At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities. 

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

The Media Video Editor will support and/or be responsible for post-production social media videos for the American Cancer Society. They will play an integral role in organic and paid social media videos and is a social media native who will be a creative force to quick-turn video storytelling. We are looking for a storyteller who can craft videos and envision how it can attract and retain audiences by each social media platform.

This role will be successful by editing brand relevance video content to support the demands of the social media landscape.

2. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Primarily edits short-form videos with occasional requests for long-form videos.
• Edits quick-turn videos – for use across key social channels in alignment with brand and platform best practices.
• Helps organize footage and track edits to ensure timely delivery of final files.
• Supports the long-term video planning and editing of our brand storytelling efforts across our social media channels.
• Supports the Director of Media Content Strategy and Content Strategist on video editing needs.
• Helps coordinate external agency and internal resources to ensure video editing projects run smoothly and efficiently.

3. KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

FORMAL KNOWLEDGE:      

Bachelor’s degree. 

1-3 years video editing experience

Demonstrates Marketing Competencies:

• Manages ambiguity - Operates effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.
• Collaborates - Builds partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus - Builds strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Cultivates innovation - Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Plans and aligns - Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Drives results - Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
• Builds effective teams - Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Drives vision and purpose - Paints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.

Other Skills:

• Previous content creation experience on social media.
• Understands the importance of audience-led creative content.
• Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
• Works well within a strong-identity team while applying their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING OR KNOWLEDGE:

• Deep understanding of the social paid media space.
• Strong video editing skills using Adobe Creative Suite tools
• Some animation skills
• Creative thinker
• Attention to detail

4. SUPERVISION RECEIVED/GIVEN

DIRECT SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

• Reports to Director of Media Content Strategy

DIRECT SUPERVISION GIVEN: 

INDIRECT SUPERVISION GIVEN:

5. CONTACTS

INTERNAL CONTACTS:        

• Regular contact with Social Media team peers on content performance and trends.
• Regular contact with Content Marketing group to discuss new projects and story opportunities.
• Ongoing communication with Creative peers.

EXTERNAL CONTACTS:       

• N/A

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.