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Lead in-house social clipping to promote new original TV shows and movies.

RUN Studios, and its client partner, a large online retailer headquartered in Seattle, are seeking a Senior Social Clipping Editor to join our creative team as a dedicated contractor for a 4-month project.

The Senior Social Clipping Editor serves as the project manager and creative lead for the in-house social clipping function. This role bridges strategy and execution: receiving briefs from Social Managers, translating them into actionable clip assignments, overseeing junior social editor output quality, and providing hands-on editorial direction on what to cut and how to cut it. The ideal candidate combines social-native creative judgment with operational rigor and team leadership.

As a Senior Social Clipping Editor, You Will

Creative Direction and Quality Control

• Review all clip outputs from junior social editors for platform fit, pacing, hook strength, and strategic alignment.
• Provide specific, actionable feedback on cuts: timing, framing, moment selection, text overlay placement.
• Ensure clips meet social best practices across Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and X.
• Maintain quality parity or improvement vs. prior agency output.

Project Management and Workflow

• Receive and interpret briefs from Social Managers; translate into prioritized clip assignments.
• Manage the daily clip production queue across titles, brands, and cultural moments.
• Track volume targets and turnaround times; flag capacity constraints early.
• Develop and maintain SOPs for the AI-powered clipping workflow.
• Coordinate with publishing teams to ensure seamless asset handoff.

AI Tool Operations

• Operate the 1P AI clipping tool at an advanced level; serve as subject matter expert for the team.
• Identify tool optimization opportunities: prompt strategies and workflow shortcuts.
• Contribute to tool feedback loops with product and engineering teams.
• Produce clips directly as needed to cover volume spikes or complex briefs.

Team Development

• Onboard, train, and coach Social Editors on tool usage, social best practices, and quality standards.
• Establish clear rubrics for clip quality by platform.
• Run regular calibration sessions to maintain consistency across editors.

In This Role, You Bring

• 5+ years in social media content creation, video editing, or social publishing.
• Portfolio demonstrating expertise in short-form video best practices across major platforms.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior creatives.
• Strong project management skills; proven ability to manage high-volume, fast-turnaround workflows.
• Proficiency with AI-powered creative tools: generative AI, automated editing, NLP-based tools.
• Deep understanding of social platform algorithms, engagement drivers, and content formats.
• Editorial taste and judgment that elevates output beyond functional execution.
• Comfortable operating at high volume without sacrificing quality.
• Bias for action; thrives in fast-paced, real-time content environments.
• Translate strategic briefs into clear, specific creative direction for the team.
• Mastery or Expertise of Premiere pro.
• Entertainment, media, or streaming content experience preferred.

Additional Position Details

• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • None.
• Physical Demands
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Work Environment
  • Typical for an office setting or home environment.
  • Onsite in Culver City, CA.
• Travel
  • None.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

At RUN Studios we recognize our ultimate success depends on our talented and dedicated workforce. We understand, value, and are grateful for the invaluable contributions made by each employee. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program of evolving competitive benefits specifically designed to support the needs of our employees and their dependents.     

Compensation

Pay Range: $36.00 - $49.25 (Hourly)    

The successful candidate’s pay will be based on various factors such as individual qualifications and work location.  

Benefits:

Benefits and perks may vary depending on location and nature of the work, but eligible employees have access to medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits, health savings and flexible spending accounts, other telehealth and wellness benefits, a minimum of seven paid holidays per year, accrual of at least 6.5 days (Temporary Employment) to at least 15 days (Regular Employment) of paid time off per year, a 401k plan with company match, discretionary bonuses dependent on company, team or individual performance, and referral bonuses for eligible hired referrals.  

As an equal opportunity employer, RUN Studios is committed to pay equity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.