Social Video Editor

Location: Washington, D.C., United States; on-site five days a week

Salary: $82,600–$123,800 per year

Company

hirify.global is a news organization producing investigative journalism, opinion, and digital storytelling across owned and social platforms.

What you will do

• Shoot and edit vertical video optimized for social viewing, with strong hooks, pacing, and clarity.
• Create personality-driven, social-first videos with journalists for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Snapchat, X, and emerging platforms.
• Collaborate with editors, producers, designers, and reporters to refine the visual style, voice, and tone of social video.
• Track engagement metrics and adapt production strategies to improve audience growth and interaction.
• Coach journalists on scripting, framing, delivery, and social-first video practices.
• Write accurate scripts, headlines, captions, and metadata.

Requirements

• At least two years of professional newsroom experience and three years of video editing experience.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere and experience managing the full social publishing pipeline.
• Experience publishing to major social platforms and applying vertical video best practices.
• Strong news judgment, attention to detail, fact-checking, and accuracy.
• Ability to write clear scripts and social copy quickly in deadline-driven environments.
• Experience producing video in the field, including camera, lighting, and audio equipment operation, and using analytics to inform editorial decisions.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site newsroom work in an open-layout office with modern technology and transportation access.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a company-paid pension and 401(k) match.
• Three weeks of vacation, up to three weeks of paid sick leave, nine paid holidays, and two personal days.
• Twenty weeks of paid parental leave, mental health resources, backup care, and caregiver support.
• Gender-affirming services, pet insurance, a free digital subscription, and career development programs.

Hiring process

• Submit a résumé, cover letter, and professional work samples through the application portal.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; submissions received by October 27 receive priority.