Video Editor: K-POP, BuzzFeed Celeb (Project-Based)

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come.

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BuzzFeed Studios brings stories to life for hundreds of millions around the world, creating entertainment and viral content that sparks joy, inspires, and gets people talking. Our portfolio includes household names like BuzzFeed, Tasty, BuzzFeed Celeb, Pero Like, and Unsolved, reaching over 134M people each month through articles, videos, quizzes, podcasts, newsletters, and more.

Business Area: Content
Job Category: BuzzFeed Studios
Pay: $37.50 an hour
Union Status: Non-Union 

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Community You Will Join

BuzzFeed is looking for a creative Video Editor to join our Post-Production team in a project-based capacity for the BuzzFeed Celeb team based in our Los Angeles office. We’re looking for someone with a focus on storytelling that has the ability to cut comedic tones that resonates with millennials and Gen z. 

A Typical Day

• Partner with Creative Producers and Post-Production team editing a variety of BuzzFeed Celeb video content
• End-to-end edit multiple video formats both unscripted and scripted
• Quickly assemble edits and implement notes from creatives and clients
• Experiment with different versions of an edit, exploring multiple directions if needed
• Follow a strict organizational structure and adhere to internal SOPs for project naming conventions
• Collaborate with the Post-Production team to flag and communicate any watch outs with the production media and scope of creative

Who You Are

• Knowledgeable in and experience with editing for K-POP content / Korean Comedy Variety Shows
• 3+ years experience working in a professional environment on digital content
• Advanced knowledge of Mac OS and Adobe Creative Cloud apps including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Media Encoder and After Effects as well as 3rd party software
• Experience with codecs, image types, resolutions, frame rates as they pertain to digital media trends
• Flexibility to adapt with changing timelines and deliverables
• Passion and knowledge for editing theory
• Experience with designing and laying in GFX/VFX
• Balance and grade color, and mix and level audio within Adobe Premiere
• Advanced knowledge of Post-Production and Production process and equipment
• Knowledgeable of social media and digital video platforms
• Emphasis on organization and attention to detail
• Proactive, positive team player, able to help guide projects from ingest to delivery

• Share 3-5 samples of work you’ve edited and a current reel.

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more