Senior Shooter/Editor, Men's Health and Women's Health

Hearst•New York, NY

24d•Hybrid

About The Position

Men's Health and Women's Health are seeking a Senior Shooter/Editor to create and elevate video storytelling across digital, social, and broadcast platforms. This hands-on role combines camera and lighting craft with editorial judgment, shaping projects from production through final edit and helping establish the visual approach for both brands. The position shoots and edits short- and long-form videos across studio, field, talent-driven, documentary, branded, and social-first projects. It leads shooting on a significant portion of productions, makes decisions about camera, lighting, composition, movement, sound, and coverage, and edits stories from rough cut through final delivery. The role collaborates with producers and editorial teams from pre-production to delivery, works with talent and freelance crews, manages media workflows, and applies motion design, audio mixing, and color correction or grading as appropriate. The position is based in New York, NY, and requires working from the office four days per week. Production schedules may require early mornings, late nights, weekends, and travel. The role is covered under the Writers Guild of America, East, Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Requirements

At least 5 years of professional video editing and motion design experience, with a portfolio and credits demonstrating strong work across traditional and digital video.
Extensive camera and production experience, with strong lighting and camera skills in studio and location environments.
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Premiere Pro.
Strong editorial instincts and a keen eye for sound, pacing, shot selection, continuity, and narrative, including the ability to shoot with the edit in mind.
Working knowledge of audio mixing, color correction or grading, media storage, and post-production workflows.
Experience working with talent and confidence providing creative direction and maintaining a professional production environment.
Excellent organization, communication, and collaboration skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and respond effectively to feedback.
A calm, adaptable, and solutions-oriented approach, particularly in fast-paced production environments and on short-turnaround assignments.
Willingness to work early mornings, late nights, weekends, and travel as production schedules require.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

Shoot and edit short- and long-form video for Men's Health and Women's Health across digital, social, and broadcast platforms.
Lead shooting on a significant portion of productions and make decisions about camera, lighting, composition, movement, sound, and coverage.
Shape and maintain a strong visual style for both brands, communicating creative direction and references to producers, talent, crews, and editors.
Edit stories from rough cut through final delivery, attending to pacing, clarity, polish, sound, shot selection, continuity, and editorial intent while incorporating feedback.
Collaborate with producers and editorial teams from pre-production through delivery to determine creative and production approaches and anticipate coverage needs.
Direct and work with high-profile talent as needed, fostering a professional, productive, and collaborative environment on set.
Brief and oversee freelance camera and production crews as needed, maintaining standards for safety, quality, communication, and consistency.
Manage media workflows, including ingesting, organizing, tracking, archiving, and handing off footage, and troubleshoot common storage and post-production issues.
Apply motion design, audio mixing, color correction, and grading as appropriate, coordinating with post-production partners when additional support is needed.
Bring fresh visual ideas and production approaches to the brands and stay current with evolving video formats, platforms, and audience expectations.