Vertical Video Editor, Social & Digital Content

National Basketball Association • Secaucus, NJ

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Vertical Video Editor is part of the NBA Social & Digital Content team, which identifies, creates, distributes, and publishes content across NBA social and digital platforms and to domestic and international partners. The role produces and finishes high-quality, social-first short-form and real-time video that brings NBA stories, players, teams, and moments to life. It serves as a senior creative and technical resource, applying advanced storytelling, editing, compositing, audio, and color-correction skills to deliver polished content across NBA vertical platforms. The position is based in the office and is within a unionized bargaining unit; union membership is required. Assignment end dates are tentative and subject to change.

Requirements

• Extensive professional experience editing social-first short-form content for a sports brand, media organization, production company, or entertainment brand.
• Advanced proficiency with professional non-linear editing systems, preferably Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Strong proficiency in compositing, audio mixing and sweetening, color correction, media management, quality control, and final content delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to create polished video content with narrative structure, character development, and a defined storyline.
• Strong understanding of creating content for vertical platforms.
• Experience creating basketball or sports-related content.
• Strong knowledge of the NBA and passion for storylines involving its players, coaches, teams, statistics, standings, and history.
• Excellent understanding of basketball rules, terminology, statistics, analytics, and game history.
• Strong understanding of the NBA’s social voice, visual identity, and audience.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines, manage multiple projects, and maintain a precise, detail-oriented approach.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while handling critical, time-sensitive assignments in a composed manner.
• Excellent organizational, project-management, and communication skills.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with producers, editors, designers, content creators, publishers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to receive, interpret, and execute feedback while maintaining creative and technical standards.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, based on the NBA calendar.
• Union membership is required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Film, Television, Media Production, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Edit social-first short-form, vertical, and real-time video content using strong storytelling, pacing, music, and sound design.
• Provide real-time game and event coverage by editing content for nightly, weekly, and tentpole social and digital programming.
• Collaborate with producers, content creators, publishers, designers, and editors to identify and produce compelling moments from NBA games, events, and league storylines.
• Finish and composite NBA programming using non-linear editing systems.
• Create content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts, Stories, Snapchat, and other current or emerging platforms.
• Manage multiple projects and competing deadlines while maintaining creative and technical quality.
• Incorporate feedback from producers, senior leaders, league stakeholders, and platform partners.
• Stay current on editing techniques, industry and platform trends, social storytelling formats, emerging technologies, and changes in fan-content consumption.
• Assist with content publishing and other Social & Digital Content team responsibilities as needed.

Benefits

• Union-sponsored medical, dental, vision, disability, and group term life insurance may be available to project employees and/or eligible dependents.
• Dependent care assistance may be available to project employees and/or eligible dependents.
• A 401(k) retirement plan may be available to project employees and/or eligible dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed