VIDEO EDITOR - WAVELENGTH STRATEGY
Wavelength Strategy is a boutique digital firm dedicated to elevating digital persuasion and paid media strategy for Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations.
In 2020, Wavelength is proud to be working with top-tier Democratic campaigns and organizations, including some of the most competitive House and Senate races in the country and the fight against Trump in battleground states. Our team combines decades of campaign management and digital communications experience to help our clients move the voters they need to win.
Our approach is:
Creative-first. To change minds and win elections, we need to do more than reach the right voters: We need to speak their language. We believe the goal of digital advertising's targeting capabilities should be to tailor content—from issue to treatment to messenger—to the voter and the platform where it's served.
Immersive. We're committed to full integration and concierge service for our clients, and we're discerning about the number and kind of clients we work with. We believe that the best results come from knowing a campaign in and out, being part of every strategy conversation, and taking the time to make higher quality creative—from scripts to finished products.
Cutting-edge. We've partnered with platforms and third-party vendors to develop state-of-the-art testing and modeling on measurable persuasion metrics as well as performance testing. Our mission is to migrate digital goals to broader campaign goals: moving the needle and winning.
About the role
As Wavelength's Video Editor, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Supporting clients' paid persuasion and mobilization campaigns with thoughtful video strategy and dynamic, attention-catching creative across multiple digital platforms
- Using video skills to elevate clients' messaging and achieve big-picture campaign goals, including utilizing current trends, playing with formats, and adapting approach for different audiences and platforms
- Working closely with the rest of the creative team to brainstorm concepts and apply a consistent look and feel to all products
About you
At Wavelength, we pride ourselves on cultivating a mission-driven and empowering environment that sets every member of our team up for success—and we want to work with people who are just as committed to those values. The ideal person for this role:
- Has experience creating digital videos in a political or advocacy context—ideally for use in advertising—and understands the specifications for multiple platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube, Hulu, etc.)
- Has knowledge of and experience in all aspects of video production, from pre to post
- Knows how to incorporate type and design elements that take videos to the next level
- Loves getting their hands on rough, unvarnished footage and turning it into something that looks beautiful and feels effortless—bonus points for great color correction
- Firmly understands appropriate tonal treatments for different contexts (how a news-driven rapid response piece should feel different from an intimate testimonial)
- Is extremely organized; can set up and maintain an asset library and always knows where to find a missing file
- Likes to think strategically; can make strong stylistic choices and stick to them
- Pays obsessive attention to detail, even while managing multiple projects
- Minimizes unforeseen roadblocks by identifying potential problems and check-in points early in a project
- Thrives in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and can unfailingly deliver top-quality products on tight deadlines, efficiently, and with minimal errors
- Enjoys ideation and collaboration, is comfortable pitching ideas, and embraces feedback as part of the production process
- Relishes opportunities to test, iterate, and apply learnings within and across campaigns
- Is eager to grow, learn, try big ideas, share knowledge, and keep up to date with industry best practices and cutting-edge techniques
- Has an expert-level command of Adobe Premiere; After Effects and Audition a plus
- Preference for candidates with strong skills in: audio engineering, color grading, and/or animation
- Is passionate about Democratic politics and progressive issues, and is fired up about helping win elections in 2020 and beyond
Employment details
- Location: Washington, DC + flexible remote work
- Employee status: Full-time
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Health care: 100% employer-paid
Wavelength Strategy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.