Video Editor

Summary

Join Darkroom, a rapidly growing omnichannel growth marketing agency, as their new Content/Video Editor! This fully remote role, open to candidates in Portugal, Spain, and Brazil, focuses on reviewing and curating content across various platforms, including podcasts, YouTube, social media, and LinkedIn. You will be responsible for producing high-quality videos, editing podcast episodes, and creating engaging content for social media. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience in social media content editing, a strong creative instinct, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including unlimited vacation, a remote-first culture, equity incentives, profit-sharing, and flexible parental leave.

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience editing social media content
• You have a strong creative instinct and can quickly identify the the hook for a video and the most engaging moments in raw footage
• You’re highly organized and thrive in a fast-paced, iterative workflow
• You’re fluent in editing tools like Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut, and have a strong grasp of After Effects, Photoshop, and other Adobe Creative Suite tools
• You understand storytelling, rhythm, and pacing, and can tailor edits to different content goals (awareness, conversion, retention)
• You’re comfortable taking initiative and making decisions when creative direction is loose or undefined
• You know what makes content perform on social and are fluent in formats, aspect ratios, and editing styles native to each platform
• You can manage multiple projects at once without dropping details or quality
• You’re a great communicator and collaborator who can work closely with producers, strategists, and creative leadership
• You don’t just edit what’s handed to you—you think like a producer, ask the right questions, and shape the story

Responsibilities

• Edit and produce high-quality videos for Darkroom
• Develop and execute “thumb-stopping” social media video edits, layer audio seamlessly and overlay text that drives key brand messaging
• Choose and integrate appropriate music that complements the tone and style of the videos
• Enhance the visual appeal of videos by adjusting color, contrast, and brightness to achieve the desired aesthetic
• Create various formats of the same content to optimize it for different platforms
• Collaborate with the marketing team to conceptualize and execute creative video ideas
• Be comfortable owning content and direction while working in a fast-paced environment
• Anticipate potential challenges during the editing process and proactively offer creative solutions
• Properly archive and manage project files for future edits, ensuring easy access to assets for revisions or repurposing content
• Work efficiently under tight deadlines to meet project goals
• Stay up-to-date on emerging AI tools that could speed up workflow (e.g., automated captioning, AI-driven video enhancement) and integrate them into the process when beneficial
• Able to troubleshoot issues independently, whether it’s a technical glitch, a missing asset, or a last-minute creative change
• Have a strong understanding of visual storytelling and design principles, ensuring that each video resonates with the Darkroom’s vision and branding
• Brainstorm inventive edits and hooks that drive engagement, leverage new formats
• Select and trim footage, add transitions and effects, and incorporate music and sound effects
• This includes creating A/B tests and variations of the same content to learn what performs best
• Provide accessible content that includes closed captioning, voiceover, and overlay text in a variety of aspect ratios
• Ability to contribute to pre-production by crafting compelling narratives, hooks and structures for videos
• Understanding of Marketing & Performance Metrics. Not just editing for aesthetics but with an understanding of what grabs attention, increases engagement and drives conversion
• Edit podcast episodes and long-form video from events
• Create bite-sized segments from full episodes that can be used for social media or other platforms
• Add music, sound effects and intros/outros to enhance the listening experience
• Implement subtitles and closed captions for podcast episodes to ensure accessibility
• Maintain high audio quality, ensuring clear and professional sound throughout the podcast

Preferred Qualifications

• You have experience editing social media content for creators, agencies, brands, founders, or personal thought leadership
• You’ve worked directly on growth or performance-driven content, and understand how to make creative decisions based on metrics
• You’ve created content for live events and know how to make energy and atmosphere come through in post-production
• You’ve explored or adopted AI tools to speed up parts of your workflow (transcription, cutdowns, retiming)

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation Policy and Holidays: Rebooting is one of the most important parts of growth. At Darkroom, you have access to a flexible vacation policy
• Location, location, (or no) location: Remote-first culture with a strong community base. With Hubs in the Bay Area, New York, Philly, Lisbon, Sao Paulo, and Barcelona!
• Finances, growth, and retirement: Equity incentives, and a profit-sharing opportunity so we can help you save as the company grows
• Endless opportunities for growth: Our agency is founded on an interdisciplinary approach, giving Darkroomers insights into services far beyond your job description. Grow your skills and interests beyond your niche and stay at the forefront of the industry through total immersion in cross-functional collaboration
• Parental Leave: flexible parental leave benefits to support new parents during this important transition, ensuring time to bond with their families while maintaining work-life balance