Video Editor

Job Title: Video Editor

Location: East Moline, IL 61244

Duration: 12 months contract (Possible Extension)

Pay Rate: $28/hr on W2 (Without Benefits)

POSITION SUMMARY / RESPONSIBILITIES

Onsite

*The link to the candidate's portfolio/demo edits reel MUST be listed at the top of the resume - candidates will be rejected if this info is missing*

Your Responsibilities:

Elevate and differentiate the brand through world class storytelling. You’ll touch a gamut of subjects, creating assets and editing stories that help promote equipment, share the customer story, and enhance our rich brand legacy.

The ideal candidate will be well-experienced across a myriad of video styles and formats, from short, thumb-stopping social content to longer form editorial-style productions. The work is largely self-managed, but you collaborate closely with internal clients and stakeholders and outside agency partners throughout the editing process. When not working on client projects, you will help curate, cut down, and catalog clips for our internal JD Stock video library.

The Editor is a critical part of our larger Visual Services photo/video department, which maintains residency of a 50,000 sqft studio in East Moline, IL. While this role’s primary function is working as a video Editor as described above, the candidate will also occasionally assist shoots in-studio and in-field, running grip and operating video equipment.

Major duties:

• Editing video (70% of the time)

• Assisting video shoots, in-studio, and in-field (20% of the time)

• Studio help (10% of the time)

MUST HAVE skills:

• 5-7 years video editing experience.

• Expert working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, namely Adobe Premier Pro, After Effects and Photoshop or Illustrator.

• Experience with professional cinema camera equipment from manufacturers such as Sony, Canon, Panasonic, RED.

Additional Skills:

• Excellent communication and project management skills, extremely organized with post-production workflow and file management

• Expert working knowledge of numerous video camera file formats, codecs, transcoding, and export of appropriately formatted deliverables.

• Basic working knowledge of video lighting, audio, and general production equipment

• Proficient in Mac OS operating systems and Microsoft Office Suite

• Proficient in basic audio editing to achieve the best possible sound

• Capable of performing physically demanding tasks, including (but not limited to): navigating uneven/rough terrain while carrying gear; working in all weather conditions (very cold to very hot); able to lift and carry gear weighing up to 50lbs

• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environment

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

• Ability to self-start and work independently as well as follow direction and edit and produce content that effectively captures the intended story or purpose.

What makes you stand out:

• Proven track record of executing a range of video projects — smaller promotional videos and social activations to larger commercial edits

• Motion graphics experience / competency / 2D or 3D animation

• Experience or familiarity with heavy equipment (ability to operate is a )

• Experience shooting the industries we serve (ag, construction, forestry, turf, etc.)

Education:

Four-year University Degree (or equivalent work experience) in related field — editing, motion graphics, videography