Video Editor (Project-Based)
- Full Time
Not Available
About the job
About BuzzFeed, Inc.
BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come.
Business Area: Business
Job Category: Post-Production
Hourly: $37.50-$40.62
Union Status: Non-Union BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.
The Role
BuzzFeed is looking for a creative Video Editor to join our Post-Production team in a project-based capacity on Buzzfeed’s Celeb channel. We’re looking for experienced story editors who are passionate about Asian pop culture including K-Pop, K-dramas, and K-culture video content. Fluent in Korean is a MUST.
Example of storytelling style requested:
You Will
- Partner with Creative Producers and Post-Production team to create BuzzFeed Celeb video content
- End-to-end edit multiple videos and formats for the BuzzFeed Celeb channel including Short Form & Longform content
- Quickly assemble first cuts for story notes
- Implement changes to video edits given creative feedback and direction
- Experiment with different versions of an edit, exploring multiple directions if needed
- Maintain project organization and follow internal SOPs for project naming conventions
You Have
- Experience in cutting content for a major digital brand
- Fluency in Korean is a MUST (mainly creating subtitle translations from Korean to English)
- 3+ years experience working in a professional environment on digital content
- Advanced knowledge of Mac OS and Adobe Creative Cloud apps including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder and After Effects and 3rd party software
- Experience with codecs, image types, resolutions, and frame rates as they pertain to digital media trends
- Experience with Lucid Link is a plus but not required
- Flexibility to adapt with changing timelines and deliverables
- Experience with simple motion GFX or static GFX (title cards, lower thirds) preferred
- Balance and grade color, and mix and level audio within Adobe Premiere or related software
- Advanced knowledge of Post-Production and Production process and equipment
- Working knowledge of changing social and digital video platform landscapes
- Emphasis on organization and attention to detail
- Proactive, positive team player, able to help guide projects from ingest to delivery
- Passionate about telling stories that highlight culture and people
Send us your Reel!
- Share 3-5 samples of work that you’ve edited or your current reel.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]. Requests received for non-disability-related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
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