Video Editor - Contract

Jackbox Games • Chicago, IL

2d • $40 - $55

About The Position

Jackbox Games is seeking a Contract Video Editor to join their marketing team. This role involves creating high-end marketing materials, including trailers, cutdowns, and promotional spots, for the popular Jackbox Party Pack franchise. The editor will be responsible for the entire video production process, from concept and editing to final delivery, working with both horizontal and vertical formats. The marketing videos are characterized by comedy and a playful spirit, often incorporating live-action footage of people enjoying the games. The position reports to the Senior Creative Producer, with creative concepts also reviewed by the Chief Creative Officer.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience editing high-end marketing materials in both horizontal and vertical formats
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Premiere
• Proficiency in the full Adobe Creative Suite
• Basic motion graphics and design skills
• A strong feel for structure, timing, energy, and rhythm
• Comfort making bold creative choices
• A goofy, playful sense of humor
• Awareness of social media trends, with the ability to ideate and pitch new content that ties the brand to these trends
• A strong ability to prioritize varied workloads with long and short-term deadlines
• A team player mindset. Our marketing department intersects with almost every other department in our company and you will need to be able to work effectively both on your own and as part of a larger group.
• A roll-up-your-sleeves mentality. We have a very entrepreneurial, get-it-done culture that takes pride in our strong work ethic and low tolerance for micromanaging or posturing.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of promotional materials for our products and website
• Concept, edit, and iterate trailers and promotional spots, from first assembly through final deliverables
• Execute cutdowns of existing marketing assets. For example, cutting a 60-second spot down to its essential components, hitting 30- and 15-second variants with limited direction.
• Handle large stringouts of raw live action footage
• Creating organized stringouts of gameplay recordings, and pulling high-quality selects
• Edit and deliver finished content in both horizontal and vertical formats
• Work with our Marketing Producer to make sure any advertising video we create has received approval from platform representatives and internal stakeholders

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed