Video editor

Location
Toronto, ON M4W 2J2•Hybrid work
 
Full job description
Position Summary
Video content is a core part of ITRG’s marketing strategy, brand reach, and influence.
As a research and advisory firm for enterprise technology, our videos engage, entertain, and inform our members and future members about our products and thought leadership. We’re looking for a talented and multiskilled video editor to work in both short and long formats. You’ll create compelling stories to elevate brand and product awareness for our website, and video assets. You have a passion for storytelling. In this role, you will assist the team, by employing your editing expertise to make video projects come to life. Your responsibilities might include (but are not limited to) prepping raw footage, edit video and audio, visually bringing a script or concept to life, often under tight timelines. You’ll also work alongside a talented and tight-knit creative team.

First and foremost, you enjoy collaborating and you’re a creative editor & storyteller with a flair for bringing sophisticated, eye-catching movement to engage viewers and captivate them with a cohesive brand vision and professional polish.

Note: This is a hybrid position.

Objectives
Create content for diverse audiences and platforms
Identify and implement improvements in the video editing process
Set a high bar for video deliverables
Ensure consistency

Responsibilities

Edit short and long-form videos.
Implement feedback from stakeholders.
Take a leading role in managing digital workflows, ensuring image quality, and facilitating communication between production and post-production teams.
You’re detail oriented and you’re a stickler for deadlines.
You’ll be responsible for the transfer, backup, and organization of digital footage from camera cards to hard drives. This includes creating multiple backups, verifying data integrity, and ensuring files are properly labeled and organized for post-production.
You’ll establish and maintain efficient digital workflows; you’re the bridge between camera operators and post-production. This includes managing file formats, creating proxies for editing, and ensuring smooth data transfer.
You’ll be involved in camera setup and troubleshooting technical issues.
Communicate clearly and effectively through video edits to articulate business concepts and goals – to convey appropriate product messaging in a fluid manner for our website, and videos.
You’ll edit supporting video assets including title cards, logo animations, and lower thirds in collaboration with the Design and Video team.
Follow internal production protocols to ensure compliance with various requirements and reporting methods.
Work with an interdisciplinary team that includes other designers, video editors & producers, marketing, social media managers, researchers, and executives.
Build creative executions that speak to our viewers and members.
Ensure a consistent tone and “voice” that aligns with the company’s brand.


What we care about

You’re adaptable. When tools change, you’re excited for the opportunity to try something new.
You have agency. You can make decisions and deliver.

Education and Experience

College or university training with a minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in fast-paced & dynamic video production space, with video/audio editing.
Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and deliver error-free creative content.
Adept at creating, incorporating, motion graphics/animations with stock music to make video elements more compelling and engaging.
Proven ability to work cross-team and incorporate feedback from stakeholders while managing workloads effectively.
Experience working in an agile, market-driven company is an asset.

Skills & Editing chops

Excellent storytelling skills
Proficient in Premiere, Audition, and Photoshop in a Mac environment
You’re comfortable in all facets of production and post-production
Keen eye for visual detail
Ability to work with minimal supervision at times
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
Excellent problem-solving and organizational abilities
The requirement to lift/move heavy/oversized equipment

Info-Tech Research Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic including Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants. To that end, upon request, ITRG will ensure, to the extent possible, that accommodation be made available to applicants throughout the recruitment and hiring process.