Creative Editor

Wild card creative group

Country: United States of America

Location: Culver City, CA

Time Type: Full Time

Posted On: September 27, 2024

Wild Card Creative Group and 3AM

Wild Card Creative Group is a Worldbuilding Agency. We are a collective of three (3) divisions focused on ONE mission: the advancement of storytelling

  • 3AM is our content innovation studio. We use insights to identify an audience & how to immerse them into a world, then turn stories into participation-first content and experiences (social campaigns, original content, experiential, etc.)
  • Wild Card Editorial & Skip Films create the opening line (trailer, a/v assets), the moment that invites the audience into the story.

Purpose

We are looking for a builder to join our creative team.  A creative editor who puts ideas first, cares about craft, and can create exciting rabbit holes into our clients worlds. A fearless creator with a great understanding of social media marketing, who is always looking for new and exciting ways to engage audiences. A storyteller armed with a social-first POV,  who has a strong ability to execute original integrated content in a fast-paced environment.  Ready to join our team as a strong collaborator, who can work closely with the creative and account team to manage the workload, resources, clients and creative of the social creative team while consistently delivering high-quality work. This team produces a lot of content at a quick pace, so the ability to juggle multiple assets at once is key.

Job Responsibilities

  • Conceive and edit trailers, teasers, and social first content for both entertainment and brand clients
  • Collaborate with producers, motion graphics, music, and finishing teams to ensure creative vision is achieved
  • Take creative risks, elevating both production and editorial elements to produce engaging content
  • Participate in brainstorming sessions and assist in bringing creative ideas to life
  • Ensure creative vision of our clients is brought to fruition
  • Organize and manage a high volume of edits and deliverables while ensuring they are prepared in the proper formats and meet all specs
  • Fulfill various deliverables in a variety of formats efficiently and on deadline
  • Consistently align creative output with client objectives, social specs, and platform best practices

Required Skills

  • Minimum of three years of experience editing theatrical trailers, TV spots, or social first brand campaign content

  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro with strong experience in sound design, audio editing, and cleanup

Experience with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects strongly preferred

  • Experience in motion graphics and animation strongly preferred

  • Proven creative success in storytelling with theatrical trailers or social first brand  campaigns and an understanding of social media best practices and audience engagement strategies

  • A conceptual thinker capable of developing entertaining, platform-specific content with a strong focus on short-form storytelling

  • Ability to juggle multiple projects with tight deadlines, working efficiently while maintaining a strong attention to detail

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact effectively with all levels within the company and external partners

  • Must provide a reel showcasing finished work

 

In order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position.  From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work.  Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected.  Wild Card is proud to employ extraordinary talent across all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities and sexual preferences. We strive to encourage and support all of our current and prospective employees to achieve their highest potential. No job applicant will receive less favorable treatment on any basis when applying for a career with our team.

 

Pay Range
$75,000$95,000 USD

 

 

Disclosures:

In order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position. From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected. Wild Card is proud to employ extraordinary talent across all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities and sexual preferences. We strive to encourage and support all of our current and prospective employees to achieve their highest potential. No job applicant will receive less favorable treatment on any basis when applying for a career with our team.

EEO Poster 

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Our company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.
 
Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.