Position: Video Editor
Department: Content
Reports To: Manager, Content
Position Summary
Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CSE) is seeking an enthusiastic and creative Video Editor to ideate, develop, and edit both short and long-form videos for all CSE media channels including the Canucks and Warriors. This person will be responsible for implementing a creative approach to content through a strong understanding of the social media sports landscape and current trends in the industry.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Ideate, pitch, and edit high-quality short and long-form video content using raw footage provided for social media and marketing channels
- Work closely with Content Producers and Manager during the pre and post-production phases to align on creative brief and storytelling
- Develop content that ties CSE teams to current events, trending topics, and pop culture in a way that is relevant to teams’ brand and their fanbases
- Edit with a producer’s eye for making narrative decisions
- Utilize color correction methods in Lumetri Color or DaVinci Resolve
- Clean and master audio in Premiere, Audition, or other audio editing software
- Maintain knowledge and understanding of industry trends and monitor potential social media tools, influencers and third parties that will help enhance department and organizational goals
- Assist on shoots as a production assistant or manage talent
- Collaborate with the Motion Graphics Designer to create motion elements for video
You Must Have
- 3+ years’ experience professionally editing videos
- Expert knowledge in Adobe Premiere Pro and/or DaVinci Resolve
- Strong proficiency in other Adobe Suite applications; notably After Effects, Audition, and Photoshop
- Strong creative mind with the ability to conceptualize and bring to life a video from inception to completion
- Knowledge of video production basics (lighting, audio, camera)
- Experience pitching and aligning on video concepts to stakeholders without content backgrounds
- Ability to work weekends and evenings as required by the event schedule
- A positive and solutions-oriented teammate that can easily adapt to changing priorities and stakeholder revisions
- A quick learner, able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment under the tight deadlines mandated by professional sports
- Detail oriented with strong time management skills to deliver projects that will go on platforms with global reach
- Curious and always looking to improve your content creation skillset
- A self-starter that can prioritize tasks to complete multiple projects under competing timelines
Vancouver is one of the most diverse cities in the world and Canucks Sports & Entertainment strives to create a workforce that is inclusive, equitable, and represents our beautiful, unique community. We value unique perspectives, ideas, and creativity that support a diverse, inclusive, respectful, collaborative, and fun work environment. Canucks Sports & Entertainment is committed to building and supporting a diverse team.
This position will remain open until filled.