Senior Video Editor & Motion Designer

Hire With Near; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Rankings.io seeks a Sr. Video Editor & Motion Designer (AI) to craft engaging video content for social media, podcasts, and campaigns. You will collaborate with the Creative Manager and cross-functional teams to shape briefs into standout video work that resonates with audiences.

The role requires independence, strong organizational skills, and the ability to make creative calls, while delivering high-quality results during U.S. business hours.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional video editing and motion design.
• Portfolio with 3–5 work examples in editing, motion, AI.
• Strong composition, typography, pacing, color, animation, and sound.
• Proficiency in Premiere Pro and After Effects; Photoshop/Illustrator experience.
• Experience using AI in production beyond basic prompts.
• Hands-on with ComfyUI or similar visual generation workflows.
• Experience with Claude or similar tools for concept development.
• Strong English communication; available during U.S. business hours.

Responsibilities

• Edit compelling video for social media, podcasts, campaigns, events, and branding.
• Create motion graphics, animated typography, and visual sequences.
• Use AI to generate and refine imagery and assets.
• Combine original footage with AI visuals, sound, and motion.
• Turn long recordings into focused short-form content with strong hooks.
• Build repeatable workflows to increase production capacity while maintaining quality.
• Collaborate with teams to translate briefs into effective video.

Skills

Video editing

Motion graphics

AI integration

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

English communication

Independent work

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Illustrator

ComfyUI

Claude

Job description

- Compensation: $2,500 - $3,500 USD/month

- Full-time, Contractor. Must be available to collaborate during U.S. business hours.

- Tech Stack: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop/Illustrator, ComfyUI, Claude, generative AI tools

At Near, we connect top talent in Latin America with exciting remote opportunities at U.S.-based companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.

About the Company:

Our client, Rankings.io, is an award-winning marketing agency that helps elite law firms grow through search engine marketing, from campaign builds and technical optimization to keyword strategy across Google, Microsoft, and emerging search channels. Beyond its agency work, founder and CEO Chris Dreyer leads the Personal Injury Mastermind (PIM) brand, which includes a podcast, a magazine, and PIMCON, its flagship industry conference. As the company develops more original shows and expands its family of brands, video is becoming a central part of how they build audiences, and they are investing in the creative systems and team to support that growth.

About the Role:

We're looking for a Sr. Video Editor & Motion Designer (AI) who is a storyteller first and an AI-native creator by default. You'll edit video for social media, podcasts, paid campaigns, events, and brand storytelling, working with the Creative Manager and the creative, content, and marketing teams to turn briefs into work that stops the scroll and keeps people watching. This is a creative ownership role, not an editing queue: you'll help set the creative standard, build how the team works, and shape what their video looks like as they scale. This role requires someone who is independent, organized, and confident making creative calls, takes initiative in the face of ambiguity, and delivers high-quality results even when challenges arise.

You Will:

• - Edit compelling video for social media, podcasts, paid campaigns, service launches, events, and brand storytelling.
• - Create motion graphics, animated typography, and visual sequences that strengthen the story.
• - Use AI to generate and refine imagery, footage, backgrounds, and other creative assets.
• - Combine original footage, AI-generated visuals, sound, and motion design into cohesive finished work.
• - Turn longer recordings, interviews, podcasts, and webinars into focused short-form content with strong hooks, pacing, and clear messaging.
• - Build repeatable workflows that increase production capacity while keeping visual quality and brand consistency.
• - Collaborate with the creative, content, and marketing teams to translate briefs into effective video.

About You:

Your Background:

• - 8+ years of professional experience in video editing, motion graphics, or visual design, with AI as a core part of your creative workflow.
• - A portfolio with 3 to 5 work examples showing your editing, motion, and AI-driven work.
• - Strong command of composition, typography, pacing, color, animation, and sound.
• - Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, plus experience with Photoshop or Illustrator.
• - Meaningful experience using AI throughout production, well beyond basic prompting or automated captions.
• - Hands‑on experience with ComfyUI or comparable visual generation workflows.
• - Experience using Claude or similar tools for concept development, scripting, workflow support, or automation.
• - Ability to refine generated content, resolve visual inconsistencies, and make intentional creative decisions.
• - Strong written and verbal English communication skills and availability to collaborate during U.S. business hours.
• - Independence, organization, and the ability to manage feedback and deadlines while owning the final result.

Nice to Have:

• - Experience with other generative video tools (Runway, Kling, or similar).
• - Background in B2B, legal, or professional services marketing.
• - Experience repurposing podcasts and webinars into short-form content at scale.
• - Experience helping build a creative team's standards, templates, or production systems.

Technology and Security Requirement:

• - You must install Huntress, an endpoint security tool, on the computer used to access company systems. It is configured for security detection and alerting only, does not access personal files or data, and cannot be used by IT to remotely view or control your device.
• - Compensation: $2,500 - $3,500 USD/month