Editorial Video Desk Editor

Editorial Video Desk Editor
Duration: 12 Month Fixed Term
Location: London, UK
Start: ASAP

Who You Are:
You have a passion for video and a commitment to upholding editorial integrity. You thrive in the fast-paced, 24/7 world of news, sports and entertainment, working accurately and efficiently under deadline. You have excellent news judgement and are fluent in video captioning, metadata, keywording. You are a self-starting, multitasking, detail-oriented team player who can also assume individual responsibility for issues when they arise. You want to work for one of the world’s leading creators of images and video with some of the best editorial photographers and videographers in the world.
Your Next Challenge:
Accurately and quickly review and edit live and non-live daily videos to meet Getty Images guidelines: assign captioning, meta-data, keywording, ranking and approving content for quality.
Edit raw footage into clips, using editing software (Adobe Premiere) for stabilisation, colour coding, audio and story content and feedback to contributors and shooters on content, technical and data corrections.
Exercise solid news judgement; maintain a high level of journalistic knowledge and awareness on current and trending global news, sports and entertainment events.
Monitor breaking stories trending in real-time and engage with appropriate video, prioritising and uploading content to the site.
Prioritise tasks according to relevancy and deadlines.
Maintain a regularly updated slack channel with top stories for marketing newsletters and social postings.
What You'll Need:
Proven experience in the editorial video industry
Knowledge of video and digital imaging tools; experience with industry-standard editing tools such as Adobe Premiere and asset management software.
Journalistic writing and copy-editing skills
Video footage editing skills
Proven news and video judgement with a commitment to editorial integrity.
Keen awareness of current news, sports and entertainment stories.
Ability to accurately and efficiently multitask in a fast-paced environment with high-pressure breaking news situations while maintaining thorough attention to detail.
Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team.
Proficiency in Premiere and Creative Cloud applications.
Ability to work flexible, non-traditional hours and willingness to work weekends, nights & holidays.
Nice to Have:
Demonstrated knowledge of industry style captioning and IPTC metadata standards.
Understanding of video usage rights and licenses.
Knowledge of Media Encoder, Dropbox and Export settings.
Photography editing skills.
Experience Editing Media RSS, or MRSS Feeds
Experience operating cameras/gadgets for videography and capturing footage
Strong proficiency in caption writing in English
There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame.
We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands–Getty Images, iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world.
Working at Getty Images
Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals.
We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes delivering results efficiently and using time wisely, so that all employees can achieve balance between commitments to the company and health and well-being in our lives. We value the importance of rest and recovery ranging from company-paid holidays to time away from work.
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded company, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GETY". You may be eligible to participate in our employee Stock Purchase Plan, which allows employees to purchase company stock at a 15% discount to market.
Our employees’ growth, development, belonging, and engagement are important investments. We offer learning experiences ranging from leadership development, diversity and inclusion training, mentoring programs, a high potential program, and professional and skills development. We prioritize staying connected in our hybrid-working world and encourage participation in global morale events and local gatherings, as well as finding community in one or more of our Employee Resource Groups. Learning about our business is paramount, and our open and transparent culture means you’ll have direct access to experts and senior leaders via open forums, all hands, and content hours.
Getty Images believes that diversity is critical to our success in moving the world and is committed to creating an inclusive, mutually respectful environment that celebrates diversity. We seek to hire based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Getty Images is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, *** (including pregnancy), ****** orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.