About the Role
Fortress Production Group is seeking a multidisciplinary, story-driven Video Editor to join their team in Irvine, CA. You’ll work on a diverse range of projects—from polished brand films to fast-turn social ads to long-form documentary pieces. This role offers hybrid flexibility and requires ownership of the craft end-to-end, including color, sound, and finishing.
Key Responsibilities
- Edit brand films, commercials, and high-craft client work from raw assembly to final delivery
- Produce short-form content for paid social, organic, and ads (Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, in-feed)
- Cut long-form pieces—interviews, mini-docs, case studies, narrative content
- Handle color grading, sound design, and finishing in DaVinci Resolve
- Build and maintain editing systems, project organization, and asset libraries
- Integrate AI tools into your workflow for transcription, generative b-roll, voice cloning, captioning, repurposing, denoising, and more
- Collaborate in-person with the team across shoots, edit reviews, and client deliverables
- Own pace, quality, and turnaround on all deliverables
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of professional video editing experience (agency, in-house, freelance, or production company)
- Strong proficiency in DaVinci Resolve (edit, color, Fairlight, and Fusion basics)
- Working fluency in Premiere Pro and ability to switch between software
- Reel demonstrating range across brand, social, and long-form formats
- Demonstrable fluency with AI tools in post (Runway, Descript, ElevenLabs, Adobe Podcast, OpusClip, CapCut AI, or equivalents)
- Strong story instincts with proven ability in pacing, rhythm, music, and cut motivation
About Fortress
Fortress is a media company focused on advertising, strategy, and production for leading brands worldwide. They operate fast and lean with a team of innovators dedicated to delivering world-class content and brand experiences that drive real growth for clients. Video is at the center of their work, and this is one of their most important hires of the year.