Video Editor

**About Darkroom**:
Darkroom is a technology-driven growth marketing firm focused on growth-stage consumer companies. We were founded in 2017 out of a conviction that the iconic ad agencies of tomorrow would look very different. Darkroom is a human services firm built on a universal AI commerce layer called Matter. Our model deploys a unique blend of senior, human resources enriched by an agentic technology stack that enhances output, efficiency, and revenue generation for our clients.
Our team has been responsible for billions of dollars in trackable revenue across the various e-commerce marketplace, direct-to-consumer, and social commerce programs under management. Using research aggregated across these engagements, we accelerate results for our portfolio by developing high-impact digital strategies that unlock gateways to revenue growth, transform marketing operations, and prioritize profitability.
What started as a boutique design agency evolved into one of the fastest-growing private companies in America (Inc. 5000), one of the most successful results-driven performance media agencies of the 2020s (Varos), and esteemed recognition by Forbes 30 Under 30 for our founders’ contribution in Marketing & Advertising (Forbes).
**About the Role**:
**Who You Are**:
- Experience creating platform native content (including video content and organic content), especially IG Reels, Meta ads, and TikTok viral video campaigns
- Exceptional time management and organization skills with the ability to manage deliverables across an array of brands
- Strong Motion Graphics/ Graphic Design/ Typography skills required
- Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro + FCPX
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (especially Media Encoder, After Effects, Premiere, and Photoshop)
- Familiarity with broadcast finishing workflows (mix, color, VFX, conform, online)
- Familiarity working in a networked server environment
- Strong technical knowledge of codecs and transcoding practices
- Strong time management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills
- Proficient with animation/ graphic design preferred
**What You'll Do**:
- You will be editing UGC-style videos in a variety of content formats
- Develop and execute thumb-stopping social media video edits, layer audio seamlessly and overlay text that drives key brand messaging
- Brainstorm inventive edits and hooks that drive engagement, leverage new formats
- Stay current on all social media platforms, ad offerings, content publishers, tools, trends, and best practices
- Be a creative collaborator: Have the ability to be the voice of the brand and the influencer to create content that is authentic and powerful for all channels
- Be comfortable using video editing software, editing audio, and taking editing direction, while working in a fast pace environment
- Provide accessible content that includes closed captioning, voiceover, and overlay text in a variety of aspect ratios
- Setting up projects for edit staff
- Ingesting and logging footage
- Working in tandem with edit staff to meet deadlines
- Editing lower-level projects
- Maintaining media storage (hard drives, servers, GDrive)
- Mastering deliverables and archiving projects
- Assisting senior staff with edit and administrative needs
- Versioning various aspect ratios of completed edits
- Maintaining all software and assets (Mac OSX, server operating system, frame.io, Vimeo, shared assets)
- Coordinating and troubleshooting edit equipment
- Reporting to the Post-Production Supervisor and Producers, the AE will upon request create high-quality video edits that will span various media platforms
- Performance creative editing (collaborating with the performance marketing team in reviewing ad analytics/performance)
**Working at Darkroom**:
We believe in **autonomy with accountability**, **truth over comfort**, and **outcomes over optics**. If you want to build and win alongside some of the smartest people in the business, you’ll thrive here.
- Location, location, (or no) location: Remote-first culture with a strong community base. With Hubs in the Bay Area, New York, Philly, Lisbon, Sao Paulo, and Barcelona
- Parental Leave: flexible parental leave benefits to support new parents during this important transition, ensuring time to bond with their families while maintaining work-life balance.
- Endless opportunities for growth: Our agency is founded on an interdisciplinary approach, giving Darkroomers insights into services far beyond your job description. Grow your skills and interests beyond your niche and stay at the forefront of the industry through total immersion in cross-functional collaboration.
**Equal Opportunity Statement**:
Darkroom is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Vetera

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