Video Editor

We are looking for seasonal video editors!

About us

Fireball Tool is a tool company and media production studio with the goal to create original and improved tools for machinists and fabricators, as well as educating them on these innovative inventions. We showcase the tools in action on our website, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms. The video content is designed to educate, entertain, and inspire domestic and global audiences.

We are looking for a contracted Video Editor who has skills & experience to join our post-production pipeline on-site four (4) days a week for the next two (2) months only. This has the opportunity to be offered a full-time position at the end of the contracted time.

Job description

The Video Editor will work with a team that produces technical videos following a set template. They will be responsible for each video from assembly to final cut, including some minor scientific data analysis. This is a highly streamlined job that seeks out efficient persons who will be responsible for ensuring quality videos are delivered on time as well as have an intermediate understanding of storytelling. Other responsibilities include template title implementation, color correction, and use of AI generated voice.

In short, we seek team individuals who have the ambitions to work within a team and deliver unique, science-based videos as part of an ongoing experiment. If you define yourself as an efficient editor who also enjoys science & data, this job is for you!

This position is full-time and on-site in Spokane, Washington and offers no remote work.

This position requires 10 hour work days 4 days a week.

2 weeks of travel are expected every year. (We go to trade shows in Las Vegas, Chicago, or Miami)

The applicant should have strengths in:

• Structured Storytelling and information delivery
• Communicating with the lead directors and other team members
• Non-linear Editing (whether in Adobe Premiere or Davinci Resolve, though we prefer Davinci)
• Audio (such as Adobe Audition, and how to create superb sound effects and balance voice with music, as well as field-record audio)
• Title Design (with built in title plugins to create easy-to-read titles and aesthetically match the content)
• Information Technology (and how to run and troubleshoot a NAS as well as maintenance)

What to expect on a daily basis:

• Be responsible for creating compelling videos that follow the experiments and analyze the data
• Balance the schedule and clearly communicate with the Director on project status as well as receive constructive criticism in order to iterate a tailored production process
• Ability to be flexible, as there are several videos that may shift in priority status
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems that arise during the post-production process, as there must be no challenge that cannot be creatively overcome
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
• Work 10 hours daily in-person
• Be ambitious, self-starting, team-oriented, and ready to tackle any project enthusiastically

What we provide:

• Workstations with state-of-the-art computing equipment, editing programs & server
• Unique, highly original office space to creatively energize the team
• Team members who are passionate about the work they do

The applicant must provide a resume and a portfolio of work. If these requests are not met, we will not be able to move forward with the application. Attention to detail is a must-have qualification. As part of the application process, the applicant may be expected to complete a test edit that should take no more than 5 hours to complete.

Job Types: Contract, Temporary

Pay: $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Work Location: In person