Lead Editor {Special project}

This role is dedicated to a specific enterprise-level client that Darkroom is working with. It offers a unique opportunity to engage with a high-touch client on a special, 6-month project with the opportunity to extend contingent on the client engagement.

As a Lead Editor, you will help build out a team of editors below you dedicated to this project. We are building a team of editors to work with us on a game-changing client to produce video content at scale.

This is a fully remote role operating in the EST Time Zone and all business is conducted 100% in English.

What you’ll do:

• Lead video editors while working in a fast-paced environment; provide mentorship and guidance to junior editors

• Plan and manage all daily operations working with Post Producers to coordinate project timelines, quotes, and schedules

• Develop and execute short-form video edits, layer audio seamlessly, and overlay text that drives key brand messaging

• Brainstorm inventive edits and hooks that drive engagement, leverage new formats

• Reviewing scripts to grasp video production needs and recommending essential elements

• Editing raw footage and refining video sequences to effectively convey concepts like Commercial (ads, reels, organic) & Narrative (film/TV)

• Stay current on all social media platforms, ad offerings, content publishers, tools, trends, and best practices

• Organizing and overseeing all video and audio assets to maintain a seamless workflow

• 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

• Work efficiently under tight deadlines to meet project goals

• Select and trim footage, add transitions and effects, and incorporate music and sound effects

  • Provide accessible content that includes closed captioning, voiceover, and overlay text in a variety of aspect ratios

• Great attention to detail and skilled at managing multiple, concurrent activities.

• Proactively identifying and communicating gaps in deliverables, milestones, and technical deliverables.

You should apply if this sounds like you:

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Media Encoder, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop)

• Familiarity with broadcast finishing workflows (mix, color, VFX, conform, online)

• Reel with demonstrated editing work: Commercial (ads, reels, organic) & Narrative (film/TV)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills: English proficiency is a must for this role.

• Great attention to detail and skilled at managing multiple, concurrent activities.

• Proven experience as a managing editor or relevant role

• Excellent organizational and leadership skills

• Outstanding communication and people abilities

• Project management experience having led teams and projects

• Strong Motion Graphics/ Graphic Design/ Typography skills required

• Familiarity working in a networked server environment

• Comfortable in non-video programs such as Figma and Notion

• Exceptional time management and organization skills with the ability to manage deliverables

• Highly organized, driven, and motivated with a great work ethic