Video Editor – Southern California Remote | Gardena, CA | Easterseals of Southern California

Overview OVERVIEW OF POSITION: Works closely with the Director of Digital Content and Digital Content Producers to edit engaging videos about our services, programs, fundraising, and other initiatives throughout Southern California, for use on our social media platforms, websites, broadcast, and intranet; bringing creativity and professional quality to all produced materials.   This position is remote but we are looking for candidates local to Southern California because of in person meetings.    Starting pay: $33/hr. – $36/hr. Responsibilities ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Edits compelling story-driven video and photography projects for external social media platforms and internal communications. Ensures all video content is on-brand and meets company standards for quality and style; Executes processes efficiently while maintaining established branded guidelines, ensuring all deadlines and deliverables are met. Works with Marketing Communications team to create content for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other platforms, including the organization’s website and intranet. Organize and archive all footage, photography, and project files; Manages video assets and maintain an organized library of content. Assist with post-production workflows for video and photography needs, including motion graphics, color correction, and sound. Ensure that all video content meets legal and ethical guidelines. Responsible for creating motion graphics and/or using motion graphic templates to content including visual elements and brand styling. Assist with live-streaming, virtual recordings and troubleshooting, as needed. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in TV/Film, or equivalent work experience in video editing, or related field. EXPERIENCE: Minimum 5+ years’ experience editing videos for social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) and websites. 2+ years’ experience in Branded Content. Must provide 5-7 samples of work (Must include branded samples and motion graphics). Preferred work experience in a studio and/or agency. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES: Highly skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud apps: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, Media Encoder and Microsoft Office applications. Must be comfortable in a Windows/PC-based environment. Able to work with Adobe After Effects templates and create custom graphics. Balance and grade color, and sound mixing within Adobe CC. Experience and understand best practices: file formats, codecs, and their proper handling in a postproduction workflow, as well as keep up with software updates and new products available to increase workflow efficiency. Audio editing and sound design knowledge; ability to perform basic audio clean-up, sweetening, initial rough sound design, and review mix. Familiarity with Adobe Audition. Strong editing skills to cut story-driven content for social media and digital video platforms. Attention to detail and an ability to take and implement direction, feedback, and delivery of assets. Flexibility to adapt with changing timelines and deliverables. Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with diverse teams. Strong creative vision and the capacity to bring it to life. Ability to work independently and under close direction. Proactive thinker with the ability to work independently on multiple projects simultaneously. Ability to work under tight deadline pressure and to multi-task. About the Company: Easterseals of Southern California