Are you skilled at transforming RAW footage into engaging, captivating videos?
At Video Maverick, we’re not your typical video editing company. We operate on a subscription-based service, serving multiple clients simultaneously. This means we deliver consistent and high-quality video content on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis!
Video Maverick is seeking a remote freelance Video Editor to join our team. The Video Editor will collaborate with various clients, consistently delivering repurposed or new video content. Your role involves creatively editing segments with dynamic B-roll, animations, and other techniques to enhance entertainment value and viral potential.
Quality and speed are essential. Videos must be engaging, seamlessly edited, and produced efficiently. A keen eye for viral trends and storytelling ability is crucial. This role suits someone passionate about impactful content and adept at producing high-quality, shareable videos. If you excel in fast-paced environments and can turn raw footage into captivating content, we’d love to consider you.
We’re seeking someone with:
1-2 years of relevant experience in video editing
Familiarity with social media and the ability to create platform-specific content
Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
Strong time management skills
Fluency in written and spoken English with excellent communication skills
Persistence and extremely goal-oriented
Ability to act on actionable feedback
Availability for editing work for a minimum of 30 hours per week
Benefits:
Monthly pay range: $1000 – $2000
Remote Working: Take your job everywhere you go
Flexible and contract-based work hours: Work when you are most productive! Work any time during the day that you want, as long as you meet deadlines and the editing criteria.
Need time off? Just let us know in advance
World Class Clientele: Online marketers, coaches, business owners, and course creators.
Licensed Adobe CC subscription
Weekly online team meetings.
Bonuses for going beyond with the editing and exceeding expectations
Personal Development: Access to our knowledge base, creativity challenges, free courses, reference books, workshops, and tutorials.
Requirements:
Proven experience in video editing, particularly for social media platforms.
Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects.
Strong skills in video editing software (Premier Pro / Final Cut Pro / Adobe After Effects / Adobe Premier Pro or any other advanced editing software)
A keen eye for detail and a strong understanding of what makes content entertaining.
Must be able to do motion graphics / add text to video / captions / special transitions / etc
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Must be able to add music, fade out music, separate audio from video, add multiple audio files to different videos, and match beats in music with transitions in video.
Should know how to speed up videos and slow them down.
Must have already created edits for other people or for themselves they can show.
Any other talents with editing is a huge plus and please write them in your application.
Change the subject line to “I am the best editor”.
Key Objectives and Responsibilities:
As we tend to grow, your role might evolve over time, but here is what we’re expecting today:
Working with your client(-s) on video requests and communicating throughout the editing process.
The primary focus of our videos is the retention rate, thus creating visual hooks within the first 3s is highly important.
Incorporate engaging B-roll and animations to enhance viewer engagement.
Be responsive to re-edit phase comments.
Editing short/quick-span videos.
Repurposing and resizing content to different platforms.
Resizing videos to fit different platforms.
Work efficiently to deliver projects with quick turnaround times within 12-24 hours. The faster the better. We expect you to edit 1 video in 2 – 4h after you get familiar with the style and needs of your client.
You will be a dedicated editor to 3 – 5 clients depending on project complexity.
To Apply, Please Provide:
***Please send in the following order**
Answers to the following questions:
Full Name
Country of residence? (Country and city you currently live in)
Internet speed? Download and upload numbers? Use to find out the internet speed
What are your PC hardware specifications? (RAM?)
When would you be available to start work?
Do you already have another job? If so, where are you working and how many hours are you working?
How much money do you want to make?
Have you worked for foreign employers before?
How long does it typically take you to edit a video on average?
What video editing software have you used before?
Can you describe your process for turning a long-form video into a viral short-form piece?
How do you stay updated with current trends on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube?
What editing skills do you specialize in and what editing software do you use?
Why do you want to work with our company?
This is not required, but have you ever edited thumbnails before? Please attach them if you have them.
Please watch our video examples of what we expect you to produce here: /drive/folders/1cNf2QJFRCTjdfT6XZlec9M4rZ3_GnLCt?usp=sharing
Please provide examples showcasing your previous work. Please attach links
We can’t wait to meet you – thank you in advance for your application!
APPLY FOR THIS JOB:
Company: Video Maverick
Name: Hatim Sharaf
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