Entry Level Lead Video Editor Jobs
New grad lead video editor jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong portfolio or internship reel often carries more weight than a long resume. Most openings are on-site and hybrid roles across Technology & Software, Manufacturing, and News & Publishing, with employers like Chewy, MrBeast, and Superpower hiring at this level now.
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Title: Video Editor
Location: Durham, NC
Onsite: 5 days/week
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $70-85k
About the Role
We are seeking a creative, fast-moving Video Editor to turn raw footage into compelling, high-performing video content. In this role, you will collaborate closely with the creative and growth teams to produce ads and brand content that capture attention, tell a clear story, and drive results. You will edit a wide range of content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and other digital channels, with occasional opportunities to support larger-format video campaigns. This role is ideal for someone who lives in Premiere Pro, thinks in strong hooks, and enjoys refining every cut until it lands.
What You’ll Do
- Edit video creative for paid social, organic social, YouTube, and other digital channels.
- Transform raw footage, creator content, product footage, and campaign assets into polished video ads.
- Shape story, pacing, sound, color, motion, and visual flow to create engaging edits.
- Develop both vertical short-form content and horizontal video formats.
- Collaborate with creative, marketing, and growth stakeholders to bring concepts to life.
- Incorporate feedback quickly while maintaining a high standard of craft and attention to detail.
- Review performance results and apply learnings to improve future creative.
- Manage multiple editing projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong video editing skills with a clear eye for storytelling, pacing, and visual impact.
- A portfolio demonstrating a range of work, including vertical short-form and horizontal video content.
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.
- Experience creating content for platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube.
- An understanding of how to create video that captures attention in the first few seconds.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to keep multiple projects moving at once.
- A collaborative approach and comfort giving and receiving feedback.
- Care for the details, including sound, color, motion, timing, and final delivery quality.
- A growth mindset and enthusiasm for improving your editing craft over time.
Title: Video Editor
Location: Durham, NC
Onsite: 5 days/week
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $70-85k
About the Role
We are seeking a creative, fast-moving Video Editor to turn raw footage into compelling, high-performing video content. In this role, you will collaborate closely with the creative and growth teams to produce ads and brand content that capture attention, tell a clear story, and drive results. You will edit a wide range of content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and other digital channels, with occasional opportunities to support larger-format video campaigns. This role is ideal for someone who lives in Premiere Pro, thinks in strong hooks, and enjoys refining every cut until it lands.
What You’ll Do
- Edit video creative for paid social, organic social, YouTube, and other digital channels.
- Transform raw footage, creator content, product footage, and campaign assets into polished video ads.
- Shape story, pacing, sound, color, motion, and visual flow to create engaging edits.
- Develop both vertical short-form content and horizontal video formats.
- Collaborate with creative, marketing, and growth stakeholders to bring concepts to life.
- Incorporate feedback quickly while maintaining a high standard of craft and attention to detail.
- Review performance results and apply learnings to improve future creative.
- Manage multiple editing projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong video editing skills with a clear eye for storytelling, pacing, and visual impact.
- A portfolio demonstrating a range of work, including vertical short-form and horizontal video content.
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.
- Experience creating content for platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube.
- An understanding of how to create video that captures attention in the first few seconds.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to keep multiple projects moving at once.
- A collaborative approach and comfort giving and receiving feedback.
- Care for the details, including sound, color, motion, timing, and final delivery quality.
- A growth mindset and enthusiasm for improving your editing craft over time.
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Entry Level Lead Video Editor Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level lead video editor job?
Build a tight portfolio that shows you can cut a story, not just assemble clips. Employers at this level look for candidates who understand pacing, color correction, and audio mixing, even without years of on-the-job experience. Internships, student film work, freelance projects, and self-taught edits on platforms like YouTube all count. Knowing Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve is a practical baseline that gets you past initial screening.
Which companies hire entry level lead video editors?
Companies hiring entry level lead video editors right now include Chewy, MrBeast, and Superpower, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a wide mix of employers, including media production studios, marketing agencies, e-commerce brands, and in-house creative teams at larger corporations building out their video content operations.
Are there remote entry level lead video editor jobs?
Yes, though on-site roles are still common at this stage. About 20% of entry level lead video editor openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how many creative teams now collaborate across locations. Remote roles at the entry level typically expect candidates to have their own editing setup and reliable file-sharing and communication workflows already in place.
Are these new grad lead video editor jobs?
Yes, these listings include new grad, recent graduate, and junior roles that explicitly welcome candidates with limited professional experience. A new grad friendly posting typically asks for zero to two years of experience, accepts internships or student projects as qualifying work, and treats a strong portfolio as a substitute for a long employment history. Look for language like 'entry level,' 'junior,' or 'we will train' in the job description.
Which industries hire the most entry level lead video editors?
Entry Level lead video editor roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Manufacturing, and News & Publishing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they produce high volumes of video content regularly, from product and advertising campaigns to branded social content, and they often build junior editing roles into their workflow to support senior creative staff.