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Social Video Editor

Saylor Agency•Los Angeles, CA
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About The Position

Saylor is an entertainment-led creative agency built for brands that want to earn attention, not interrupt it. Founded by former Netflix and Disney marketers, Saylor exists at the intersection of culture, storytelling, and strategy, bringing the sensibility of entertainment to brands ready to act less like advertisers and more like creators. The agency aims to help brands become the show, not the ad break, by thinking like publishers and creators rather than advertisers and corporations. Saylor fosters a supportive, collaborative environment where diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone is empowered to solve problems and push creative boundaries. Saylor seeks a sharp, innovative Social Video Editor to help lead best-in-class creative campaigns for global brands on social media. This full-time role will work closely with the production, social, and creative teams to bring creative concepts to life at the speed of online culture. The ideal candidate is a multi-faceted creative who understands social media trends, content nuances, and what algorithms and social audiences desire. They can custom create content for varying brand voices and styles, identifying their editing style capabilities from lo-fi meme video to elevated paid social video. They are highly attuned to the initial seconds of a social video needing to capture attention. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in social media, understanding the value of speed over perfection, is scrappy, and thrives on partnering with Social and Copy team members to develop engaging, first-to-market creative. They are enthusiastic about participating in the creative development phase to lay the foundation for hyper-engaging content.

Requirements

  • Have high level campaign editing experience in entertainment, lifestyle, gaming, or youth culture marketing. Both traditional and social
  • 5+ years of experience as a video editor in an agency or in-house at a studio, with experience editing for social media vertical video
  • A well-developed editorial creative point of view, and the ability to identify strong ideas and executions
  • Attention to detail. Perfect caption QC skills
  • Effective time management skills and the ability to meet tight, high-volume deadlines
  • Ability to seamlessly bounce between edit projects of varying complexity
  • Extensive knowledge and awareness of current social marketing video tactics and trends across various platforms
  • Ability to color correct and sound design projects within Premiere Pro
  • Ability to perform simple 2D motion graphics
  • Understanding of marketing, production, social media, branded content, long and short form video
  • Proficiency with required desktop tools, including Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Creative mastery of social-first plugins and apps
  • Understanding of how audiences consume social media video in this current climate

Responsibilities

  • A key creative voice in social video execution; platform-native editorial instincts and a sharp sense of what performs on various platforms
  • Partner with your Social, Design, and Production teams to maintain and execute the editorial tone for assigned campaigns
  • Ensure that editorial projects are delivered on their agreed upon timeline, often at the speed of social
  • Mastery of the brand guidelines and identity on social with ability to apply relevantly and quickly
  • Reactivity to online trends that make sense for the brand, participating regularly with your project pod in ideation from a digital AV perspective
  • Mastery of lo-fi organic content packed with the nuance that activates social audiences
  • Mastery of quality control, logos, framing for social, and other tactics
  • Ability to support in coloring, sound mixing, and captions, SRT file or transcript development as needed
  • Consistent creation of highly engaging, high performing content across platforms for global brands

Benefits

  • competitive salary
  • health insurance
  • 401k
  • generous vacation
  • great opportunities for growth within the company

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What This Job Offers

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Full-time

Career Level

Senior

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Number of Employees

11-50 employees

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