{"id":1049308,"url":"https://alion.io/job/complex-freelance-video-editor","title":"Freelance Video Editor","company":{"id":13417,"name":"Complex","domain":"complex.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/complex","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Lever","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":91,"open_postings":13,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.154,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":120,"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"}},"role":"Marketing","role_family":"Marketing","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"freelance","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["New York, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":2000,"max":2085,"currency":"USD","period":"week","gross":null,"usd_annual":108420},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Adobe After Effects","optional":false},{"name":"Adobe Photoshop","optional":false},{"name":"Adobe Premiere Pro","optional":false},{"name":"YouTube","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-14T15:27:01Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-07-14","last_verified_at":"2026-10-18T01:54:23Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":95,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":95},"description":"Company And Culture\nComplex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale. Through innovative content, Complex tells stories of music, streetwear and style, sports, art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture. A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce.\nWhy We're Hiring\nComplex is on the hunt for a talented and driven Video Editor to join our dynamic Post Production team. If you're passionate about cutting-edge storytelling, fluent in Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects & Photoshop, and thrive in a fast-paced editorial environment, this is your opportunity to help shape the visual voice of one of the most influential brands in pop culture. This is a temporary freelance position with the potential to be extended.\nAs a Video Editor, you’ll be central to creating sharp, captivating edits across our wide range of digital content-including YouTube series, social-first videos, sizzles, and sponsored content. This role requires a rare blend of editorial creativity, technical fluency, and efficient project management.\nWhat You'll Do\nEdit full videos end-to-end for a variety of formats including YouTube and various social platforms\n\nCraft high-quality edits for longform news interviews, short-form vertical video series with premium motion graphics, and brand specific sizzle reels\n\nApply advanced editing techniques: audio leveling, color correction, transitions, and GFX integration using Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and Photoshop\n\nCollaborate with producers to shape narratives that align with Complex’s editorial tone and cultural voice\n\nManage a diverse array of footage across different formats, frame rates, resolutions, and codecs\n\nMaintain organized project structures, strictly adhering to established naming conventions, media workflows, and archiving protocols\n\nOptimize exports for platform-specific technical specs, while maintaining the creative and editorial integrity of each piece\n\nWho You Are\n4-8 years experience editing digital-first content, with a reel that demonstrates work on longform interviews, vertical video series, and sizzle reels\n\nAdvanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, and strong skills in After Effects\n\nA sharp eye for storytelling, pacing, rhythm, and visual polish, along with technical precision\n\nExperience working under tight deadlines and managing multiple projects with efficiency and creativity\n\nFamiliarity with third-party plugins (like Maxon) and openness to experimenting with AI tools for image generation is a plus\n\nDeep understanding of social platforms and their respective optimization best practices\n\nGenuine interest in contemporary pop culture, along with an appreciation for the diverse subject matter Complex covers-music, fashion, sports, sneakers, internet culture, and entertainment\n\nClear, proactive communication and an ability to thrive in collaborative creative environments\n\nAvailability to work on-site at our NYC office 5 days a week","description_format":"text","description_chars":3315,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Digital Media"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-18T23:25:01Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":44,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.733,"p_room":0.6,"age_days":94,"expected_fill_days":120,"reasons":["conf:3","win:late","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":108420,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/complex-freelance-video-editor","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/complex-freelance-video-editor.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-18T02:31:39Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4106,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-19T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":13417},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=13417"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcomplex-freelance-video-editor"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcomplex-freelance-video-editor"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcomplex-freelance-video-editor"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/complex-freelance-video-editor\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcomplex-freelance-video-editor"}]}