Conceptualize, produce, and edit news-driven videos including documentaries, interviews, explainers, and opinion pieces. Collaborate with reporters and producers on scripts, visuals, and story structure; create motion graphics; source and organize media; select music and sound effects; manage multiple projects; and meet publishing deadlines across social platforms.
About MPU
More Perfect Union is an advocacy, journalism, and education organization with a mission to build power for the working class. Since launching in February 2021, More Perfect Union’s Emmy award-winning coverage has garnered 8 million followers and subscribers. We are the fastest growing news/politics YouTube channel.
About the Position
The Video Editor will work closely with other members of the video team as well as our reporters and producers to conceptualize, script, produce, and edit news-driven videos — with a mission to change policy in our country — ranging from breaking news, opinion pieces, policy explainers, exclusive interviews and short field documentaries.
The Video Editor will report directly to the Supervising Producer. The Video Editor must be immersed in and excited about the process of telling stories through video, with the technical and narrative skills to create powerful stories that hook viewers and keep people watching to the end. The position requires a high level of self-sufficiency, strong collaboration and communication skills, and a desire to help develop and grow our brand.
Core Responsibilities
- Conceptualize and edit videos ranging from studio productions and text-driven narratives to field documentaries;
- Suggest visuals to producers at the scripting stage, as needed;
- Give producers feedback on scripts/story structure as needed;
- Execute best practices for achieving editorial and video excellence across the range of social platforms to which we publish;
- Capture, source, and/or animate additional images, video, and assets as needed;
- Conceptualize and create motion graphics
- Select appropriate music and sound effects, and report appropriate music usage;
- Archive and organize projects to streamline productions;
- Meet video teams' publishing schedules;
- Assist in ideating ways to expand our asset library;
- Complete assignments from supervisor and colleagues and meet deadlines;
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet expected deadlines
- Maintain high standard of work in a nimble, fast paced environment
- Perform other duties as assigned
Experience/Qualifications
- Mastery of Adobe Premiere, experience with After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator a plus
- Documentary, journalism, and/or political experience
- Producing, scripting or development experience a plus
- Meticulous organization and media management skills
- Up to date knowledge of latest video editing software updates, presets and plugins
- An excellent communicator and collaborator, with strong interpersonal skills
- A self-starter who pays close attention to detail and is highly organized
- Ability to operate in a nimble environment
- A passion for economic justice and progressive political change
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skill
- A high level of organization and self-motivation
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