Video Editor & Motion Animator
About The Position
M Booth is seeking a social-native, video-first Mid-Level Video Editor & Motion Animator. The primary focus will be on pacing, storytelling, and cutting high-performing short-form video for platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts, with secondary support for other channels and digital spaces. The role involves leveraging dynamic motion graphics, including kinetic typography, animated overlays, light 2D animation, and UI elements, to enhance brand storytelling. Working under the Art Director, the individual will balance high-end design sensibilities with social-first authenticity, adapting client visual guidelines to capture audience attention.
Requirements
- 4+ years of professional video editing and motion graphics experience at a creative agency or brand.
- Portfolio heavily showcasing high-performing organic vertical video content (TikTok, Shorts, Reels).
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and mobile-first editing platforms like CapCut.
- Skilled in working with both high-fidelity agency assets and raw, unscripted UGC.
- Experience working in fast-paced agency environments with cross-agency sync pipelines.
- Strong understanding of post-production workflows, color correction/grading, audio balancing/mixing, and video encoding standards.
- Excellent time management, receptivity to creative feedback/edits, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with modern AI workflow tools is a major plus.
Responsibilities
- Edit high-retention vertical video formats (TikTok and YouTube Shorts) optimized for native platform behaviors, commanding attention in the first 3 seconds, structuring high-utility walkthroughs, and designing seamless loops.
- Design and animate platform-native overlays, custom teacher-centric stickers, kinetic typography, lower thirds, and transitions to make unscripted videos cohesive, premium, and social-native.
- Stretch brand visual guidelines into unpolished, creator-style typography and visual assets that make videos feel native to the organic feed.
- Source, edit, and blend trending audio tracks, native sound effects (SFX), and clear voiceover tracks to drive algorithmic lift and structural rhythm.
- Ensure 100% accessibility compliance across all vertical assets, including designing custom, high-contrast, burned-in captions, visual framing that respects safe zones, and alt-text layouts.
- Provide secondary support to the Existing Channels Team (Facebook, LinkedIn, and X) to polish and animate clean video assets.
- Work in a highly integrated, sprint-based workflow alongside Art Directors, Designers, and Strategists.
- Brainstorm and collaborate on conceptual creative solutions for campaigns.
- Produce video/motion requests for account leads, meeting strict deadlines, and prioritizing requests.
- Articulate creative choices to designers, account team members, and clients.
- Stay current on art trends, social media visual guidelines and specs, and digital design.
- Participate in the growth of the team.
Benefits
- A workplace that’s alive with courage, ideas, respect and humanity
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
- A 401(k) Savings Plan and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid holidays
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (Personal, Sick, Vacation)
- Summer Fridays
- Family Leave
- Well-Being Programs
- Commuter Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
