About the Role
The Philadelphia Inquirer is seeking a Video Editor to join their Emmy Award–winning Video team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a visual storytelling team whose work appears across digital platforms and social media channels. In this role, you will help produce compelling journalistic video content. While the primary responsibility is video editing, you will be a well-rounded video professional who can also shoot video independently or as part of a crew, record high-quality audio, and contribute throughout the video production process.
Key Responsibilities
- Edit engaging, creative video for all platforms
- Film, produce, and edit short-form news and feature videos, explainer videos, and serial video content
- Curate and edit video contributed by staff and external sources, including social media and user-generated content
- Manage and organize on-platform video offerings and internal video assets
- Stay on top of platform trends, algorithm changes, formats, and audience behavior
- Collaborate with Social Media and Video teams on production
- Serve as a video evangelist in the newsroom to encourage video news coverage
Required Qualifications
- Advanced video editing skills with proficiency in professional video and audio editing software (Premiere, After Effects, Audacity)
- Proficiency with digital video cameras to produce compelling videos and multimedia presentations
- Proficiency with audio equipment for sound gathering
- Proficiency in mobile video editing with interest in teaching newsroom members mobile workflows
- Ability to use social media for news gathering and dissemination
Preferred Qualifications
- Some experience with lighting in the studio and on location