In the context of new media,browsing short videos has gradually developed into an important way of leisure and entertainment in public life.Short video can efficiently convey the latest information content of the internet,and present it completely and accurately in major media platforms,and then push it intelligently through a highly matched and adaptive state,which is one of the important members of data information transmission in modern society.Editing art is an important condition for the presentation of short video effect,and its effect and technical level can directly determine the propaganda effect of short video.Based on this,this paper discusses the art of short video clips in the context of new media.First,it introduces the new requirements put forward by the context of new media for short video clips in detail,then analyzes the existing problems of short video clips at the present stage,and finally puts forward several effective strategies to help the sustainable development of short video clips based on the context of new media,in order to provide reference for relevant staff.