Assistant Video Editor

Vox Media Group
New York, NY
On-site

Who this role is best for

Early-career editors with templated editing experience and organization skills will find this hybrid role in New York City, focusing on social content and collaboration with external teams.

Best fit for

  • Entry-level editors with a background in social or branded content who can manage file structures and follow SOPs.
    — “comfortable owning quick-turn social cuts independently”
  • Candidates who are adaptable and can work across both in-house and freelance workflows with structured communication.
    — “key connective piece between in-house editing and the freelance bench”
  • Individuals who demonstrate a willingness to grow into more complex editing tasks with guidance.
    — “eager to grow into larger, more complex projects under supervision”

Things to consider

  • The role requires in-office work three days a week in New York City despite hybrid flexibility.
    — “This role is based in our New York City office. You’ll work a hybrid schedule: in-office three days a week & remote two days a week.”
  • Candidates must be prepared to handle both routine and evolving tasks, as the role emphasizes growth over time.
    — “building toward independent ownership of bigger projects over time”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to manage projects and follow SOPs in your resume and portfolio.
    — “Partner with the Post-Production Supervisor to set up and organize projects”
  • Showcase your experience with quick-turn social edits and templated formats in your application materials.
    — “Edit turnkey and templated content such as cutdowns, recaps, and repeatable social formats”
  • Demonstrate your comfort with Adobe Premiere and Team Projects in your interview responses.
    — “Work in Adobe Premiere, including Team Projects and Productions”
  • Emphasize your proactive communication and ability to flag concerns in collaborative settings.
    — “Share cuts via Frame.io and address internal notes accurately, flagging concerns proactively”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • Edit turnkey and templated content
  • Manage quick-turn social edits
Typical background
2-3 years of experience in digital, social, or branded content editing

Skills & requirements

Required

Adobe PremiereEditingProject SetupCollaboration

Preferred

Frame.ioTeam Projects

Stack & domain

Adobe Premiere

About the role

Original posting from Vox Media Group via Greenhouse

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Vox Media is looking for an Assistant Video Editor to join a growing post-production team within the branded content division for Vox and New York Magazine. This role is built for an editor early in their career who is sharp with turnkey and templated formats, comfortable owning quick-turn social cuts independently, and eager to grow into larger, more complex projects under supervision. You'll also work closely with the Post-Production Supervisor to set up and organize projects for external editors, making you a key connective piece between in-house editing and the freelance bench.

Editing and Craft

Edit turnkey and templated content such as cutdowns, recaps, and repeatable social formats for various platforms

Cut quick-turn social edits independently, following established templates and house style

Take on larger or more complex edits with guidance from the Post-Production Supervisor and Creative Directors, building toward independent ownership of bigger projects over time

Add basic music and sound design to elevate templated pieces

Apply light color and LUTs following house presets

Project Setup and Coordination

Partner with the Post-Production Supervisor to set up and organize projects for external/freelance editors such as bins, sequences, and file structure, following in-house SOPs

Create stringouts for Editors and Creative Directors per project

Prep and organize incoming footage, dailies, and assets ahead of handoff to external editors

Support project wrap-out and archiving, keeping files clean and organized across both in-house and external-editor projects

Workflow and Technical

Work in Adobe Premiere, including Team Projects and Productions, following house SOPs for project, bin, sequence, and track structure

Support turnovers to color and sound mix during finishing on larger projects

Work flexibly across a remote and hybrid workflow, including shipping/receiving drives and cloud sync as needed

Collaboration and Delivery

Share cuts via Frame.io and address internal notes accurately, flagging concerns proactively

Maintain clear communication with producers, the Post-Production Supervisor, and external editors

Learn from and support senior editors on shared projects, with room to grow into more senior editing responsibility over time

WHO YOU ARE

2-3 years of experience editing in a digital, social, or branded content environment

Comfortable and fast with templated, repeatable edit formats, with a desire to grow into more complex, independent work

Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere; familiarity with team projects/Productions is a plus

Comprehensive knowledge of technical specifications for distribution across all digital platforms

Organized and detail-oriented - comfortable managing file structure and project setup, not just cutting

Familiarity with Frame.io or similar review/delivery tools

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This role is based in our New York City office. You’ll work a hybrid schedule: in-office three days a week & remote two days a week.

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.

Pay Range$70,000—$80,000 USDOUR DEI COMMITMENT

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. 

Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our recruiting team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).

WHAT COMES NEXT

Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.

Source: Vox Media Group careers (Greenhouse)

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