Senior Editor

Summary

Join team x/RAPP, a global communications and marketing agency for Mercedes-Benz, as a Senior Editor. You will finalize CGI-based automotive content, ensuring seamless integration of CGI elements into final moving image assets. This pivotal role requires a deep understanding of editing principles and cinematic techniques to create compelling narratives using CGI-generated assets. You will collaborate with various teams, manage projects, and maintain brand integrity. The position offers a collaborative culture, exciting products, a central Berlin workplace with hybrid and remote options, flexible working time, and various benefits.

Requirements

• A good understanding of German language
• A highly skilled Senior Video Editor with extensive experience in automotive CGI post-production and / or high-end commercial content
• Expert in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
• Strong understanding of CGI rendering pipelines and grading
• Experience in editing high-resolution CGI vehicle content (4K/8K) with advanced VFX integration
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, high performance environment
• A problem-solver who can handle tight turnarounds and work under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to take creative direction and feedback effectively
• Understanding of automotive marketing and storytelling
• Familiarity with industry-standard CGI post-production workflows
• A collaborative team player who thrives in a creative and fast paced post-production environment

Responsibilities

• Edit high-end CGI-based automotive video content, ensuring seamless integration of renders and motion graphics as needed
• Collaborate closely with CGI artists, creative directors, producers, and motion designers to bring vehicle render sequences to life
• Shape and refine narratives using pacing, rhythm, music, and sound design, ensuring dynamic and engaging automotive storytelling
• Ensure seamless post-production workflows, managing timelines and delivering final assets within project deadlines
• Work closely with the Grader to ensure a cinematic and photorealistic look for CGI vehicle content
• Maintain organised project files and edit sequences for seamless collaboration across teams
• Troubleshoot technical challenges as required
• Work on CGI-based automotive model launches and brand films, ensuring consistency and quality
• Stay up to date with advancements in editing and AI-enhanced post-production
• Provide creative input and collaborate in brainstorming sessions

Benefits

• A great team and a collaborative culture
• Exciting products and the opportunity to work for the world's most valuable luxury automotive brand
• Central and beautiful workplace in Berlin, with hybrid and remote opportunities
• Flexible working time
• 30 vacation days
• Customize your ideal benefits package using our Benefitsy portal, offering access to a diverse selection of options like Urban sports, Spotify, REWE, Sixt, IKEA, and many more
• First-class learning and development opportunities through access to LinkedIn Learning catalogue, that includes 20,000+ diverse courses
• 20% employer contribution to our pension scheme