Temporary Editor

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Agency
The Role
Edits video content for social, digital, branded, commercial, documentary, and integrated campaigns. Translates briefs, scripts, and storyboards into compelling narratives while applying pacing, music, sound design, color correction, and motion graphics. Collaborates with creative and post-production teams, manages projects through final delivery, maintains organized media and version histories, and stays current with emerging editing techniques and AI-assisted creative tools.
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About the Role

Edelman is looking for a talented and creative Temporary Editor, Post-Production. This is an opportunity for a skilled storyteller who knows how to bring ideas to life through compelling visuals, thoughtful pacing, and exceptional editorial craft.


We're looking for someone who can turn raw footage into engaging stories that connect with audiences across social, digital, branded content, and integrated campaigns. Someone who brings a strong creative point of view, technical expertise, and a passion for making work that captures attention and leaves a lasting impression.

In this role, you'll collaborate closely with Creative Directors, producers, designers, and fellow post-production artists to shape content from initial concept through final delivery. You'll work across a variety of creative projects, from social-first content and brand campaigns to documentary-style storytelling and commercial productions.

If you're passionate about visual storytelling, curious about emerging creative technologies, and energized by collaborating with teams to make great work even better, we'd love to hear from you.


Who You Are

You're a creative storyteller and technically skilled editor who understands how to bring emotion, energy, and meaning to every frame. You have a strong sense of pacing, structure, music, and visual storytelling, along with the technical expertise to execute ideas with precision.

You're comfortable working independently, collaborating with creative teams, and adapting to feedback as projects evolve. You bring curiosity, attention to detail, and a solutions-oriented mindset to your work, balancing creative ambition with the realities of timelines, deliverables, and production workflows.


What You'll Do
  • Edit compelling video content across social, digital, branded, commercial, documentary-style, and integrated campaigns, bringing creative concepts to life through strong visual storytelling.
  • Translate creative briefs, scripts, and storyboards into engaging narratives, using pacing, music, sound design, and editorial techniques to connect with audiences.
  • Collaborate with Creative Directors, producers, designers, animators, and other post-production specialists to develop creative approaches, refine edits, and elevate the final work.
  • Apply editorial and technical expertise using Adobe Premiere Pro and other Creative Cloud tools, incorporating basic color correction, sound design, and motion graphics as needed.
  • Manage editorial projects from initial assembly through revisions, finishing, and final delivery, ensuring creative quality and adherence to technical specifications.
  • Maintain organized project files, media assets, timelines, and version histories while following established post-production workflows and best practices.
  • Balance multiple projects and evolving priorities, proactively communicating production needs, timeline considerations, and creative solutions to internal teams.
  • Stay current with emerging editing techniques, content formats, and AI-assisted creative tools, identifying opportunities to enhance storytelling and improve workflows.

Basic Qualifications
  • At least 3 years of professional video editing experience within an advertising agency, creative studio, production company, post-production house, or related environment.
  • A bachelor's degree in film production, video production, communications, digital media, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
  • A strong portfolio or reel demonstrating creative storytelling and editing expertise across branded, commercial, digital, or social content.
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, with working knowledge of Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Media Encoder.
  • Strong understanding of editorial storytelling, pacing, sound design, music integration, basic color correction, and post-production workflows.
  • Experience editing content for major brands, advertising campaigns, or integrated marketing programs.
  • Background in social-first content, branded storytelling, documentary-style editing, or commercial production.
  • Motion graphics and animation capabilities, including experience with Adobe After Effects.
  • Familiarity with DaVinci Resolve, professional color workflows, and finishing processes.
  • Experience using AI-assisted editing tools and emerging creative technologies to support production workflows.
  • Understanding of broadcast, digital, and social platform specifications, including formatting, versioning, and delivery requirements.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines, manage competing deadlines, and incorporate creative feedback.

An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.

Skills Required

  • At least 3 years of professional video editing experience in an advertising agency, creative studio, production company, post-production house, or related environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in film production, video production, communications, digital media, or a related field.
  • Strong portfolio or reel demonstrating creative storytelling and editing expertise across branded, commercial, digital, or social content.
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and working knowledge of Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Media Encoder.
  • Strong understanding of editorial storytelling, pacing, sound design, music integration, basic color correction, and post-production workflows.
  • Experience editing content for major brands, advertising campaigns, or integrated marketing programs.
  • Background in social-first content, branded storytelling, documentary-style editing, or commercial production.
  • Motion graphics and animation capabilities, including experience with Adobe After Effects.
  • Familiarity with DaVinci Resolve, professional color workflows, and finishing processes.
  • Experience using AI-assisted editing tools and emerging creative technologies.
  • Understanding of broadcast, digital, and social platform specifications, including formatting, versioning, and delivery requirements.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines, manage competing deadlines, and incorporate creative feedback.

Edelman Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Edelman and has not been reviewed or approved by Edelman.

  • Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as comprehensive, with health plans commonly framed as a strong part of the overall package. Mental and physical well-being programs are also emphasized as meaningful support.
  • Flexible Benefits — Work flexibility is positioned as a standout, including hybrid routines and a “Work From Anywhere” option for part of the year. Flexible public holidays are also highlighted as adding practical choice to how time is used.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement offerings such as a 401(k) match (and pension-style contributions in some markets) are consistently presented as a solid component of total rewards. This tends to improve overall package value even when base pay feels less competitive.

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