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Harbor Freight Tools
Senior Video Editor - Remote (Los Angeles Local)
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A Video Editor edits films, primarily smaller film productions or video recordings of events. Edits film for review, and collaborates with directors and producers to create a final production. Uses specialized editing software. May supervise editing assistants.
$70,446 / year median in the U.S.
+5% projected growth
Job Description
The Senior Video Editor is an expert at piecing together raw video footage into engaging and effective content for marketing, merchandising, and social media. The editor is organized, resourceful, and self-motivated in creating original content, but also good at taking direction and working in a team environment. They are creative, but also possess a strong command of the editorial technical duties, such as logging, working with RAW files, light compositing, sound design and mixing, codecs, and compression. A normal day for them will involve a lot of multi-tasking while calmly dealing with stressful deadlines. Finally, the Senior Video Editor keeps up to date on visual and editing trends in the broadcast, advertising, and corporate video worlds. Duties and Responsibilities Attend pre-production video meetings for upcoming projects. Read script drafts to help flag any editorial issues. Import and log original camera footage. Edit a video together based on an approved script and storyboard, using their experience to improve the original ideas whenever possible. Quickly turn around versions based on feedback. When needed, help explain why a video was edited together the way it was. Color correct final video, sometimes from flat RAW files. Create a sound design for each video, including using natural sounds of tools working. Choose music that matches each video's style. Post videos for review. Collect and interpret notes, asking questions when needed. Edit revisions in a timely manner. Create multiple versions of videos for length and/or social media platforms, including but not limited to, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Compress final videos for dissemination, maximizing bitrate for any required codecs. Maintain an archive of all video material, and share with other teams when needed.