Senior Video Editor

Job description

Watson is looking for an experienced senior editor who can join our growing creative team. Applicants must show a strong sense of short and long form video editing, sound mixing, and animation in addition to showing a wide range of creative styles, have an understanding of up to date video trends and possess a marketing mindset.

This person will focus on creating, but not limited to, social video content, broadcast spots, trailers, and help develop concepts and work collaboratively with designers, animators, and other members of the team.

The ideal candidate will have a great eye for design, passion for visual storytelling, has the ability to learn and mentor, and has great communication skills as well as a deep love of the craft.

Reporting to the ECD and Director of Video, this person will join our team of editors and creatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience at an agency or studio.
• Proven track record of producing high-quality video content
• Ability to work effectively with a team and independently
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Proficient in Adobe Premiere
• Knowledge of After Effects and Photoshop
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once in a quick-paced environment
• Prior experience helping manage a team
• Comfortable giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Confident working on the day-to-day aspects of a job while ensuring future tasks are managed
• An artful understanding of quality video assets and concepts
• Ability to cut videos based on written ideas or scripts
• Excellent sense of storytelling, timing, and motion
• Expert shot selection and composition understanding
• Positive attitude and outstanding creative approach to problem solving

Due to the collaborative and senior nature of this role, the right candidate will need to be based in Los Angeles or open to relocating.

Responsibilities

• Create content across a number of projects for clients such as A24, FX, and Amazon
• Edit short-form social content (0 : 05 - 0 : 45), to broadcast spots, to trailers, and the varying aspects that come with it.

Sound design Color correction Variation OptionsMinimal animation as needed

• Mentor members of the team
• Find strong scenes for clip pulls and know where to begin and end clips for optimal reference and shareability
• Work collaboratively with animators, designers, strategists, and other members of the team
• Reformat videos to varying sizes
• Ensure projects comply with client feedback
• Have your finger on the pulse of video trends with knowledge of how to apply them
• Ensure each brand aesthetic is successfully translated into high quality visual assets
• Be involved in all phases of development from conceptualization and brainstorming to storyboarding and editing

About Watson

Watson is a team of multidisciplinary makers, thinkers, and doers collaborating with some of the top entertainment studios and brands in the world.

We create immersive stories, campaigns, and content with a focus on craft and conversation.

For 15 years, we've been dedicated to the details, thoughtful design and copy, and an ongoing search for ideas that spark discussion.

We strive to break the conventions of our industry, our tools, and our platforms in order for our work to be more noticed, valued, and discussed.

Our work spans across AV, digital, social, print, experiential, and OOH for brands like A24, Amazon, Disney, FX, Mattel, WB, and more.

Watson is independently-driven, creatively-led, and minority-owned.