Full Job Description
Men's Health and Women's Health are looking for a Senior Shooter/Editor to create and elevate video storytelling across digital, social, and broadcast platforms. This hands-on role combines strong camera and lighting craft with sharp editorial judgment, giving you the opportunity to shape projects from production through final edit while helping define a distinctive visual approach for two leading health and wellness brands.
Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
• Shoot and edit short- and long-form video for Men's Health and Women's Health across digital, social, and broadcast platforms, including studio, field, talent-driven, documentary, branded, and social-first projects.
• Serve as a lead shooter on a significant portion of productions, making thoughtful decisions around camera, lighting, composition, movement, sound, and coverage.
• Shape and maintain a strong visual style for both brands, communicating creative direction and references clearly with producers, talent, crews, and editors.
• Edit stories from rough cut through final delivery, balancing pacing, clarity, polish, sound, shot selection, continuity, and editorial intent while incorporating feedback efficiently.
• Collaborate with producers and editorial teams from pre-production through delivery to determine the right creative and production approach and anticipate coverage needs.
• Direct and work confidently with high-profile talent when needed, creating a professional, productive, and collaborative environment on set.
• Brief and oversee freelance camera and production crews as needed, maintaining high standards for safety, quality, communication, and consistency.
• Manage media workflows, including ingesting, organizing, tracking, archiving, and handing off footage while troubleshooting common storage and post-production issues.
• Apply motion design, audio mixing, color correction, and grading as appropriate, coordinating with post-production partners when additional support is needed.
• Bring fresh visual ideas and production approaches to the brands while staying current with evolving video formats, platforms, and audience expectations.
Qualifications (What We're Looking For)
• 5+ years of professional video editing and motion design experience, with a portfolio and credits demonstrating strong work across traditional and digital video.
• Extensive camera and production experience, with strong lighting and camera skills in both studio and location environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Premiere Pro; experience with After Effects and familiarity with Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve, or similar tools is a plus.
• Strong editorial instincts with a keen eye for sound, pacing, shot selection, continuity, and narrative, including the ability to shoot with the edit in mind.
• Working knowledge of audio mixing, color correction or grading, media storage, and post-production workflows.
• Experience working with talent and the confidence to provide creative direction and maintain a professional production environment.
• Excellent organization, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and respond effectively to feedback.
• Calm, adaptable, and solutions-oriented approach, particularly in fast-paced production environments and on short-turnaround assignments.
• Willingness to work early mornings, late nights, weekends, and travel as production schedules require.
• This role is based in New York, NY and requires working from the office four days per week.
Benefits (What We Offer)
• Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
• Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops and exclusive industry events.
• Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
• Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
• Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance from Day 1.
• Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial benefits, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
This is a position covered under the Writers Guild of America, East, Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Compensation
The base salary range below is the Company's good-faith estimate for this position in the posted work location at the time of posting. Final starting salary will be based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, training, certifications, education, location and market considerations.
Base Salary Range:
$75,480-$96,283 USD