Video Editor

Details

• Position
  Editor
• Start Date
  Oct 24, 2016
• Location
  Santa Monica, CA, United States
• Rate
  This is a paid position. Rate is Full-Time Salary W/ Benefits
• Status
  Job has been filled

Job Description

Do you love creating content and figuring out new storytelling conventions on digital platforms? Are you tired of the same media representation of Latinos, and dying to see three dimensional Latino characters and personalities? Do you have stories that speak specifically to the Latino experience in the US, but haven’t found the platform to tell those stories? Do you want your stories seen by millions of people every single day? Are you an amazing video editor?

Since launching its consumer brand a year ago, mitú has quickly grown to be one of the leading voices in the Latino media landscape. Combining an unapologetically Latino voice with smart, funny, entertaining and challenging content, we have carved out a place that matters in the lives of young Latinos in the US.

We are expanding our video team, and are looking an amazing video editor! The mitú video editor will be responsible for post production across all the various platforms we publish to. The person in this position should be a digital native with a proven track record of creating awesome, shareable content in a quick hit approach with a keen eye for editing and storytelling in a digital native manner. They should be excited to experiment and invent new ways of telling stories in ways that are native to the platform they live on.

As a key member of the Social Content Studio, the candidate will have the opportunity develop and shape mitú’s brand and voice. This role reports directly to the Head of

Production.
This position is based either in LA, NYC or for the right candidate, remote. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and when the mood strikes, michelada happy hours and spontaneous dance parties.
Responsibilities:
Provide post production support for our Social Content Studio videos.
Help edit videos into various aspect ratios and lengths to fit the various platforms we publish on, preserving the voice and spirit of the video while delivering a native experience on the platform.
Ability to work quickly and edit high volumes of video on a daily basis.
Great at working with Video Producers and able to edit different creator’s work while preserving voice and creative style.

Requirements:
3–5 years experience with editing digital content, with a strong eye for storytelling across different output formats.
Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud apps including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder and After Effects
Must have thorough knowledge with editing, motion graphics, audio mixing, color correcting, aspect ratio conversion, transcoding and compressing files, and organized workflow.
Super organized, great team player, great communicator.
*Please provide demo reel when applying.*