Social Media Editor

We’re looking for a Part-Time Social Media Video Editor / Content Designer who already understands the world we work in: hip-hop, sports, podcast content, breaking news, viral moments, and platform-first content packaging. This is not an entry-level role. We need somebody who already knows how to take long-form interviews, podcast episodes, talk content, and trending news moments and turn them into high-performing short-form clips, breaking news posts, and clean social graphics built for platforms like Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. You’ll be working in person with our team to help cut clips, shape moments, build breaking news graphics, create info-based social posts, and package content in a way that feels culturally on point, performs online, and fits each platform’s style and monetization standards. This is a part-time position with room to grow into full-time for the right person. Responsibilities • Edit short-form video clips from long-form podcast, interview, and talk-show content • Identify strong moments, reactions, debates, and soundbites that can perform across social platforms • Create breaking news graphics, quote cards, and info graphics for sports, hip-hop, and culture-driven stories • Design clean, scroll-stopping visual posts for major announcements, trending moments, and quick-turn social coverage • Add clean captions, on-screen text, and visual pacing that match the tone of the content • Write or assist with strong, clickable, monetization-friendly titles and descriptions • Understand how to tailor edits and graphics for each platform, including pacing, formatting, safe zones, hook placement, and audience behavior • Cut and package content in a way that feels funny, dramatic, emotional, insightful, urgent, or viral depending on the moment • Work quickly and efficiently under fast turnaround deadlines without lowering quality • Collaborate with the team in person on clip selection, creative direction, and daily content needs • Help maintain a consistent content style and quality across multiple media brands and shows Requirements • Must have real experience editing social-first short-form content • Must have experience creating social media graphics, including breaking news posts, headline graphics, and info-based visual content • Must understand hip-hop culture, sports culture, and internet culture at a high level • Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro preferred • Experience with Photoshop or other graphic design tools is strongly preferred • Final Cut, CapCut, Illustrator, Canva, or similar tools are a plus • Must understand editing and design for Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat • Strong sense of timing, pacing, clip structure, text placement, layout, hierarchy, and retention-based editing • Ability to write or support short, engaging, platform-friendly headlines and descriptions • Must understand monetization-safe language and platform best practices • Must be able to work in person • Portfolio or examples of relevant work are required • Must be reliable, fast, detail-oriented, and able to take feedback well Preferred Qualifications • Experience editing podcast clips, interview content, sports talk content, or culture-driven media • Experience building breaking news graphics, sports update posts, hip-hop news visuals, and quote-driven social content • Understanding of what makes a moment work on one platform versus another • Familiarity with clipping debate moments, funny exchanges, emotional stories, headline-worthy reactions, and fast-moving news moments • Strong instincts for what can become a high-performing post • Ability to work in a fast-paced content environment with quick turnarounds Platforms You’ll Be Working On • Facebook • YouTube • TikTok • Instagram • Snapchat This Role Is For You If • You already know how to turn long-form content into short-form clips that people actually watch • You know how to make clean, high-impact breaking news graphics and social posts that stop the scroll • You understand the difference between a regular clip and a clip or graphic that can move online • You know how to edit for retent