Senior Video Editor, Social & Creative Content | Midtown NYC — New York, NY

Reports to: Senior Manager, Social and Content

Location: Full-Time, 5 days onsite (Midtown Manhattan, NYC)

Role Overview

The ideal candidate is an exceptional editor who understands how video performs on social. They elevate content through thoughtful storytelling, strong pacing, creative problem-solving and meticulous attention to detail. They will lead edits on priority projects while also reviewing, refining and revising edits produced by the broader content team.

This role suits a highly organized, proactive and resourceful editor who thrives in a fast-paced luxury environment. Our day-to-day volume is high, and speed is essential: the faster work is turned around, the easier it is to stay on top of it. The right person works quickly and decisively, handles last-minute requests without compromising quality, and keeps the queue moving every day.

This is not an edit-only role. The successful candidate will check social performance data every day and use it to decide what gets edited, how it gets edited, and what gets re-cut.

Key Responsibilities

Editing

• Edit social content, product launches, interviews, craftsmanship stories, campaigns, event recaps and long-form content, adapting each for the platforms it will run on (formats, aspect ratios, lengths and pacing).

• Work through a high daily volume of edits with fast turnarounds, often same-day for timely and reactive content, without letting quality slip.

• Manage your own queue: prioritize requests as they come in, keep projects moving and stay ahead of the workload rather than letting it pile up.

• Build and use templates, presets, AI and efficient workflows (project organization, graphics, captions, exports) to speed up recurring formats.

• Work closely with social media managers, the video producer and creative leadership on edit priorities, deliverables and timelines.

Daily performance analysis

• Check performance data for published video every day or week across our social platforms (e.g. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube).

• Track key metrics including views, average watch time, retention and drop-off, completion rate, shares, saves, comments, engagement rate and follower growth.

• Use retention curves to pinpoint where viewers drop off, then adjust hooks, openings, pacing, length, captions, music and cover frames accordingly.

• Spot top performers early and quickly create re-cuts, alternate versions and follow-ups; re-edit or rework underperforming content to give it a second life.

• Test variations (hooks, lengths, formats, openings) and compare results to learn what works for our audience.

• Share a weekly performance recap with the social media managers and CEO covering top and bottom performers, trends and recommendations.

• Keep a running log of learnings (best-performing videos, formats, lengths and posting patterns) to guide the wider editorial team.

• Stay current on platform trends, new formats and algorithm changes, and bring ideas to the team.

*Salary starts at $100K.

*How to apply

Interested candidates should submit their resume and portfolio to ••••••••.

Portfolio Requirement: Please include examples of your strongest video editing work, specifically focused on the luxury space, such as high-end watches, jewelry, fashion, exotic automobiles, or premium lifestyle brands.

We are particularly interested in seeing:

• High-quality luxury product videos and cinematic edits.

• Instagram Reels, TikTok videos, and YouTube Shorts.

• Creative storytelling, transitions, pacing, and visually engaging edits.

• Examples of high-performing social media content, ideally with performance metrics.

Please email your application and portfolio to •••••••• with the subject line: "Senior Video Editor, Social – Application."