Marketing: Preditor (Editor / Videographer) 8+ years of experience - Horizon Services

Marketing: Preditor (Editor / Videographer)
8+ years of experience

Position Summary

• You are a filmmaker, shooter, and editor who partners closely with other in-house
creatives to produce memorable, breakthrough video content

• You're passionate about breaking the category mold while developing stories that fit all
19 of our brands' unique needs

• You're committed to bringing your vision to life and never waver from inspiring viewers to
take action

• You're organized, precise, curious, and relentlessly upbeat amid a fast-paced and
complex work environment

• You're committed to your craft, your personal growth, and your teammates

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in marketing (agency, brand, production house) or commercial
video production.

• Strong digital portfolio of work that features not only beautiful video content, but stellar
editorial storytelling

• Bachelor's degree in Film, Broadcast Journalism, or equivalent

• Experience editing video for all facets of marketing communication including TV/CTV,
YouTube videos, paid social videos and corporate videos

• Experience shooting Tier 2 videos; Bonus points for still photography capabilities

• Expertise in Adobe Premier Pro, Vimeo, and Frame.io

• Video pre- and production expertise (digital camera usage and lighting & audio best
practices)

• Innately curious: stays current on trends, culture, and current events, and brings
inspiring external insight into the work

• Proven ability to multitask and work autonomously and with agility

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; Strong, persuasive presentation chops

• Has a self-starting, can-do, positive attitude

• Proactivity in solving for any marketing opportunity or challenge

General Responsibilities

• Ensures that the creative output always pays off the creative brief

• Participates in radio/audio recording sessions, as well as TV/content/video pre-, during and
post-production.

• Continuously hones skills as a video editor and videographer

• Effectively applies feedback from VP, Creative Marketing, Marketing Team, and CMO

• Ensures that the work always meets internal and media traffic deadlines, but knows to
raise a hand early and often if more time is needed

• Adaptable to different styles and continuously hones skills as a creative thinker, editor,
and videographer

• Collaborate and build relationships with both the creative team, cross-discipline
marketing and CMO

• Approach brand differences strategically; always strive for new ways to differentiate
each of our brands from each other

Video Editing

• Work closely with design and copy counterparts, brand team, and producer (when
applicable) to ensure that video deliverables are completed on time and without errors

• Develop rough cuts in conjunction with creative direction from Designer, Copywriter, and
VP Creative Director

• Communicate with project manager(s) and brand team to address feedback with
precision

• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and adherence to quality control and delivery
specs

• Track expenses and licensing details for all Royalty-free stock music, imagery, video and
SFX

• When applicable, provide direction and guidance to full-time and freelance video editors
to advance creative vision

Motion Graphics

• Carry through campaign aesthetics in all campaign-related video content

• Work within brand guidelines while also being able to innovate and push them forward

• Create animated graphics ranging from lower thirds, logos, offer lockups and bumpers to
visual effects and transitions for full thirty-second spots and longer-form content

• In partnership with Designer counterpart, conceptualize, visualize, innovate and design
special effects, animations and other visual imagery in all video content

Video Production

• Proficiency with Sony FS7, RED, and similar digital cinema cameras

• Manage clients, crew, and talent before and during all video production jobs

• Develop comprehensive and organized pre-production materials and shoot-day call
sheets

• Handle corporate and marketing shoots with ease, overcoming unforeseen obstacles of
light, audio, time, and space

• Maintain company-owned production equipment and track expenses for all shoots

• Seek out opportunities to improve and innovate the in-house production tools and
processes

• Willingness to serve as director of photography, camera operator, gaffer, and/or audio
technician under the direction the VP, Creative Director or in partnership with any
external production vendors. We're a scrappy team and love rolling up our sleeves to
help in any capacity.