About This Role
This role is for a creative and detail-oriented Video Editor to transform raw footage into polished, engaging video content for social media and YouTube. You will work closely with the Marketing Manager to edit short-form clips and longer videos featuring legal professionals, helping the company consistently publish high-quality, on-brand, and informative content that resonates with its audience.
Responsibilities
- Edit Instagram Reels, TikToks, and YouTube Shorts, incorporating captions, music, and on-screen text
- Create strong opening hooks and maintain tight pacing throughout each video
- Format each video for its intended platform, including aspect ratio, length, and safe zones
- Edit longer YouTube videos and webinar recordings
- Repurpose long-form videos, webinars, and interviews with legal professionals into multiple short clips
- Create simple motion graphics, lower thirds, and branded intros and outros
- Follow the company's brand guidelines and templates for every video
- Ensure edits remain faithful to what the attorneys said and never alter the intended legal meaning
- Submit videos containing legal content for attorney review before publication
- Work from the Marketing Manager's content calendar and shared task board
- Provide feedback on footage, including framing, audio, and lighting, to help improve future shoots
- Organize project files and footage so assets are easy to locate and reuse
- Use AI tools to streamline transcription, captioning, and rough cuts
Requirements
- A portfolio demonstrating short-form social media video editing experience, including Reels, TikTok, or YouTube Shorts
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or CapCut
- A strong understanding of pacing, hooks, and storytelling for social media
- Solid audio cleanup skills and basic color correction abilities
- Comfort using AI editing tools for captions, transcription, and rough cuts
- Strong English comprehension
- Strong organizational skills and reliability in managing deadlines and shared task boards
Nice to have:
- Experience creating motion graphics using After Effects or similar software
- Experience editing talking-head videos
Important Details
- Eligibility: This position is open to candidates residing in Latin America
- Application deadline: Please submit your CV in English. Applications submitted in other languages will not be considered.
Application Process
- Showcase your professional experience by including a Loom video in the application form (optional, but candidates who provide a video presentation will be given priority)
