Online Editor

Academy of Art University; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) options

Paid vacation (15 days/year)

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Commuter benefit program

One undergrad course tuition free per/

Job summary

Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA seeks an Online Editor to create, edit, and deliver high-quality educational video content for online classes. The role blends creative direction with hands-on production, collaborating with instructors, media staff, and course authors in a dynamic, studio setting.

The position is hybrid in San Francisco and requires strong video editing skills, proficiency with Adobe Premiere and Creative Suite, and the ability to manage projects and deadlines

Qualifications

• Experience creating educational video content.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and Premiere.
• Ability to collaborate with instructors and media producers.
• Strong attention to detail and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain expected quality standards in educational videos from start to finish.
• Demonstrate high competency with Adobe Creative Suite and Premiere and follow workflows for shareable projects.
• Demonstrate understanding of camera, audio and lighting equipment within a studio environment.
• Partner with management to innovate process and final online student product.
• Communicate production choices to authors, directors, managers and leads.

Skills

Video editing

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Creative Suite

Project management

Communication

Studio lighting

Camera operation

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Studio cameras

Audio equipment

Lighting equipment

Job description

Driven. Engaging. Innovative. Do these words motivate you? If so, then we want to talk with you. Academy of Art University offers a rewarding employment experience for those who excel in a dynamic environment and who can consistently deliver high-caliber customer service. We thrive on ingenuity and pursue ideas every day that lead to extraordinary opportunities for tomorrow.

The Online Editor must be equipped to handle a variety of video production needs including, but not limited to, pre-production. Production, and editing. This position works directly with Instructors, video professionals and instructional media producers to create video content for online classes. The Online Editor will be expected to develop an exciting and innovative approach to production, complementing the field. This role requires an equal balance of creative direction and hands-on video production. This is a hybrid role located in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities

• Maintain expected quality standards in execution of educational videos from start to finish.
• Demonstrate high competency with standard video editing software, especially Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Premiere and be able to follow video editing standards and workflows for easily shareable projects.
• Demonstrate a professional and collaborative experience and deep understanding of camera, audio and lighting equipment within a studio environment.
• Partner with the management team to innovate the process, ideas and final product delivered to online students on a continuous basis.
• Clearly communicate and justify production choices to course authors, department directors, managers and leads.
• Utilize evolving technologies, styles and standards to enhance the video production process and embedded content.
• Demonstrate and maintain enthusiasm to work with industry leading artists to produce exceptional video content.
• Demonstrate and maintain extensive understanding of all aspects of video production.
• Utilize project management, organization, planning and communication skills to achieve stated deadlines.
• Maintain strong attention to detail to ensure important educational concepts are clearly captured for all assigned video projects.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation: $70,304/annual
• Application Deadline: November 2, 2026
• Academy of Art University offers full-time employees health insurance, 401k options, paid vacation based on years of service (15 days' accrual at start), paid holidays, paid sick leave and a commuter benefit program.
• The Academy also offers full-time employees an opportunity to take one undergraduate course tuition free each semester.
• Full-time employees also have access to our multi-lane swimming pool, two fitness centers and our many recreational programs.
• Academy of Art University is based solely in San Francisco, California.
• This job opportunity may be available for remote work from a predesignated location within the contiguous United States.

Academy of Art University is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered regardless of age, AIDS or HIV positive status, marital status, domestic partnership, medical condition or genetic characteristics, race or national origin, pregnancy, religion, sex, gender identity, gender or sexual orientation, name change, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other status protected by federal, state, local or other law. Academy of Art University will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Equal access to the hiring process, services, and employment is available to all persons.

Applicants requiring accommodations to the application and/or interview process should contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail].

Academy of Art University, established in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens, transforms aspiring students into professional artists and designers. For three generations, the Stephens family has been devoted to the development of aspiring artists and has held the fundamental belief that with proper instruction, hard work and dedication, students can learn the skills necessary to become artistic professionals.