Position Title: Video Editing Fellow 

Job Type: Paid Fellowship 

Compensation: $25/hr plus up to $500/month home office expense reimbursement 

Time commitment: Full-time, 6 month fellowship beginning Jan 5, 2026 

Location: Remote

About MPU

More Perfect Union is an advocacy, journalism, and education organization with a mission to build power for the working class. We cover politics, policy, labor, business, and economic news through a class lens, and we pair our reporting with activism to help working people win policy fights. Launched in February 2021, More Perfect Union’s Emmy award-winning coverage has garnered over 1 billion video views and over 5 million followers and subscribers. 

About the Position

This position is perfect for an individual with entry-level video editing experience, an interest in writing and producing digital videos, strong time management, and a desire to learn in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. 

Core Responsibilities:

• Providing research assistance, fact checking and copy editing for video scripts
• Reviewing and checking video edits for quality control
• Creating and copy editing closed captioning files for all long-form videos
• Assisting Video Editors in organizing and reviewing footage for short documentary projects
• Reviewing interview transcripts and identifying strong soundbites for producers
• Source and verify data, reports, and academic studies to strengthen editorial narratives.
• Identify important, underreported stories and provide summaries with key statistics, expert perspectives, and historical context.
• Monitor and analyze news trends, policy developments, and public sentiment.
• Performing administrative duties
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet expected deadlines
• Maintain high standard of work in a nimble, fast paced environment
• Perform other duties as assigned

Experience/Qualifications:

• Experience with Adobe Premiere desired;
• Documentary, journalism, and/or political experience;
• Producing, scripting, research or development experience a plus;
• Familiarity with national politics and labor issues; 
• A passion for economic justice and workers rights; 
• Strong understanding of social media, email etiquette and exceptional interpersonal communication skills; 
• Studied or currently studying in journalism, communications, film, marketing, public relations or related field; 
• Available full-time hours and ability to excel in a remote - work from home environment;
• Ability to operate in a nimble environment.