Video Editor, Opinions

Location: DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters; on-site five days a week

Salary: $82,600–$123,800 annually

Company

hirify.global is a news organization focused on investigative journalism, opinion, and innovative digital storytelling.

What you will do

• Edit long-form podcasts, interviews, social shows, and short-form clips for YouTube, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels, X, and other platforms.
• Identify strong moments, create hooks, tighten pacing, and package clips for audience reach, discovery, and monetization.
• Design titles, lower thirds, light animations, and other motion elements primarily in After Effects.
• Translate complex journalism into clear creator-style video while maintaining editorial integrity.
• Write platform-native headlines and captions, manage YouTube Studio publishing workflows, and optimize metadata and thumbnails.
• Collaborate with producers, hosts, journalists, and social editors; track analytics and maintain organized footage and asset archives.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of professional video editing experience with strong social video examples.
• Primary experience editing YouTube and social video, including podcasts, interviews, social shows, or creator-led formats.
• High proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and strong working knowledge of After Effects.
• Experience creating thumbnails and social assets in Photoshop and/or Illustrator.
• Experience with YouTube Studio, metadata, titles, descriptions, thumbnails, and analytics tools.
• Comfort with basic camera operation, framing, audio capture, and simple lighting setups.

Nice to have

• Experience at a new-media or digital-first media organization.
• Experience filming with DSLR, mirrorless cameras, or iPhones.
• Exposure to AI tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-moving, high-output Opinions multimedia team alongside experienced journalists.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 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, caregiver services, pet insurance, and a free Post digital subscription.
• Leadership and career development programs.