[Remote] Video Editor - Remote (Los Angeles)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harbor Freight Tools is seeking a Video Editor to support the creation of high-quality paid media content using foundational video editing skills and emerging AI-powered tools. The role involves managing project setups, editing videos based on scripts, and collaborating with video and photo teams to enhance content production.
- 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
- Skills
- Must be fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite, in particular Premiere Pro
- Familiarity with Adobe Audition for creating radio ads and mixing final videos
- Experience using a Digital Asset Manager, such as Interplay or something comparable
- Design and create graphics when needed, including using Photoshop
- Basic knowledge of After Effects
- Ability to provide working files for motion graphics animators
- Great organization habits and multitasking skills, managing multiple projects
- Ability to act and react professionally in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to troubleshoot, solve problems and think proactively
- Willingness and ability to work flexible hours with little or no notice
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
- Ability and willingness to oversee a junior editor and/or temp editor
- 4 Year / Bachelors Degree
- 6-8 years of experience as a lead editor in a corporate and/or advertising environment
- Company Overview
- Harbor Freight Tools is a leader in providing high-quality tools at the lowest prices in the industry. It was founded in 1977, and is headquartered in Calabasas, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.harborfreightjobs.com/.
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