Remote Video Editor: VFX & After Effects for Sports Content

Unrivaled Basketball; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Unrivaled Basketball is seeking an experienced Video Editor with a strong VFX and After Effects skillset to elevate our social content for the 2026–2027 season. The role is remote, starting December 26, 2026, through mid-March 2027, with collaboration across our social, brand, and partnerships teams.

You will build motion graphics, templates, and color-correct and composite footage to align with brand guidelines, supporting game highlights, hype content, and sponsor assets for TikTok, Instagram,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of video editing experience with a portfolio showing VFX/motion graphics work.
• Advanced proficiency in After Effects; other editors are welcomed.
• Experience building reusable motion graphics templates and effects.
• Strong eye for brand consistency and ability to translate guidelines into visuals.
• Excellent communication for remote collaboration.
• Bonus: experience in sports, live events, or fast-moving social content.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute visual effects, motion graphics, and animated elements for short-form and long-form social content (game highlights, hype content, partner & campaign assets, sponsor integrations)
• Build and maintain reusable AE templates, title cards, lower thirds, and effect packages that allow the broader content team to edit quickly without sacrificing quality
• Partner with the social, brand, and partnerships teams to ensure every asset reflects current brand guidelines and any partner/sponsor-specific requirements
• Elevate raw footage with color correction, compositing, and effects work that matches Unrivaled’s visual identity across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and other platforms
• Collaborate with Content Producers and the Social team to conceptualize effects-driven content from pre-production to post-production
• Manage multiple projects and quick-turn requests in a fast-paced, real-time sports content environment
• Maintain organization of all created assets, project files and version control within our asset and archive systems

Skills

Video editing

Motion graphics

VFX

Brand guidelines translation

Communication skills

Remote collaboration

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

Final Cut Pro

Job description

Unrivaled Basketball is seeking an experienced Video Editor with a strong VFX and After Effects skillset to elevate our social content for the 2026–2027 season. The role is remote, starting December 26, 2026, through mid-March 2027, with collaboration across our social, brand, and partnerships teams.

You will build motion graphics, templates, and color-correct and composite footage to align with brand guidelines, supporting game highlights, hype content, and sponsor assets for TikTok, Instagram,