Social Video Fellow

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet with a mission to spread joy and truth. Across entertainment, news, food, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, and buy now — and into the future. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. 

Business Area: Content

Job Category: Editorial

Hourly: $20.00 an hour

Three-Month Contract

Union Status: Non-Union 

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Community You Will Join

BuzzFeed is looking for a Social Video Fellow to ideate, produce, and publish creative short-form video content across TikTok and Instagram. If you’re passionate about making people laugh, cry, comment, and share — and you live and breathe internet trends — this is the place for you. This is an entry-level opportunity for early-career creators obsessed with social media and ready to make an impact.

The BuzzFeed Fellowship is a year-long program for aspiring and hungry content creators eager to hone their skills and to learn by doing. The program is a crash course in consistently creating content that captures readers’ attention, advances the cultural conversation, and reaches a massive audience.  

Fellows will work with and learn from members of the BuzzFeed social and editorial teams — some of the smartest, weirdest, most creative, and most viral creators out there. This is the perfect opportunity for someone interested in pursuing a career in digital media. You won’t be running errands for senior staff or transcribing someone else’s interviews. The Fellowship is fun and inspiring, but also fast-paced and challenging. 

This is a full-time, paid position starting at $20/hour, based out of our NYC offices, with a hybrid schedule that includes coming into the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

All application materials must be submitted when you apply. Applications will close Thursday, July 9th by 5 PM EST.  The intended (and tentative) start date for this Fellowship is August 3, 2026.

A Typical Day

• Create compelling short-form video content — from concept to publishing — for BuzzFeed’s TikTok and Instagram accounts.
• Stay on top of emerging trends, memes, and sounds — and pitch creative, culturally relevant content ideas.
• Film, edit, and optimize videos quickly using mobile-first tools like CapCut, Canva, and in-app editing features.
• Be both behind and in front of the camera when needed.
• Write witty, platform-optimized captions and copy that align with BuzzFeed’s brand voice.
• Engage with audiences by responding to comments, surfacing insights, and participating in community conversations.
• Experiment and learn — analyze content performance, iterate based on feedback, and keep pushing creative boundaries.

Who You Are

• A creative self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, internet-first environment.
  
  
• Some experience (internships, freelance, personal projects) creating short-form video content for social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram or YouTube.
  
  
• Comfortable filming yourself or others, editing on the fly, and turning around content quickly.
  
  
• Obsessed with social media trends, memes, culture, and what makes content shareable.
  
  
• Comfortable with using mobile video editing apps (e.g., CapCut, InShot, native TikTok/Instagram tools) and basic design platforms (e.g., Canva). Proficiency with more advanced editing tools (Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, etc.) is a plus.
  
  
• A team player with strong communication skills and a collaborative spirit.
  
  
• Excited to grow your skills, try new things, and maybe even go viral.

To Apply:

Please submit the following when applying to be a Social Video Fellow:

• Instead of a formal cover letter, please include a few short paragraphs about what topics you’d want to cover for BuzzFeed as a Social Video Fellow, and what interests you about the content BuzzFeed makes (or what you think we could be doing better!)
• Create 1-2 TikToks or IG Reels based on a BuzzFeed quiz, and submit one video showcasing your video editing skills (can be from a previous project or a video from a personal account). Make sure at least one video features you in front of the camera. Please include the links to the posts at the end of your cover letter!
• Provide links to your public social media accounts.
• Attach a resume — keep it to one page!

Use of artificial intelligence or an LLM such as ChatGPT during the interview process may be grounds for rejection of your application.

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal-opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning Team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more.