Social Video Editor
Magnet Media · New York City, New York, US
Living for the City, Magnet Originals (CONTRACT) Contract: 3 to 4 weeks Rate: $3K to $5K depending on scope and experience Start: ASAP, launch is early May T...
Job description
Living for the City, Magnet Originals (CONTRACT) Contract: 3 to 4 weeks: Rate: $3K to $5K depending on scope and experience Start: ASAP, launch is early May THE ROLE: We are hiring a social video editor who specializes in YouTube Shorts and TikTok to cut social clips for a prestige music documentary podcast hosted by cultural critic, and best selling author Hanif Abdurraqib and launching May 13. The series is independently produced by Magnet Originals (no sponsor or brand attached), but with a global entertainment partner who is supporting the launch. You will be cutting both hero YT Shorts and a volume layer of clips across the pre-launch runway and the first several episode drops, pulling from premium interview footage, Detroit archival, and already-greenlit B-roll. WHAT YOU WILL DO: You will build Shorts against a creative brief that has clip targets and content pillars already mapped per episode. Hero Shorts are the premium pieces that carry launch moments and editorial weight. The volume layer covers cut-down interview segments, artist origin stories, and location-based pieces that keep the feed alive between drops. You will work across four content pillars: Detroit Made artis...