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Freelance Video Editor

London /Contract

We are looking for a talented Video Editor to join our team on a freelance basis to help us produce compelling and engaging video content for both marketing purposes and for our consumer facing products.

There will be various projects and assignments to work on and we are looking for someone who we can work with regularly and on an ad hoc basis.

You will be working on marketing related videos as well as on content for our teacher portal, how to videos, testimonials etc.

About Us

MarcoPolo Learning is an award-winning developer of early childhood content and technology for schools and homes. Its product for schools, MarcoPolo for Educators, brings curriculum to life with the largest library of curriculum-aligned videos for teachers that connects with a child-facing platform that drives learning from school to home. MarcoPolo also offers an award-winning home learning solution, MarcoPolo World School, available through app stores. MarcoPolo Learning is also home to the STEM-focused animated TV series, THE POLOS, which reaches over 150 million households across the world.

With offices in New York and London, MarcoPolo has put their focus on serving a global audience and developing its brand by partnering with leading educational and media groups throughout the world including Teaching Strategies (US), Bright Horizons (US), New Oriental (China), SKY (UK), BT (UK), Times Group (India), NatGeo Kids (Latin America) and many others. MarcoPolo is a venture-backed startup with strategic investors New Oriental Education and Technology Group (NYSE: EDU) and Boat Rocker Media of Canada (CA: BRMI).

What you will do

• Work with the Art Director and Production Manager to meet the creative and technical brief.
• Follow and interpret creative art direction to ensure that you deliver compelling and 'on brand' video.
• Deliver best in class video content for marketing campaigns, customer communications and sales.
• Deliver best in class video content for our teacher and child facing products to improve user experience
• Edit new and existing content, maintaining style, tone, and brand requirements
• Incorporate design assets to projects to enhance final edit
• Offer original and creative solutions to any video related issues
• Update pre-made animation projects to align with new briefs and branding guidelines
• Enhance content to spec – sfx, animation, color correction

Your Skills

• Experience working within a brand and marketing creative team delivering high quality marketing video assets
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Premiere Pro, video editing, audio editing
• A problem solver with a strong creative eye for motion and video
• 2D Animation skills
• Ability to put the brand and customer at the heart of the video development process.
• Ability to create and deliver to tight deadlines
• Color grading skills
• Audio skills, including leveling, sound effects and music

How to Apply

Please send us through your resume and portfolio and we will be in touch shortly.

MarcoPolo Learning is committed to building a diverse team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.