
• Experience with Project Management tools like ClickUp.
• Proficiency in animation and motion graphics creation through After Effects, Motion, or others.
• Social media native that understands digital trends and a point of view on what will engage audiences and perform well.
• Basic audio and sound mixing knowledge.
• Experience formatting and troubleshooting video assets for social media platforms.
• Experience in color correction for all video types.
• Fast and eager learner, with critical thinking, problem-solving, time management and multitasking skills.
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal, in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in other video production skills including storyboarding, producing, GFX, etc.
• Familiarity with special effects, 3D and compositing are a plus.

Benefits
We are headquartered in NYC but the team is distributed around the country so unless you need to be in an office with your colleagues, we are open to hiring anywhere in the US. The salary range for this role is $90k-110k. This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. Candidates with expectations outside of this range or experience outside of the requirements listed are still encouraged to apply as there may be other positions that could be a fit.
We offer a benefits package that's generous and competitive with larger companies. Benefits include unlimited vacation subject to manager approval, healthcare (PPO, vision and dental), short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and 401(k). We work startup hours, but we also rest and respect that people have full personal lives. We're an equal opportunity organization, committed to equity and diversity of all kinds - on our team, among our investors, and as represented on our media properties.
Kindness and honesty are hallmarks of our culture and critical filters in our hiring process.