Video Editor 19844

Video Editor

Employment Type: Full-time Independent Contractor

Work Model: Remote

Work Hours: 9:00 AM 5:00 PM U.S. Central Time (CT)

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled technically proficient Video Editor to transform dynamic event footage and premium brand assets into high-performing marketing and social this role you will collaborate closely with the Media Director and a fast-moving creative team to produce paid advertisements sponsor-integrated posts high-energy event recaps and short-form deliverables engineered to drive ticket sales and fan engagement.

This is a hands-on position requiring deep technical mastery within Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects backed by strong color sound design and motion graphic fundamentals. A native understanding of live events festival management or sports storytelling is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

1. Marketing & Paid Advertisements

• Campaign Velocity: Edit high-converting short-form video ads for upcoming events planned 120 days in advance.

• Multi-Placement Formatting: Build and export asset variations tailored for multiple social placements and specific aspect ratios (9:16 1:1 16:9).

• Creative Compositions: Seamlessly integrate on-camera talent secondary b-roll archives clean text animations and lower thirds following established brand guidelines.

2. Social Media & Sponsorship Content

• Sponsor Integrations: Produce partner-integrated social posts and digital cutdowns that respect commercial brand boundaries.

• Brand Continuity: Rigidly apply specified brand colors typography and graphic templates across all video layouts.

• Review Cycle Management: Turn around edits rapidly and manage version controls using .

3. Event Storytelling & Post-Event Recaps

• Story Assembly: Create compelling event recap videos that highlight overall flow peak competitive moments and tournament/event winners.

• Archive Navigation: Independently select and sequence footage from large unstructured digital video archives with minimal hand-holding.

• Pacing Mastery: Harmonize video pacing licensed music tracks crowd energy and athlete features for maximum emotional impact.

4. Craft Technical Quality & Workflow

• Finishing Polish: Perform precise color correction light grading sound design voiceover cleanup and music mixing.

• Technical Ingestion: Manage variable frame rates high-bitrate footage and advanced slow-motion interpolation.

• Asset Organization: Maintain highly structured project file directories asset templates and standardized naming conventions for efficient cross-team reuse.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: 47 years of professional video editing experience inside a creative agency sports media network or live entertainment environment.

• Software Expertise: Advanced mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro After Effects Photoshop and Media Encoder) and for collaborative reviews.

• Portfolio Requirement: A strong diverse reel demonstrating high-end short-form advertising snappy social cutdowns and narrative-driven event recaps.

• Attention to Detail: Absolute precision across audio leveling visual continuity frame composition and typography alignment.

• Industry Context: Deep familiarity with live events or sports storytelling (direct pickleball ecosystem knowledge is a major plus).

• Language Proficiency: Strong English language proficiency with clear proactive professional communication habits.

Nice to Have Qualifications

• Direct experience engineering broadcast-ready deliverables.

• Custom motion graphics design capabilities.

• On-site field production camera capture or photography experience.

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Schedule Integrity: Reliable on-time delivery of creative assets against aggressive campaign calendars.

• First-Pass Quality: Low revision-to-delivery ratios achieved by following brand and sponsor guidelines perfectly on initial drafts.

• Data Hygiene: Keeping shared cloud folders and project file architecture clean organized and audit-ready for subsequent editors.

Technology Environment & Tools

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere After Effects Photoshop Media Encoder)

• Slack Google Drive

• Artlist (and other team-provided music/footage licensing platforms)