# Video Editor

## About the Role

Thuma is seeking a talented, detail-oriented, and visually thoughtful **Video Editor** to join its creative team. This role is ideal for a skilled editor who can transform raw footage into polished, cohesive, and engaging video content that supports the company’s brand vision across digital and social platforms.

The Video Editor will work closely with art directors, graphic designers, copywriters, producers, and other creative team members to develop high-quality videos that feel refined, intentional, and aligned with Thuma’s visual identity. This position requires strong technical editing skills, excellent color correction and grading ability, a strong eye for pacing and storytelling, and the ability to maintain consistency across a wide range of video assets.

The ideal candidate is creative, organized, and highly attentive to detail. They should be comfortable editing content for social media, digital campaigns, product storytelling, brand content, paid media, and other marketing needs. This person should understand how video editing choices affect tone, viewer engagement, brand perception, and overall creative quality.

## Key Responsibilities

* Edit raw footage into compelling, polished video content for social media, digital campaigns, paid media, product storytelling, brand content, and other marketing channels.
* Perform color correction and color grading to ensure videos are visually cohesive, polished, and consistent with Thuma’s brand aesthetic.
* Collaborate with art directors, graphic designers, copywriters, producers, and creative stakeholders to bring video concepts to life.
* Assemble footage, music, voiceover, graphics, captions, transitions, and visual effects into finished video assets.
* Create edits that are engaging, well-paced, visually refined, and appropriate for each platform or audience.
* Prepare videos in multiple formats and aspect ratios for channels such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, paid social, website, email, and digital advertising.
* Support the development of short-form social videos, product videos, lifestyle edits, promotional content, launch assets, and brand storytelling pieces.
* Ensure all video content aligns with brand guidelines, creative direction, campaign goals, and production standards.
* Review footage and select the strongest shots, sequences, and moments to support the story and creative objective.
* Maintain consistency in tone, visual style, color, pacing, typography, and motion across video deliverables.
* Work with producers and creative leads to manage project timelines, feedback rounds, revisions, approvals, and final delivery.
* Organize project files, footage, audio, graphics, exports, and archival materials in a clean and consistent manner.
* Troubleshoot technical issues related to footage, audio, file formats, color profiles, exports, and platform requirements.
* Stay current with video editing techniques, platform trends, social media formats, motion design practices, and industry tools.
* Contribute creative ideas that improve storytelling, visual quality, engagement, and overall brand expression.

## Required Qualifications

* Experience as a video editor, content editor, post-production editor, social video editor, or similar creative production role.
* Strong technical video editing skills and a portfolio or reel demonstrating polished video work.
* Proficiency with professional video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or similar tools.
* Strong color correction and color grading skills.
* Understanding of pacing, rhythm, storytelling, sound design, transitions, framing, and visual continuity.
* Experience editing content for social media and digital platforms.
* Ability to create clean, platform-ready exports in multiple formats, resolutions, and aspect ratios.
* Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain visual consistency across projects.
* Ability to collaborate with creative teams and incorporate feedback effectively.
* Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple video projects, deadlines, and deliverables.
* Understanding of brand consistency and how editing choices support a larger creative direction.

## Preferred Qualifications

* Experience working with lifestyle, home, furniture, design, retail, fashion, wellness, or premium consumer brands.
* Experience editing both organic social content and paid media assets.
* Familiarity with motion graphics, typography animation, captions, lower thirds, and basic visual effects.
* Experience with Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Frame.io, or other creative collaboration tools.
* Understanding of platform-specific video best practices for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Pinterest, Meta ads, and website video.
* Experience working with studio footage, lifestyle footage, product demonstrations, founder or interview content, and UGC-style assets.
* Familiarity with audio cleanup, music selection, sound mixing, and export specifications.
* Ability to contribute creative concepts, edit treatments, or visual approaches during early project planning.
* Experience working in a fast-paced creative, agency, e-commerce, or in-house brand environment.

## Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a strong visual storyteller who understands how to create video content that feels polished, modern, and brand-right. This person has a sharp eye for detail, a strong sense of pacing, and the technical ability to turn raw footage into finished content that is clear, engaging, and visually consistent.

They should be comfortable working closely with creative teams and open to feedback, while also bringing their own ideas and editing judgment to each project. The right candidate will understand that every cut, color decision, sound choice, transition, and export detail contributes to the final viewer experience.

This person should be organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple edits at different stages of production. They should also be curious about emerging creative trends while remaining focused on producing content that aligns with Thuma’s brand vision and quality standards.

## Work Environment

This role will involve close collaboration with art directors, graphic designers, copywriters, producers, and other members of the creative and marketing teams. The Video Editor should be comfortable working in a fast-paced creative environment where priorities may shift based on campaign timelines, product launches, social media needs, and business goals.

The position may involve working with both planned production footage and fast-turnaround social content. The successful candidate should be able to manage files carefully, communicate clearly, meet deadlines, and deliver consistently polished work.

## Compensation and Benefits

Compensation will be based on experience, qualifications, location, and overall fit for the role. Benefits may include:

* Competitive salary
* Full-time employment
* Health, dental, and vision benefits
* Paid time off
* Retirement plan options
* Professional development opportunities
* Creative and collaborative work environment
* Opportunity to contribute to a distinctive consumer brand
* Opportunity to produce high-quality video content across multiple channels

## Equal Opportunity Statement

Thuma is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, skills, portfolio quality, and business needs. The company is committed to maintaining a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.