What are the responsibilities and job description for the Video Editor position at The Philadelphia Inquirer?
Summary
The Philadelphia Inquirer is seeking a Video Editor to join our Video team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with an Emmy Award–winning visual storytelling team whose work appears across our digital platforms and social media channels.
In this role, you will help produce compelling journalistic video content. While the primary responsibility is video editing, we are looking for a well-rounded video professional who can also shoot video independently or as part of a crew, record high-quality audio, and contribute throughout the video production process. Our goal is to create videos that resonate with Philadelphians, spark curiosity, and strengthen The Inquirer’s position as a leading source for video-driven news, information, and entertainment in the region.
The ideal candidate will bring strong editing skills, creativity, and hands-on production experience, along with the ability to translate journalism into engaging, informative, and entertaining video formats.
What You’ll Do
The Philadelphia Inquirer is the media brand of record in Philadelphia and the region, and the largest news media organization in the state of Pennsylvania. A daily habit for almost 200 years, The Inquirer delivers Pulitzer Prize-winning news, sports, food, and lifestyle journalism multi-platform: Inquirer.com, Inquirer newspaper, e-editions, apps, newsletters, social, video, podcasts, and live events, generating 15M monthly impressions. Locally owned and headquartered in Philadelphia, no media brand is more deeply connected to the city or better understands what drives it. Our influence also extends across key drive markets, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York, as well as to Philadelphia expats who live across the country and root for the Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, Flyers, and the Union.
The Inquirer is an equal opportunity employer for all regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, and any other category protected by federal, state, and/or local law.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is seeking a Video Editor to join our Video team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with an Emmy Award–winning visual storytelling team whose work appears across our digital platforms and social media channels.
In this role, you will help produce compelling journalistic video content. While the primary responsibility is video editing, we are looking for a well-rounded video professional who can also shoot video independently or as part of a crew, record high-quality audio, and contribute throughout the video production process. Our goal is to create videos that resonate with Philadelphians, spark curiosity, and strengthen The Inquirer’s position as a leading source for video-driven news, information, and entertainment in the region.
The ideal candidate will bring strong editing skills, creativity, and hands-on production experience, along with the ability to translate journalism into engaging, informative, and entertaining video formats.
What You’ll Do
- Edit engaging, creative video for all platforms
- Film, produce, and edit short-form news and feature videos, explainer videos, and serial video content on a wide variety of subjects, which will appear on Inquirer.com and social media platforms.
- Curate and edit video contributed by Inquirer staff and external sources, including social media, public agencies, and user-generated content.
- Help manage and organize our on-platform video offerings and internal video assets.
- Stay on top of platform trends, algorithm changes, formats, and audience behavior to keep series relevant.
- Collaborate with Social Media and Video teams on production.
- Be a video evangelist in the newsroom to encourage video news coverage.
- Contribute to an inclusive and positive work environment.
- Advanced video editing skills with the ability to work on various types of video across desks/beats in the newsroom and in collaboration with videographers and producers, proficient with professional video and audio editing software (e.g., Premiere, After Effects, Audacity), and FTP transmitting utilities.
- Proficient with digital video cameras to produce compelling videos and multimedia presentations.
- Proficient with audio equipment for sound gathering.
- Some experience with lighting in the studio and on location is preferred
- Proficient in mobile video editing with an interest in teaching other newsroom members a mobile video workflow.
- Ability to use social media for news gathering and dissemination, following the company’s style and ethical standards on deadline.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is the media brand of record in Philadelphia and the region, and the largest news media organization in the state of Pennsylvania. A daily habit for almost 200 years, The Inquirer delivers Pulitzer Prize-winning news, sports, food, and lifestyle journalism multi-platform: Inquirer.com, Inquirer newspaper, e-editions, apps, newsletters, social, video, podcasts, and live events, generating 15M monthly impressions. Locally owned and headquartered in Philadelphia, no media brand is more deeply connected to the city or better understands what drives it. Our influence also extends across key drive markets, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York, as well as to Philadelphia expats who live across the country and root for the Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, Flyers, and the Union.
The Inquirer is an equal opportunity employer for all regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, and any other category protected by federal, state, and/or local law.