Bachelor's degree in Film Production, Video Production, Media Production, or equivalent experience.
Five years of experience in entertainment journalism, digital media, or related fields.
Proven leadership in digital video editing with a focus on team development.
Strong editorial judgment with an eye for structure, pacing, and brand voice.
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments.
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of video editors to enhance their skills.
Edit high-priority video projects while maintaining creative standards.
Collaborate with producers and editorial teams to craft compelling stories.
Refine workflows for efficiency and creative excellence.
Experiment with new video formats and AI-driven tools to engage audiences.
Benefits
Opportunity to shape the creative vision for video content.
Work in a dynamic, digital-first environment.
Focus on innovative, audience-first video experiences.
Commitment to journalistic integrity and inclusivity.
Remote work flexibility.
Full Job Description
Step into a pivotal leadership role at McClatchy, where you'll shape the creative and editorial vision for video content across our dynamic digital slate. As Lead Video Editor, you'll blend hands-on editing of high-priority projects with strategic oversight-guiding a talented team of video editors, setting creative standards, and ensuring every cut meets the highest bar for storytelling, technical quality, and brand integrity.
You'll collaborate closely with producers and editorial teams to bring compelling stories to life, mentor editors to elevate their craft, and continuously refine workflows for efficiency and creative excellence. Embracing the latest in video trends and AI-powered tools, you'll help us deliver innovative, audience-first video experiences across platforms-while always upholding the trusted, human-centered storytelling that defines McClatchy.
What sets you apart:
Proven leadership in digital video editing, with a passion for mentoring and developing creative teams.
Deep editorial judgment and a sharp eye for structure, pacing, and brand voice.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment-balancing multiple projects and deadlines with clarity and decisiveness.
Eagerness to experiment with new formats, AI-driven efficiencies, and evolving audience behaviors.
Commitment to journalistic integrity, inclusivity, and continuous learning.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from an accredited college or university preferred; ideally in Film Production, Video Production, Media Production, or the equivalent education, experience, skills and knowledge needed to perform the tasks and responsibilities of the position.
Five years of experience in entertainment journalism, digital media, or related fields.
If you thrive in a fast-paced, digital-first environment and are excited to harness AI to elevate your team's work-while keeping journalistic integrity and creativity at the core-we want to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of video at McClatchy!
The anticipated base salary range for this position is between 95k - 105k annually. Individual base pay may vary within that range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, relevant education, department equity, training, geography, and local wage and hours laws.
