Video Editor

Backroads • Berkeley, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Video Editor at Backroads, you’ll play a critical role in shaping how our Backroads trips come to life through video. With a constant influx of footage captured by guests, trip leaders, and photographers around the world, you will transform raw content into a steady stream of polished, engaging stories that inspire audiences and strengthen brand affinity. This is a hands-on editing role focused on crafting high-quality short- and mid-form videos optimized for social media, web, YouTube and paid channels—ensuring every piece reflects the Backroads brand and resonates with our audience. This is not a field-based role; all work centers on post-production and editing rather than traveling to capture footage. Sitting at the intersection of brand storytelling, social media and performance marketing, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver content that is both creative and results-driven. Success in this role means consistently producing compelling video content at scale, efficiently turning raw footage into on-brand assets, and aligning output with clear marketing objectives. You’ll also help maintain a well-organized, accessible video library that empowers teams to maximize the impact of our content across all platforms.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience editing digital video content in a fast-paced content-rich environment with concurrent deadlines
• Strong storytelling instincts and ability to find narratives within existing footage
• Experience creating content for social media, YouTube, websites and paid channels
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage large volumes of media files
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere (After Effects or motion graphics experience a plus, but not primary)
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working cross functionally with marketing, social or brand teams

Nice To Haves

• Background in travel, outdoor, lifestyle or sports content a plus

Responsibilities

• Review, organize and select from large volumes of guest, leader and staff footage across media types, including phone/UGC content and RAW mirrorless/DSLR footage
• Edit high-quality short form and mid-form videos for social, web, YouTube and paid media
• Edit RAW content into polished deliverables, including audio revision, color correction, and stabilization methods
• Adapt single pieces of footage into multiple platform‑specific versions
• Maintain Backroads’ brand voice and visual style across all video content
• Ensure video assets are delivered in the correct formats for each platform
• Own the organization and maintenance of the video asset library for easy retrieval and reuse across the video & content team
• Develop consistent tagging and storage practices for incoming footage
• Ensure footage and finished assets are archived properly
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors when additional editing or production support is needed
• Serve as an internal point person for video content questions and needs
• Provide light guidance to staff contributing footage on how to capture more usable content
• Track projects through Jira and participate in weekly video production meetings

What This Job Offers

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