Lead Video Editor, Originals

Wave Sports + Entertainment • Manhattan Beach, CA

4d • $85,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Wave Sports & Entertainment is seeking an experienced Lead Video Editor with motion graphics and social media experience to edit long-form and short-form videos and podcasts for our Entertainment original programming, for distribution across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook. In this role you will have the opportunity to edit high priority video and audio original content for our audience of millions of sports and entertainment fans and help define our creative direction. We're looking for people who love entertainment, music, and culture, know how to tell a great story, and can entertain a social media audience. This is a collaborative position with our team where you will have a hand in crafting each story and how to visually tell them. The ideal candidate will have a track record of editing video and audio content in a production team environment, creating short-form and long-form videos and podcasts, optimizing content for a social community, and collaborating well with others.

Requirements

• 6+ years professional video editing and producing experience
• Highly skilled in video editing and motion graphics via Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, and After Effects
• Ability to edit long-form and short-form videos quickly and efficiently
• Strong audio editing skill set
• Experience editing long-form hosted video programming
• Able to self produce creative touches for YouTube and social videos
• Experience creating viral social media video content across TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and other social platforms
• Excellent digital media file management
• Strong sense of social media style geared toward a younger Millennial/Gen Z audience
• Experience in a fast-paced, tight deadline, production team work environment
• Strong sense of social media style geared toward a younger Millennial/Gen Z audience

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in startups preferred
• Experience editing long-form programming and social media cutdowns from those shows is a major plus

Responsibilities

• Edit long-form new original programming similar to our hit shows “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce,” “Almost Athletes with Dude Perfect,” etc. This show will lean more heavily into entertainment, music & culture, less on sports.
• Edit short-form original programming cutdowns for distribution across YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter
• Meet tight deadlines for YouTube and social videos daily
• Manage and prioritize video/audio projects, using time and resources efficiently
• Communicate and collaborate with a team of social-savvy producers, video editors, and graphic designers
• Add creative flourishes beyond what is in the script for YouTube and social videos
• Edit in a fast-paced environment that is reactive to sports, lifestyle, and culture
• Leverage knowledge of entertainment, music, culture, YouTube, and social media landscapes to maximize content engagement and exposure
• Help guide creative strategy on assigned social channels to continuously optimize our content
• Be yourself. We want to be new and fresh everyday, and have fun doing it
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off and 11 paid holidays
• Company sponsored 401(k) plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees