Senior Shooter/Editor, Men's Health and Women's Health
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 expertise with editorial judgment, shaping projects from production through final edit and helping define the visual approach for both brands. The position shoots and edits short- and long-form video for studio, field, talent-driven, documentary, branded, and social-first projects. The Senior Shooter/Editor collaborates with producers and editorial teams from pre-production through delivery, directs talent when needed, oversees freelance crews as appropriate, and manages media and post-production workflows. The role is based in New York, NY, and requires working from the office four days per week. It is covered by 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, including a keen eye for sound, pacing, shot selection, continuity, and narrative, and 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, with the ability to manage multiple projects and respond effectively to feedback.
- Calm, adaptable, 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.
- Ability to work from the New York, NY office four days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with After Effects.
- 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.
- Serve as lead shooter 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 and communicate creative direction and references to producers, talent, crews, and editors.
- Edit stories from rough cut through final delivery, balancing 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 when needed, fostering a professional, productive, and collaborative set environment.
- Brief and oversee freelance camera and production crews as needed, maintaining 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 while staying current with evolving video formats, platforms, and audience expectations.
Benefits
- Access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
- Hybrid work flexibility.
- Employee Resource Groups.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
- 401(k) plan with a company match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
