Video Editor - Motion Designer

The Sage Group; Washington; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

The Sage Group is seeking a contract video editor and motion designer to produce polished videos across brand, social, and thought leadership. You will shape raw footage into compelling stories and craft motion graphics from scratch to support our cybersecurity and technology narratives.

This project-based role offers flexible hours, prefers Eastern Time, and a DC-area or remote setup. A strong portfolio demonstrating editing, animation, and storytelling is required for consideration.

Qualifications

• Strong After Effects skills for animation and compositing.
• Experience with live/remote recording workflows using Riverside.
• Excellent pacing, storytelling, and visual composition.
• Portfolio or reel showing editing and motion design work.

Responsibilities

• Social & short form video cuts, teasers, promos.
• Brand and executive video content creation.
• Motion graphics, animation, titles, transitions.
• Edit raw footage into polished stories with pacing.
• Edit and mix audio and voiceovers.
• Shape scripts and narrative structure when needed.
• Own projects from rough brief to final delivery.

Skills

Video editing

Motion design

Storytelling

Pacing

Audio editing

Tools

After Effects

Riverside

Job description

The Sage Group’s client operates at the intersection of cyber innovation, national security, and technology-driven transformation. With a mission to accelerate the adoption of high-impact technologies across the U.S. public sector and regulated commercial markets, uniquely structured around three core tenets – Invest, Enable, and Scale – each designed to address a specific stage of the technology lifecycle. Together, our affiliates form a flywheel that builds enduring capability for customers, partners, and the broader cyber ecosystem, operationalizing technological advancement into mission-ready, enterprise-grade solutions.

We believe our strength lies in our people. Team members are encouraged to be creative, collaborative, and nimble, pursuing paths to deliver the cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions that our customers rely on. From next-generation cyber defense to secure cloud and AI, we are united by one purpose – transforming innovation into mission impact.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a contract video editor and motion designer to help create polished videos and motion content across brand, social, and thought leadership.

We need someone who is equally strong in video editing, motion design, and storytelling. The right candidate can shape raw footage into a compelling story and create polished motion graphics and animation from scratch.

This is project-based work with flexible hours. Eastern time zone preferred; DC area is a plus but not required.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Social & short form: Social cuts, teasers, promos, and captioned content
• Brand & executive video: Thought-leadership, recruiting/culture, event content, and testimonials
• Motion & animation: Explainers, product/demo content, animated data, social animations, and micro-animations
• Edit raw footage into polished, well-paced stories
• Create motion graphics, animation, titles, transitions, and other branded assets
• Edit and mix audio and voiceovers
• Help shape scripts and narrative structure when needed
• Own projects from rough brief and source material through final delivery

Qualifications

• Strong After Effects skills, including animation and compositing
• Experience with live and remote recording workflows — including tools like Riverside, remote interview capture, and basic recording setup/troubleshooting
• A strong eye for pacing, storytelling, composition, and detail
• Comfort editing and polishing audio and voiceovers
• A portfolio or reel demonstrating strong work across editing and motion design

Success Attributes

• Experience creating content for cybersecurity, technology, or other complex B2B industries
• Familiarity with AI-assisted video workflows