Sr. Video Editor

Job Position(s): Sr. Video Editor

Location: Americas

Hi there!

Zapier is looking for a detail-oriented and strategic YouTube editor to join our content marketing team.

In this role, you’ll be the last-eyes-on video editor for a variety of content assets within product marketing and Zapier ecosystem partner initiatives, including YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, X and more. You’ll also play a key role in project management and capacity planning for content production. Alongside our world-class team of writers and editors, you’ll edit content that transforms people into Automation Heroes at work by helping them discover and succeed with Zapier. If you’re interested in driving your content career at a fast-growing and profitable company, read on.

We know applying for and taking on a new job at any company requires a leap of faith. We want you to feel comfortable and excited to apply at Zapier. To help share a bit more about life at Zapier, here are a few resources in addition to the job description that can give you an inside look at what life is like at Zapier.

• Our Commitment to Applicants
• Culture and Values at Zapier
• Zapier Guide to Remote Work
• Zapier Code of Conduct
• Diversity and Inclusivity at Zapier

Zapier is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

 

About You

You’re an excellent YouTube editor. You’re an expert in video editing and storytelling. You understand viewer habits on YouTube and other social media and can edit to increase watch time and maximize storytelling. You have generated millions of views on YouTube with your video edits

The audience comes first. You’re good at turning confusing, messy concepts and/or copy into delightful moments for users, always considering the engagement experience.

You love project management. You love setting up new systems and improving existing processes. You’ve used project management software to manage writer workloads, deadlines, and project milestones.

Feedback comes naturally. You champion writers and give clear, actionable feedback on drafts. You’re comfortable delivering critical and positive feedback early and often to inspire growth and ensure success.

You can juggle multiple projects. You maintain focus on project goals throughout many stages of execution and have problem-solving instincts that work toward resolution by default. Working on many projects that involve different stakeholders, goals, and target audiences sounds like fun to you.

You’re a team player. You’re comfortable working cross-functionally and can collaborate with multiple departments and stakeholders. You’re comfortable editing work from varying levels of writing backgrounds, from cross-functional stakeholders to seasoned in-house writers. You realize that the work you do contributes to the company’s goals and mission of making automation work for everyone.

Efficiency is important. Zapier is all about finding ways to work better, whether through automation, simplification, or prioritization. You’re great at setting up systems and processes that will help you focus on the most important work.

 

Things You’ll Do

In this role, you’ll get experience with a little bit of everything. That said, here are some things you’ll do:

• Have 3-5 years using Adobe video editing tools at an advanced level
• Understand video editing for watch time and engagement
• Upload and optimize videos to YouTube
• Create thumbnail tests for each long-form video
• Create thumbnail frames for each short-form video
• Edit content for Zapier social media channels and possibly other forms of video editing like corporate videos, newsletters and blog posts.
• Ensure grammatical accuracy and maintain editorial brand standards across all produced content
• Serve as a liaison between product marketing, partnerships marketing, and content marketing teams, championing content strategy goals and bringing a collaborative mindset
• Help with project management and capacity planning for video production
• Collaborate cross-functionally with multiple departments and external stakeholders to produce effective content
• Develop new and better cross-functional systems

 

Zapier Compensation Guiding Principles

We believe all Zapiens should be rewarded competitively and equitably, using practices that are simple and transparent. This philosophy ensures we’re able to find, grow, and retain exceptional people from a broad range of backgrounds. Here’s how we define our compensation principles:

• Competitive: Zapier pays well among the technology sector.
• Equitable: Consistent pay practices; Pay for impact
• Simple: Pay is well understood, and pay practices are built for scale.
• Transparent: Zapiens know how pay works, including how their pay is determined.

The pay ranges for this role are:

United States: 103,900/129,900/155,900 USD

Canada: 103,900/129,900/155,900 USD

A Candidate’s compensation package is finalized once the interview process is concluded and accounts for demonstrated experience, job knowledge, skills,  abilities, and internal equity. We use a business impact approach to base pay, which means we set pay for all Zapiens based on their demonstrated impact on Zapier’s success. In alignment with that philosophy, the upper half of a pay range is typically reserved for individuals who have consistently demonstrated a high impact in their current role and level while at Zapier.

For more information on Zapier’s Total Rewards please click here.

 

How to Apply

At Zapier, we believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make us better, which is why we have a non-standard application process designed to promote inclusion and equity. We’re looking for the best fit for each of our roles, regardless of the type of education or companies in your background, so we encourage you to apply even if your skills and experiences don’t exactly match the job description. All we ask is that you answer a few in-depth questions in our application that would typically be asked at the start of an interview process. This helps speed things up by letting us get to know you and your skillset a bit better right out of the gate. Please be sure to answer each question; the resume and CV fields are optional.

After you apply, you are going to hear back from us—even if we don’t see an immediate fit with our team. In fact, throughout the process, we strive to never go more than seven days without letting you know the status of your application. We know we’ll make mistakes from time to time, so if you ever have questions about where you stand or about the process, just ask your recruiter!

Zapier is an equal-opportunity employer and we’re excited to work with talented and empathetic people of all identities. Zapier does not discriminate based on someone’s identity in any aspect of hiring or employment as required by law and in line with our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity. Our code of conduct provides a beacon for the kind of company we strive to be, and we celebrate our differences because those differences are what allow us to make a product that serves a global user base. Zapier will consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

Zapier is committed to inclusion. As part of this commitment, Zapier welcomes applications from individuals with disabilities and will work to provide reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact jobs@zapier.com.

Even though we’re an all-remote company, we still need to be thoughtful about where we have Zapiens working. Check out this resource for a list of countries where we currently cannot have Zapiens permanently working.

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