Freelance Video Editor/Animator

4 weeks ago

Washington, United States Clyde Full time
About the Role

Clyde is seeking a highly skilled Freelance Video Editor/Animator to join our team. As a key member of our creative team, you will be responsible for creating engaging video content that supports our brand narrative and product.

Key Responsibilities
  • Create, edit, and assemble raw footage into polished video content
  • Develop and animate engaging motion graphics and visual effects
  • Collaborate with the creative team to develop concepts, storyboards, and visual assets for videos and animations
  • Ensure consistency in style, tone, and branding across all video projects
  • Manage and organize video assets and project files to maintain efficient workflows
  • Apply color grading, sound editing, and other post-production techniques to enhance video quality
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to editing software and video formats
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and new techniques while always looking for ways to improve the brand's visual identity
  • Receive and implement notes from stakeholders, team leads, and project partners
  • Quality check video deliverables to ensure all assets meet specifications, formats, compression requirements, and brand standards
  • Support in-house video production as needed
  • Work closely with client and internal teams to develop sophisticated and creative communications strategies
  • Proactively own a variety of projects and deliverables that achieve client goals while ensuring all client deadlines are met and quality of work is high
  • Actively look for ways to grow existing client business
  • Collaborate with internal client delivery teams, including content, digital, and creative, to improve offerings across accounts
  • Support CLYDE initiatives
  • Make recommendations on how to grow CLYDE beyond client work
Position Expectations
  • Adheres to firm's policies and procedures
  • Fierce commitment to, and respect for, a diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Contributes to CLYDE visibility efforts and seeks out external opportunities for personal visibility
  • Strong sense of EQ with internal team members and external clients and vendors
  • Builds positive relationships with internal team members, across functions, and can inspire, lead, and motivate teams
  • Excellent verbal communicator in 1:1, small group, and large group presentations
  • Show initiative in suggesting improvements and solving problems
  • Expert in time and project management
  • Provide meaningful constructive feedback to senior leadership
Qualifications/Required Skills
  • Proven experience as a video editor and animator, with a strong portfolio showcasing video and motion graphic work
  • 5+ years of experience creating video that supports the brand narrative and product
  • Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
  • Proficiency in using Figma for storyboarding
  • Solid understanding of video formats, compression, and export settings
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
  • Familiarity with other Adobe Creative Suite tools, such as Photoshop and Illustrator, is a plus
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Ability to multi-task and act as a self-starter
  • Impeccable organization abilities and experience creating post-systems
  • Good camera/cinematography skills for shooting video when necessary are a bonus
  • Experience in animation techniques such as keyframing, character animation, or kinetic typography
  • Knowledge of 3D animation tools or software (Cinema 4D, Blender) are a bonus
  • Full-scale animated video experience is a bonus
  • Seeks and is receptive to constructive feedback
  • Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
  • Comfortable with Microsoft and Google office products
  • Interested and comfortable learning and adopting new tech platforms
  • Interested in using practical applications of AI
  • Comfortable learning and adopting new tech platforms
  • Professional and mature demeanor in working with peers and more junior team members directly to solve problems, address issues, diffuse internal challenges

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