Video editor” can mean a lot of things depending on your specific position and geographic location. Currently in my day job, I serve as more of a producer/editor, which is very common among smaller companies (but not limited to them!) I work in a marketing department of a company in the midwest and produce “corporate” video, mostly. This includes industrial training videos, product marketing, video blogs and podcasts and anything else you can think of a corporation needing.
At night, I’m a freelancer, which means I work for myself. I do some corporate video, as well as some independent film. Believe it or not, there is an indie film scene in the midwest. However, these projects are usually unpaid and a little difficult to find, but they’re a lot of fun and great practice.