Description
We are looking for a Video Editor to join the video team at Elastic. As a Video Editor, you will be responsible for crafting compelling visual narratives, ensuring alignment with the brand, the video's message and goals. You will work on a variety of project types, including sizzle videos, multiple ongoing scripted and unscripted series, livestream direction, product explainers, technical walkthroughs, webinar and event recaps, social media cutdowns, thought leadership content and more.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Visual Storytelling: Craft compelling visual narratives, ensuring alignment with the brand, the video's message and goals.
- Color Grading & Sound Mixing: Make our videos look and sound phenomenal.
- Motion Graphics Integration: Integrate motion graphics into video projects, working closely with internal partners and external vendors.
- Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively with video editors, producers, and designers.
- Feedback Integration: Proactively gather and implement feedback from team members and collaborators.
- Project Management: Stay on top of multiple projects, managing editing contractors, and ensuring projects are completed on time.
- Asset Management: Organize and manage assets, project files, and archives efficiently.
- Quality Control: Conduct thorough reviews and quality checks to ensure a high standard of visual and technical execution and the Elastic brand.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- 5+ years of work experience.
- High proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or comparable tool.
- Strong storytelling abilities with a fluency in design and animation.
- Excellent sense of pacing, color, sound and brand consistency.
- Ability to manage digital files across multiple projects and timelines.
- Great teamwork and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a remote environment.
Bonus points for experience working on live-action sets, familiarity with high-tech/B2B content strategies, remote work experience, adaptability, and ability to learn new editing tools and modes of production.
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is $74,200-$117,400 USD, argued to be $89,000-$140,800 USD in select locations.