Videographer

Position Summary

A Video Editor for National University is responsile for creating compelling visual arts that drive prospective student enrollment at National University. Working with designers and copywriters, the Video Editor will work creatively and collaboratively, adhering to market standards and competing for higher education market share advertising. All efforts within this role are concentrated toward the goal of increased enrollment and graduation success of our students. Under limited supervision, the Video Editor will use the latest technology to create compelling videos, assembled from both cinematic and UGC formats of recording for broadcast commercials, streaming television, YouTube, paid social media, and organic social media platforms. The Video Editor is responsible for sorting through footage, building out storylines, defining characters, drawing out emotion, and following all current trends and standards of color grading and sound design. The Video Editor is expected to maintain a tidy file management system to aid a shared project workflow and prepare hard drives when necessary. This is a remote position, with occasional on-site video production. This position reports to the Associate Creative Director of Video.

Essential Functions:

• Manages high volume workflow, involving multiple projects delivered with hard deadlines.
• Uses lighting, lens choice, composition, and camera movement to master visual motivation. When applicable, can operate and sustain all equipment, including camera, software, lighting, and audio.
• Creates deliverables, manages workload, and provides daily status reports on current projects.
• Trouble-shoot software issues as needed to ensure on-time delivery of assets according to schedule.
• Identifies correct format, ratio, and compression needs specific to project placement such as web, broadcast, and channel.
• Participate in a team setting as well as all project meetings, especially being available during normal working hours.

Supervisory Responsibilities: NA

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• 5-7 years of professional video editing experience required. Please provide a URL to your work.
• Associates or Bachelors Degree in a creative field is a plus but not required.
• Certification in editing software or video training, a plus. 
• Animation and graphic design are highly desirable.
• Technical proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Adoe Premiere and After Effects required.

Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills:

• Ability to participate as an active team member of the team and organization and work toward a common goal.
• Actively seeks opportunities to influence, build effective relationships and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and/or external partners to accomplish business objectives.
• Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.
• Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.  Ability to generate and/or recognize imaginative or creative solutions that generate successful outcomes.
• Advanced knowledge of principles and practices of graphic design, storytelling, and animation with excellent organizational skills to be efficient with all schedule demands.
• Ability to create and produce graphic materials using a range of media, methods and techniques and equipment.
• Advanced use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and advanced knowledge of software programs for the design and production of videos e.g. Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Davinci Resolve.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individual of constituencies in a diverse community. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.  Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Aptitude to communicate media technology information and limitations to non-technical staff.
• Proficiency in shooting, lighting and audio for commercial (non-newscast) productions, required; familiarity with editing systems and post-production facilities, including NLE editing software capability; studio and field production; livestream and new technology trends; audio and sound recording at a professional level.
• Work independently and foster a cooperative spirit within a large and/or small team of diverse cultures, while working in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and frequently changing priorities.

Travel: Travel seldom required

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Candidate receiving offers will be offered a salary/pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies.  Absent exceptional circumstances, candidates will be offered a salary within this range for this position. The minimum salary will be offered based on the minimum exemption threshold based on state of residency. Base pay is one component of National University’s total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the “whole you” with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.  For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit benefits.nu.edu. For Part-time benefits, please click here.

Compensation Range:

National University is committed to maintaining a high-quality, diverse workforce representative of the populations we serve. National University employs more than 5,000 faculty and staff and serves over 41,000 students. We are united in our mission to meet the global education demands of the 21st Century and are dedicated to creating a supportive academic and work environment that allows students, faculty and staff to develop their interests and talents while experiencing a sense of community and a commitment to diversity. With programs available both online and at our many campus locations, National University is a leader in creating innovative solutions to education and meeting the needs of our diverse student population, including adult learners and working professionals.

National University offers an opportunity to work in an innovative environment that supports diversity.

National University (NU) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant per applicable federal, state and local laws. At NU, a diverse mix of highly talented, innovative and creative people come together to make the impact of a lifetime for each of our student learners. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, education, and admission at National University. We are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, color, ancestry, age, family care status, veteran status, marital status, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and other legally protected group status.