YouTube Video Editor (Part-Time)

NHL • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The NHL Productions Digital group is seeking a versatile and dynamic YouTube editor with a passion for visual storytelling. The ideal candidate is an innovative video content creator who is knowledgeable about the latest trends and best practices on the platform. This is a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, reaching millions of hockey fans worldwide through engaging video editing, clever copywriting, and creative trend awareness. Candidates should be skilled in creating both long-form and short-form content. They should be able to produce engaging and dynamic vertical videos, with a passion for optimizing content to reach a diverse audience. Candidates must demonstrate strong creativity, adaptability, and the experience necessary to take a project from concept to completion. This process may include writing, shooting, producing, and managing post-production tasks. Lastly, this candidate has their finger on the pulse of the NHL and possesses a confident knowledge of current NHL news, trends, players, teams, and its history. Candidates are expected to understand how to create content for the game of hockey and its fans while maintaining the NHL's brand voice.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of experience producing multimedia content.
• 5-7+ years of experience contributing to a YouTube channel strategy for a sports brand or media organization.
• Thorough understanding of the YouTube landscape and YouTube-specific strategies, including social trends, viral sounds, pop culture, and other new and emerging platforms.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, with a focus on Adobe Premiere and Photoshop; After Effects and motion graphics design is a significant plus.
• Experience with other video editing tools, including but not limited to Motion Array and WSC ClipPro.
• Strong knowledge of video formats, compression, and media management.
• Advanced knowledge of the YouTube platform with an understanding of the competitive landscape, the way fans consume NHL content on the platform, all features, and opportunities on YouTube and Google, and SEO knowledge to improve the title and description creation.
• Passionate about the game of hockey, the storylines surrounding its players, coaches, teams, rules, standings, and the history of the league, as well as an understanding of hockey stats and analytics.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment while handling critical tasks in a composed and timely manner.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills; ability to independently research projects.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, as this position may include working days, nights, weekends, and holidays based on the NHL calendar.

Nice To Haves

• After Effects and motion graphics design is a significant plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and produce video content for the NHL's YouTube channels, focusing on both long-form and short-form content in horizontal and vertical formats.
• Produce, edit, and syndicate weekly and sponsored deliverables, core-NHL Digital programs, and features using Adobe Premiere and WSC Clipro and have a working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.
• Responsible for logging, creating, and maintaining well-structured season-long projects.
• Media managing and syndicating video files, ensuring that they are delivered on time, organized appropriately and backed up regularly.
• Monitor sports leagues, teams, broadcasters, and athlete accounts to identify trends, best practices, new audiences, new collaborations, and new ideas.
• Develop and produce content created from NHL tentpole events (Player Media Tour, Winter Classic, Stadium Series, etc.)
• Edit and produce fully-finished video packages to be posted on NHL.com foreign language websites and social platforms in a timely manner.
• Work alongside NHL.com International staff and translators to produce video content for NHL.com foreign language websites.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) includes paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick days, plus an extra day off for your birthday.
• Comprehensive health benefits to employees and their eligible dependents effective on their first day with us – there is no waiting period.
• The NHL subsidizes a large portion of the health benefits costs, therefore your cost for medical, dental and vision coverage is minimal.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support mental, physical, and financial health.
• Digital wellness resource designed to improve health and happiness through courses in sleep, movement, and focus.
• Comprehensive Childcare Leave to welcome your new addition. The primary caregiver to the child is entitled to up to 12 weeks of paid Childcare Leave, at full pay, following the birth, adoption, or placement of a child.
• Employees that are not the primary caregiver to the child are entitled to up to 6 weeks of paid Childcare Leave, at full pay, which must be taken within the first 6 months following the birth, adoption, or placement of a child.
• Savings Plan which includes a 401K (pre-tax and Roth options) plus non-elective (employer) contributions.
• Hybrid work schedules are available for a majority of our roles.
• Pre-tax commuter benefit plan which helps offset the financial cost of traveling to and from our office.
• Exclusive pricing from our Partners that include savings on travel, consumer goods and services, plus the NHL Store.

What This Job Offers

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