Editor

Summary

Join Darkroom, a progressive omnichannel growth marketing agency, as a self-driven Video Editor. You will develop and assist in the development of marketing collateral, including video content and organic content for various social media platforms. This fully remote role, open to candidates in Brazil, Portugal, and Spain, requires strong motion graphics, graphic design, and typography skills, proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and FCPX, and familiarity with broadcast finishing workflows. You will be responsible for editing UGC-style videos, creating engaging social media content, and staying current on industry trends. The ideal candidate is passionate about storytelling and helping clients grow their businesses. Darkroom offers competitive salaries and various perks, including unlimited vacation, a remote-first culture, equity incentives, profit-sharing, and flexible parental leave.

Requirements

• Experience creating platform native content (including video content and organic content), especially IG Reels, Meta ads, and TikTok viral video campaigns
• Exceptional time management and organization skills with the ability to manage deliverables across an array of brands
• Strong Motion Graphics/ Graphic Design/ Typography skills required
• Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro + FCPX
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (especially Media Encoder, After Effects, Premiere, and Photoshop)
• Familiarity with broadcast finishing workflows (mix, color, VFX, conform, online)
• Familiarity working in a networked server environment
• Strong technical knowledge of codecs and transcoding practices
• Strong time management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute thumb-stopping social media video edits, layer audio seamlessly and overlay text that drives key brand messaging
• Brainstorm inventive edits and hooks that drive engagement, leverage new formats
• Stay current on all social media platforms, ad offerings, content publishers, tools, trends, and best practices
• Be a creative collaborator: Have the ability to be the voice of the brand and the influencer to create content that is authentic and powerful for all channels
• Be comfortable using video editing software, editing audio, and taking editing direction, while working in a fast pace environment
• Provide accessible content that includes closed captioning, voiceover, and overlay text in a variety of aspect ratios
• Setting up projects for edit staff
• Ingesting and logging footage
• Working in tandem with edit staff to meet deadlines
• Editing lower-level projects
• Maintaining media storage (hard drives, servers, GDrive)
• Mastering deliverables and archiving projects
• Assisting senior staff with edit and administrative needs
• Versioning various aspect ratios of completed edits
• Maintaining all software and assets (Mac OSX, server operating system, frame.io , Vimeo, shared assets)
• Coordinating and troubleshooting edit equipment
• Reporting to the Post-Production Supervisor and Producers, the AE will upon request create high-quality video edits that will span various media platforms
• Performance creative editing (collaborating with the performance marketing team in reviewing ad analytics/performance)
• You will be editing UGC-style videos in a variety of content formats

Preferred Qualifications

Proficient with animation/ graphic design preferred

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation Policy and Holidays: Rebooting is one of the most important parts of growth. At Darkroom, you have access to a flexible vacation policy and 10 holidays throughout the year to keep you recharged and sharp
• Location, location, (or no) location: Remote-first culture with a strong community base. With Hubs in the Bay Area, New York, Philly, Lisbon, Sao Paulo, and Barcelona!
• Finances, growth, and retirement: Equity incentives, and a profit-sharing opportunity so we can help you save as the company grows
• Endless opportunities for growth: Our agency is founded on an interdisciplinary approach, giving Darkroomers insights into services far beyond your job description. Grow your skills and interests beyond your niche and stay at the forefront of the industry through total immersion in cross-functional collaboration
• Parental Leave: flexible parental leave benefits to support new parents during this important transition, ensuring time to bond with their families while maintaining work-life balance