Assistant Editor, Big Think Creative
On-Site | Washington, D.C.
At Big Think Creative, we collaborate with our partners to shape and share their biggest ideas. We’re a team of editors, directors, designers and strategists - but also dreamers, builders and lifelong learners. And we bring expertise, enthusiasm and endless curiosity to everything we do.
From emerging technology to human connection, we know how to make people lean in, think twice and expand their perspectives. We create custom content in all formats, including expert interviews, field documentaries, written features and social shorts. We work with a wide range of partners, and our campaigns have won several awards including Digiday's In-House Studio of the Year 2025.
Watch this video to see what we're all about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVyE4ex5P-E
About the Role
The Creative Studio Assistant Editor is a full-time position responsible for assisting in the post production of the Creative Studio's sponsored content. This role centers around organizing production media, preparing it for editing, conforming edits for finishing, as well as exporting final deliverables. Assistant Editors also have opportunities for editing shorts, sizzles, and other ancillary content to be released on Big Think, as well as partner platforms across the web. This is a role for someone who is passionate about workflow and organization, with experience in editing short-form social videos.
What You’ll Do:
Assistant Editor Responsibilities
- Ingest, transcode, organize, log, and label the footage from productions
- Sync and color correct footage
- Generate and organize transcripts
- Help usher each video through the legal process, evaluating stock and releases
- Conform picture and sound in preparation for grading and mixing
- Package together all final elements, render, and QC final exports
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings
- Support Editors with stock, music and archival research
- Support IT and all Assistant Editors with connecting drives received to the DC office (located in Chinatown, DC) into their remote work stations in the IT server room
Editing Responsibilities
- Work with Directors/Editors to edit ancillary videos: Shorts, sizzles, and cutdowns
- Interpret partner notes in collaboration with the Director and SCP
What You’ll Need:
- Initiative in solving new problems as they arise, both technical and creative.
- Understanding of video formats and codecs
- Proficiency in Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve
- Must be highly organized with file and folder structures
- Experience with creating titles in After Effects
- Strong communication skills - both written and verbal
- Positive attitude and solutions-based approach to your work
- Openness to feedback and challenge
- Desire to always be improving your craft
- Ability to work from our DC office (located in Chinatown, DC) Monday through Friday from 9:00am-6:00pm ET.
What You’ll Get:
- Growth and mentorship: Join a supportive, collaborative team with opportunities to grow in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k), and more!
Salary Range: $45,000-50,000
Skills Required
- Experience editing short-form social videos
- Understanding of video formats and codecs
- Proficiency in Premiere Pro
- Proficiency in DaVinci Resolve
- Experience creating titles in After Effects
- Highly organized with file and folder structures
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Initiative in solving technical and creative problems
- Openness to feedback and desire to improve craft
What We Do
We’re a media company that publishes stories about our changing world, for people who want to have a hand in changing it. Each day, we release new videos and articles featuring passionate innovators who are solving humanity’s biggest challenges by thinking differently. From aerospace engineers in the Mojave Desert to entrepreneurs in South America’s biggest slum, our videos give you an intimate look at not only what they’re doing but also why they’re doing it, the obstacles they face, and what motivates them to keep driving forward. We’re betting that after you watch these stories, you’ll come away with insights and inspiration you can use to make a difference in your own way.
