Assistant Video Editor - Social Media - Remote

Please note the applications are open to candidates based anywhere in Mexico, so feel free to apply regardless of location as those will be 100% remote, Work-From-Home roles.

Digital Media Management (DMM), a Keywords Studios company, is a full-service social media agency that specializes in 360 campaigns for the entertainment, games, and consumer brands industries. DMM creates groundbreaking social-first campaigns rooted in innovative strategy, and provides clients with community management, creative, video production, influencer, talent, and performance marketing capabilities. As our team at DMM is growing, we are always on the lookout for talented professionals who share our values and are passionate about the entertainment industry!

Role overview

We are currently looking for an Assistant Video Editor to join our Creative team. In this role, you will manage creative files and assist in producing low-lift social media assets, including simple video clips, pre-templated memes, and reformatting content for different social media sizes. You will collaborate closely with Art Directors, Project Managers, Video Editors, Motion Designers, and Graphic Designers to support the creative process. Additionally, you will oversee the asset management process from initial intake to final client delivery, ensuring smooth workflow and organization throughout the project.

What are we looking for? Our Assistant Video Editor has a knack for the following skills:

Communication:

• Quickly assembles edits and complements notes from creatives and clients, ensuring clear communication of feedback to produce assets that align with client expectations.
• Assists editors with project organization and asset management, ensuring seamless collaboration and workflow across the team to meet deadlines.

Analytics:

• Analyzes social media platform requirements to optimize content formatting and ensure the best presentation of footage for maximum engagement and impact.

Business:

• Ingests, formats, and syncs incoming raw footage, managing media of all footage and files, ensuring everything is organized and accessible for editing.
• Edits social content (stitching clips, subtitles) in various sizes for various social platforms (Instagram/Stories, Facebook, YouTube, etc.).
• Creates and distributes clips, GIFs, and looped videos intended for use on social media platforms, ensuring they are optimized for each platform’s specifications.
• Creates thumbnails as necessary, adjusting them to suit platform standards and ensure they are visually engaging.
• Cuts clips from long-form footage provided by the client, adapting them for specific social media formats.
• Syncs audio files provided by the client to ensure proper alignment between audio and video content.
• Inserts subtitles into cut clips for social assets, enhancing accessibility and engagement for audiences.

You'd be a great fit for this role if you have:

• 1+ years of experience with editing and creating video assets, either independently or in previous employment.
• Experience in both Output and Delivery processes, preparing elements for delivery to either client or team editors.
• Proficiency with Mac OS and Adobe Creative Cloud apps, including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Media Encoder, and After Effects, as well as Final Cut and other 3rd party software when applicable.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with creative teams and clients.
• Flexibility to adapt with changing timelines and deliverables to ensure smooth project flow.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of editing workflows to ensure high-quality video production.
• Availability to work Monday - Friday from 10 am to 7 pm PST or EST.

What do we offer?

Our company culture is casual, fun, and empowering. There’s a lot of room for growth in this role! That’s right, no glass ceiling and room to learn. Digital Media Management is an equal opportunity employer. We work together to create a space that fosters diversity and inclusion across race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, age, national origin, and veteran status. Our diversity strategy is simple: grow a team of creative, innovative, passionate people from varied backgrounds to produce best-in-class digital campaigns.

Our recruitment process is fully online and remote. We value each application and review every candidate individually. Our recruitment team will get back to you as soon as they can to inform you about the status of your candidacy. If you're interested in joining our team, we highly encourage you to apply.

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