Social Video Editor – 427 (HYBRID) | New York, NY | Braintrust

About Us Braintrust is a user-owned talent network that connects you with great jobs with no fees or membership costs—so you keep 100% of what you earn. Our promise is to give you the opportunity to uniquely differentiate yourself as a top performer. Our promise to our clients is to help them efficiently discover and hire highly qualified talent like you. About The Hiring Process The hiring process for this role involves completing your Braintrust profile, applying directly to the role on Braintrust, and undergoing a one-time screening to ensure you meet our vetted talent specifications. After this, the hiring team will contact you directly if they believe you are a suitable match. Our process isn’t for everyone, that’s intentional. If you believe that you are a top candidate for this job, please join our network to give yourself the opportunity to work with top companies. JOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C – see notes below) LOCATION: Remote – New York, NY, USA – Anytime | None day overlap HOURLY RANGE Our client is looking to pay $38.00 – $43.00/hr ESTIMATED DURATION: 40/week – long term EXPERIENCE: 3-4 years BRAINTRUST JOB ID: 10462 The Opportunity Job Description Etsy is seeking a Social Video Editor to support Etsy’s global social video efforts, with a special focus on vertical video formats such as TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. The Social Video Editor will work under the direction of our Sr. Manager, Social Video Lead to edit short form content from a variety of sources including seller creators, content creators, influencers, and UGC content that will help to define Etsy’s social voice across multiple channels and markets. Availability 40 hours per week 12 month contract, with potential to extend This hybrid role must be available to work out of Brooklyn office as needed (minimum 1x per week) The Social Video Editor Will Be Responsible For Working with channel owners (Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, international teams) to edit social video content for distribution Edit multiple video formats including scripted and unscripted content from raw footage to final product in a way that is native to the intended platform Manage multiple projects on tight and shifting deadlines, as well as multiple feedback rounds with notes from social channel owners and outside teams Keeping up with latest platform video and cultural trends to ensure Etsy shows up authentically to each platform, including optimizing content for different platforms Maintaining the integrity of the Etsy brand, ensuring that our content is uplifting and inspiring to sellers and buyers alike, amplifying Etsy’s mission of keeping commerce human The Social Video Editor Will Demonstrate 2+ years experience editing social media video for a large brand or publisher An innate knowledge of the ways in which social video content comes to life and how it is different from traditional video formats Deep knowledge of the social video landscape and social trends, possess a keen awareness of the difference between successful consumer and brand content On-camera experience and experience filming social-first videos on an iPhone, and is comfortable being talent in videos Passion about supporting small businesses, creativity and craftsmanship and care deeply about building the Etsy brand for key audiences Understanding of in-platform editing and creation tools on social platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube What You’ll Be Working On To be successful in this role, the Social Video Editor, will: Work closely and collaboratively with multiple stakeholders across the organization, both inside and outside of the social media team. Able to balance multiple projects and priorities, while acting nimbly to support emerging trends and opportunities Work with Sr. Manager, Social Video Lead, to help scale video production across Etsy’s social media team Apply Now! Notes Our employers all have varying legal and geographic requirements for their roles, they trust Braintrust to find them the talent that meet their unique specifications. For that reason, this role is not available to C2C candidates working with an agency. If you are a professional contractor who has created an LLC/corp around their consulting practice, this is well aligned with Braintrust and we’d welcome your application. Braintrust values the multitude of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.