Posted 5d ago

Associate Editor

@ Big Spaceship
New York City, New York, United States
$60k-$70k/yrHybridFull Time
Responsibilities:edit videos, animate assets, collaborate teams
Requirements Summary:1-3 years post-production editing and animation; proficient in Premiere and After Effects; degree or related field in Design, Art, Filmmaking, Marketing; strong visual storytelling and collaboration skills.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Premiere Pro, After Effects
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At Big Spaceship, we're explorers, not settlers. We partner with ambitious brands ready to venture into new territory, push creative boundaries, and lead rather than follow.

We're a full-service creative shop built for brands that want to break new ground. Our diverse team of entrepreneurial spirits, creative minds, and makers brings bold ideas to life for some of the world's most innovative and culturally connected brands. If you thrive on exploration, creative risk-taking, and charting new paths, you belong here.

This Associate Editor role requires a technically proficient and artistically skilled visual storyteller with collaboration and communication skills. The role requires a knowledge of video editing and motion graphics software and a desire to innovate and bring emerging techniques to projects. The ideal Editor/Animator will bring enthusiasm, creativity, and craftsmanship to the video elements of our client work, pitches, and internal projects.

Roles + Responsibilities: 

  • Act as editing and animation resource on client video work
  • Act as assistant editor and animator on internal initiatives like case studies and pitch videos
  • Take direction from and collaborate with creative teams
  • Organize and manage project files, assets, and media across editorial workflows
  • Prep and build out Premiere and After Effects project files for production
  • Translate scripts and briefs into edited pieces of video that clearly communicate the required messaging
  • Participate in ideation of content for internal projects and client campaigns, leveraging understanding of visual storytelling, editing techniques, and motion graphic design
  • Brainstorm with insight and empathy to help solve problems in awesome and compelling ways
  • Work directly with Production counterparts to set and meet deadlines
  • Keep the agency informed of trends in video post-production techniques, workflow and software innovations
  • Help to grow the Studio’s technical capabilities by collaborating with the Studio Manager to improve the facility and workflow