Senior Social Clipping Editor (7607)
About The Position
RUN Studios, and its client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, are seeking a Senior Social Clipping Editor to join our creative team as a dedicated contractor for a 4-month project. The Senior Social Clipping Editor serves as the project manager and creative lead for the in-house social clipping function. This role bridges strategy and execution: receiving briefs from Social Managers, translating them into actionable clip assignments, overseeing junior social editor output quality, and providing hands-on editorial direction on what to cut and how to cut it. The ideal candidate combines social-native creative judgment with operational rigor and team leadership.
Requirements
- 5+ years in social media content creation, video editing, or social publishing.
- Portfolio demonstrating expertise in short-form video best practices across major platforms.
- Experience managing or mentoring junior creatives.
- Strong project management skills; proven ability to manage high-volume, fast-turnaround workflows.
- Proficiency with AI-powered creative tools: generative AI, automated editing, NLP-based tools.
- Deep understanding of social platform algorithms, engagement drivers, and content formats.
- Editorial taste and judgment that elevates output beyond functional execution.
- Comfortable operating at high volume without sacrificing quality.
- Bias for action; thrives in fast-paced, real-time content environments.
- Translate strategic briefs into clear, specific creative direction for the team.
- Mastery or Expertise of Premiere pro.
Nice To Haves
- Entertainment, media, or streaming content experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Creative Direction and Quality Control: Review all clip outputs from junior social editors for platform fit, pacing, hook strength, and strategic alignment.
- Provide specific, actionable feedback on cuts: timing, framing, moment selection, text overlay placement.
- Ensure clips meet social best practices across Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and X.
- Maintain quality parity or improvement vs. prior agency output.
- Project Management and Workflow: Receive and interpret briefs from Social Managers; translate into prioritized clip assignments.
- Manage the daily clip production queue across titles, brands, and cultural moments.
- Track volume targets and turnaround times; flag capacity constraints early.
- Develop and maintain SOPs for the AI-powered clipping workflow.
- Coordinate with publishing teams to ensure seamless asset handoff.
- AI Tool Operations: Operate the 1P AI clipping tool at an advanced level; serve as subject matter expert for the team.
- Identify tool optimization opportunities: prompt strategies and workflow shortcuts.
- Contribute to tool feedback loops with product and engineering teams.
- Produce clips directly as needed to cover volume spikes or complex briefs.
- Team Development: Onboard, train, and coach Social Editors on tool usage, social best practices, and quality standards.
- Establish clear rubrics for clip quality by platform.
- Run regular calibration sessions to maintain consistency across editors.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life
- AD&D benefits
- health savings accounts
- flexible spending accounts
- telehealth benefits
- wellness benefits
- a minimum of seven paid holidays per year
- accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year
- a 401k plan with company match
- discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team or individual performance
- referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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