Senior Editor

What We Believe

We believe that when the best of strategy and creativity come together brands stand apart.

Our Hiring Philosophy

Carmichael Lynch is committed to creating a diverse safe and welcoming workplace with opportunity for all. We strive for inclusion equity and diversity in both our words and actions. BIPOC women marginalized communities LGBTQIA veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To learn more please visit: In It for You*

• Professional Development (performance reviews 2x annually training opportunities related to your field of development one-on-ones with managers etc.)
• We offer competitive equitable salaries (reviewed annually to ensure equity and competitiveness)
• A strong vibrant continually-evolving Diversity Equity and Inclusion belief (in thought and action) encompassing our agency and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Recognizing the voices that need to be heard.
• Competitive company and employee sponsored benefits including: Medical Dental Vision 401k (company matched 50% of first 6%) PTO (vacation/sick time) allowance 18-week maternity leave 12-week parental leave 19 paid company holidays Family Building Benefit (adoption surrogacy benefit) tuition reimbursement and much more.

*Please note that these benefits only apply to full time roles

Role:

The Integrated Production Department at Carmichael Lynch is a creatively led team that focuses on craft efficiency collaboration problem-solving and storytelling. We are a talented mix of proactive curious and kind people who love to use both the left and right sides of our brain.

As a Senior Editor youll be part of our internal production group known as CL Labs encompasses both editorial motion graphics animation and our physical production studio. This position is responsible for editing social films digital videos internal videos and new business.

In addition this role supports business improvement by meeting personal and departmental goals and objectives timely and effectively.

Essential Functions/Principal Accountabilities of the Job

1. Day-to-day responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Editing tagging audio dub requests motion graphics and technical support.
• Content needs include shooting editing prop-making and motion graphics and/or animation.
• Graphics and VFX needs for necessary projects.
• Organizing video library archive footage.
• Audio needs such as VO record and sound editing.
• Supporting creatives and editors by searching for music or footage.
• Be a creative problem-solver flexible and curious.
• Strong collaborator willing to take creative challenges and risks.
• Seeks and experiments with new technology and remains current on industry trends.
• Keeps projects organized and can follow operational processes.
• Positive influence within agency culture.

Note: These are the major functions and accountabilities required of the position and are the predominant criteria by which performance will be assessed. OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.

Working Relationships Autonomy and Supervision:

The Editor must interact regularly and collaborate effectively with all personnel of the agency but specifically and regularly with the following teams: Production Creative Project Management Account Management Planning and New Business.

Work direction is from Head of Production.

Required Qualifications Experience and Knowledge:

• Education:
  1. Not a mandate experience a reel and references most important. A bachelors degree in film/broadcast production is a plus.

• Skills and Experience:

1. 5 years of editorial experience in long form short form and social.
2. Solid understanding of post-production phases and their respective processes.
3. Work product demonstrating experience creativity and collaboration.

• Technical Skills:

1. Required: Proficiency in Adobe Premier and After Effects; strong working knowledge in full Adobe Suite specifically Photoshop and Illustrator Media Encoder.
2. Video Compression / Transcoding
3. MS Word Excel
4. Google Docs
5. Not required but beneficial: Adobe Audition Cinema 4D DaVinci Resolve

• Travel Requirements:
  1. After-hours and weekend work may be required.

• Competencies (characteristics and work style) desired include:
  1. Ability to manage personal workload well strong time management skills a must.
  2. Creative thinker and problem solver.
  3. Strong oral communication skills including ability to manage up and give clear points of view in a group setting.
  4. Action-oriented self-starter.
  5. Well-organized with excellent follow-through and an ability to consistently meet deadlines.
  6. Ability to work well under pressure and to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  7. Exceptional listening skills.
  8. Agile and confident decision-making ability.
  9. Resilience in dealing with change.
  10. Approachability
  11. Results-oriented with a commitment to accountability.

Minneapolis location preferred but not required.

The salary range for this position is listed below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to budget relevant experience qualifications and tenure in similar roles. Consideration may also be given to internal salary data for current or former employees in the same or similar positions.

Salary Range: $80000 - 90000 annually