How to get a job as a video editor

While earning a degree or professional certificate can help you develop the skills you need to excel on the job, these programs also offer the chance to make connections with fellow aspiring video editors who may be your colleagues in the future.

In addition, your professors and instructors, who are experienced professionals often still working in the industry or have years of exceptional credits on their resumes, can recommend you for future opportunities and vouch for your skills.

As an aspiring video editor, you can pursue an internship in many different fields, including film, TV, commercials and marketing, digital media production, and broadcasting. If you're able to get an internship as a video editor, you can showcase your skills, create a portfolio and build connections with colleagues.

Not to mention gaining practical experience, networking with working professionals, and demonstrating your qualifications for a potential full-time role.

There are many conferences for filmmakers, creatives, marketers, video editors, and professionals in similar industries. NAB, for example, is the mother of all video and filmmaking conferences.

Best known as the event where large companies unveil their latest cameras and products, you'll find massive show floors dedicated to the future of filmmaking, television, video, distribution, and much more.

Attending these conferences provides many networking opportunities, sometimes including job fairs and meetings with company representatives looking for talented candidates.

Finally, consider creating and editing your own films. In making your own videos, you gain hands-on experience and create a portfolio to use when applying to professional roles. In some cases, you may even be able to use your video projects to secure editing roles for other digital media creators.

For example, you might try creating a news broadcast to showcase your ability to organize information or editing a short film to demonstrate your visual storytelling abilities.