Sr. Video Editor

Location: Americas

Hi there!

Zapier is looking for a detail-oriented and strategic YouTube editor to join our content marketing team.

In this role, you’ll be the last-eyes-on video editor for a variety of content assets within product marketing and Zapier ecosystem partner initiatives, including YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, X and more. You’ll also play a key role in project management and capacity planning for content production. Alongside our world-class team of writers and editors, you’ll edit content that transforms people into Automation Heroes at work by helping them discover and succeed with Zapier. If you’re interested in driving your content career at a fast-growing and profitable company, read on.

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About You

You're an excellent YouTube editor. You’re an expert in video editing and storytelling. You understand viewer habits on YouTube and other social media and can edit to increase watch time and maximize storytelling. You have generated millions of views on YouTube with your video edits

The audience comes first. You’re good at turning confusing, messy concepts and/or copy into delightful moments for users, always considering the engagement experience.

You love project management. You love setting up new systems and improving existing processes. You’ve used project management software to manage writer workloads, deadlines, and project milestones.

Feedback comes naturally. You champion writers and give clear, actionable feedback on drafts. You’re comfortable delivering critical and positive feedback early and often to inspire growth and ensure success.

You can juggle multiple projects. You maintain focus on project goals throughout many stages of execution and have problem-solving instincts that work toward resolution by default. Working on many projects that involve different stakeholders, goals, and target audiences sounds like fun to you.

You’re a team player. You’re comfortable working cross-functionally and can collaborate with multiple departments and stakeholders. You’re comfortable editing work from varying levels of writing backgrounds, from cross-functional stakeholders to seasoned in-house writers. You realize that the work you do contributes to the company's goals and mission of making automation work for everyone.

Efficiency is important. Zapier is all about finding ways to work better, whether through automation, simplification, or prioritization. You're great at setting up systems and processes that will help you focus on the most important work.

 

Things You’ll Do

In this role, you'll get experience with a little bit of everything. That said, here are some things you'll do:

• Have 3-5 years using Adobe video editing tools at an advanced level
• Understand video editing for watch time and engagement
• Upload and optimize videos to YouTube
• Create thumbnail tests for each long-form video
• Create thumbnail frames for each short-form video
• Edit content for Zapier social media channels and possibly other forms of video editing like corporate videos, newsletters and blog posts.
• Ensure grammatical accuracy and maintain editorial brand standards across all produced content
• Serve as a liaison between product marketing, partnerships marketing, and content marketing teams, championing content strategy goals and bringing a collaborative mindset
• Help with project management and capacity planning for video production
• Collaborate cross-functionally with multiple departments and external stakeholders to produce effective content
• Develop new and better cross-functional systems

 

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