The Mom Project is excited to support Etsy with their search for an Assistant Editor to join their team on a contract basis.
Etsy is seeking an Assistant Editor to join our video content team. This person will support Etsy’s global social video efforts across paid and organic channels, focusing on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, Pinterest, and YouTube.
Reporting to the Paid Social Senior Producer, the Assistant Editor will play an integral role in supporting post-production for Etsy’s social video team. This role will be responsible for video editing tasks like versioning and optimizing videos for different platforms and international markets as well as ingesting, organizing, and archiving footage and final projects. The Assistant Editor will also work collaboratively with producers to edit short and long form content from a variety of sources including seller creators, content creators, influencers, and UGC that will help to define Etsy’s social voice across multiple channels and markets.
The Assistant Editor Will Be Responsible For
- Video editing tasks like creating string outs, versioning existing content, as well as ingesting, organizing, and archiving footage and final projects
- Creating captions/subtitles and graphics like text on screen
- Working collaboratively with producers, editors, and channel leads to edit multiple video formats including scripted and unscripted content from raw footage to final product in a way that is native to the intended platform
- Managing multiple projects on tight and shifting deadlines, as well as multiple feedback rounds with notes from producers and video leads
- Working with producers to ensure consistency and style guide adherence across all delivered assets
- Occasionally assisting with on-set productions
- Keeping up with the latest platform video and cultural trends, especially in key areas of home & living, style, and gifting, ensuring Etsy shows up authentically on each platform
- Maintaining the integrity of the Etsy brand, ensuring that our content is uplifting and inspiring to buyers and sellers alike, amplifying Etsy’s mission of keeping commerce human
The Assistant Editor Will Demonstrate
- 2+ years experience editing social media video for a large brand or publisher
- Expertise in Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop, as well as in-platform editing and creation tools on social platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube
- Experience in post-production workflows, from organizing footage and projects to exporting final videos and archiving assets
- Basic knowledge of color correction, sound editing, and motion graphics is a plus
- Experience filming both lo-fi and hi-fi social video on an iPhone and camera is a plus
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- An understanding of the ways in which social video content comes to life and how it is different from traditional video formats
- A keen awareness of the difference between successful consumer and brand content
- A passion for supporting small businesses, creativity, and craftsmanship
Hours and Location
- Monday - Friday, 40 hours/week
- Hybrid - 2x/week minimum on-site in Brooklyn
We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
