Video Motion & Editor – US Social

Level: Mid-Level (3–5 years experience)
Location: NYC (Hybrid)

About Us

We are Dragons, a global creative agency working with bold brands to build cultural relevance, connection, and long-term impact through strategy-led creativity.

We bridge digital and creative thinking, developing innovative work across skincare, healthcare, fashion, lifestyle, FMCG, and more. Our international teams in the US and Barcelona deliver results through smart strategy, sharp creativity, and meticulous execution.

About the Role

We are hiring a Video Creator & Editor to lead short-form social video production for the US market within the wellness and lifestyle space.

This role combines strong editing expertise with a deep understanding of how video performs across social platforms. The ideal candidate understands mixed-media content, is comfortable working across live-action, creator footage and AI-generated visuals, and brings strong awareness of emerging formats and social aesthetics.

You will play a key role in shaping the brand’s social video presence across always-on content, product launches, campaign amplification and reactive moments. The role requires strong creative judgment, technical execution both motion and edition, AI fluency and an understanding of the platform best practices that drive attention and retention.

Key Responsibilities

Video Creation & Editing

• Edit short-form content for Instagram, TikTok and Shorts
• Build strong first-frame hooks and openings
• Shape pacing and rhythm for social feeds
• Adapt campaign footage into compelling social-first assets
• Develop video executions for product launches and always-on content
• Optimize edits for retention, watch time and completion
• Apply platform best practices across structure, timing, captions and sound
• Collaborate with the Social Content Creative and AD to bring ideas to life

AI & Mixed Media

• Use AI-assisted video tools as part of the daily creative workflow
• Create and integrate AI-generated video and visual assets
• Blend live-action, creator footage, motion and AI into mixed-media executions
• Explore emerging AI capabilities and bring relevant applications into the team
• Use AI to expand the creative possibilities and production efficiency of social content

Format & Performance Awareness

• Stay current on emerging social video formats, motion trends and platform behaviors
• Track evolving wellness and lifestyle content and aesthetics
• Understand retention mechanics and audience drop-off behavior
• Apply performance learnings to improve hooks, pacing and video structure
• Proactively bring new formats, references and creative opportunities to the team

Key Skills

• 3–5 years of experience in video postproduction
• Strong short-form video portfolio
• Proficiency in Premiere Pro
• Work Proficiency After Effects
• Fluency in CapCut or other mobile-first editing platforms
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted video generation and editing tools
• Strong understanding of US wellness and lifestyle content

Nice to Have

• Ability to shoot reactive social content independently
• Ability to capture product and lifestyle content in fast-turnaround scenarios
• Experience operating basic lighting and sound setups
• Experience executing quick studio or on-location shoots
• Experience with 3D, CGI or compositing.

Success Profile

• Understands how wellness and lifestyle brands build credibility and relevance through social video
• Combines strong visual taste with an understanding of what keeps audiences watching
• Thinks about hook, pacing, retention and payoff throughout the edit
• Understands the nuances of different brands, audiences and communication objectives
• Uses AI confidently to expand creative possibilities, improve workflows and experiment with new forms of content
• Comfortable moving across live-action, creator content, AI and mixed-media executions
• Keeps a close eye on emerging video aesthetics, formats, creators and platform behaviors
• Proactively curates and shares strong video references and inspiration with the wider creative team
• Uses performance learnings to continuously improve creative decisions
• Brings ideas and creative judgment to the edit, rather than approaching editing as a purely technical task
• Fast, organized, collaborative and reliable in high-volume social environments.

Languages

• English (mandatory)

• Any other languages are a plus.

What we offer

• 20 days of paid time-off (PTO) annually, prorated to your start date for the current calendar year. These would not include any National Holidays.

• 3 days of sick leave per year

• Individual medical insurance (one month after you start with us)

• Short-term disability plan

• 401(k) plan (retirement savings plan)

• Competitive pay & room to grow.

• Global playground, cutting-edge tools and trend-driven culture.

At Dragons Group, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and strive to build an environment where every individual feels empowered and respected.