Digital Content Editor

Senator Andy Kim is looking for a versatile, knowledgeable, and hardworking Digital Content Editor to join our team. A successful applicant has versatile graphic design, video editing, and social media skills with a focus on editing – animation and motion graphic experience is a plus. A strong applicant also has a strong eye for bringing clips, b-roll, still images, and other types of footage to life to tell compelling stories.

Location: Jersey City / Barrington, New Jersey

Key Responsibilities:  

• Work with the Digital Director and entire Communications team to produce and edit original content including graphics and short-and-long-form videos for various digital platforms and audiences.
• Assist in the editing and production of multiple high-performing videos each week for Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and other digital platforms.
• Write scripts, review transcripts, and incorporate raw materials including still images, animations, text, and more to create engaging video projects. 
• Establish effective ways to use footage from live streams, virtual meetings, press conferences, and events, as well as news coverage, to create high-performing videos.
• Cover and capture content, including photos, b-roll, and footage, for all statewide, public-facing events––including, but not limited to––town halls, meetings, visits, and press conferences.
• Assist in the management of press in New Jersey under the direction of the New Jersey Press Secretary and larger communications team.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality image and video content under tight deadlines, including in rapid response situations, with a keen attention to detail for accuracy, brand and message consistency.

Qualifications: 

• High proficiency in video editing and graphic design, including experience with the Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop). Animation and motion graphics experience is a plus.
• 1-3 years experience editing videos for digital platforms. All types of experience accepted.
• Ability to quickly craft a compelling video using footage from a variety of sources.
• Strong script writing skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into compelling visuals and narratives.
• Deeply organized with the ability to prioritize multiple projects moving at different speeds.
• Exceptional tech, logistical, and troubleshooting skills.
• A deep understanding of social media platforms, emerging media spaces and ecosystems, trending topics, and effective content strategies.
• Availability for occasional weekend and evening work to support community events and outreach.

Ideal Candidate: The ideal Digital Content Editor is creative, passionate about digital storytelling, and committed to engaging constituents through digital media. You should be a self-starter who works collaboratively, thinks strategically, and is eager to help drive a digital program that’ll connect with a variety of audiences. 

To Apply: Resume and an extensive portfolio. CLICK HERE.

Application Deadline: July 9th, 11:00PM