Video Editor & Motion Designer

The Video Editor and Motion Designer plays an important role in shaping and communicating Excelsior's brand story and voice across multiple channels. They do so by transforming raw footage and multimedia assets into compelling story-driven content. This position is responsible for both production and post-production of a variety of deliverables, including promotional videos, commercials, testimonials, event and instructional videos, audio ads, and photos. Work will be used across Excelsior's media, including in digital and print advertising, social media, emails, marketing collateral, websites, and presentations. The Video Editor and Motion Designer will work closely with the Art Director, creative team, and key stakeholders to develop clear, concise videos that resonate with our audiences.

The position supports the Marketing team in maintaining the Excelsior University brand, works in support of the University's mission and values, and ensures all work supports strategic goals.

This is a full-time hybrid role with a minimum of two required days at Excelsior's home office of 7 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY, with the remainder of the days worked from home

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the video production process, from concept development to filming, editing, sourcing footage/VOs, and music selection, creating visually compelling content for internal and external use and managing video production freelancers as needed.
• Capture, edit, and integrate raw footage, screen recordings, motion graphics, photos, and audio to produce engaging content.
• Contribute to the creative direction of multimedia assets by pitching ideas, participating in brainstorms, storyboarding, and ensuring script/concept alignment.
• Work with small teams to capture and produce testimonial videos, filming on location and in-office to create impactful stories across different channels.
• Perform video editing and post-production tasks, including reviewing footage; curating content; audio adjustment; color correction; adding motion graphics, audio and music; final editing; compress/encode video projects for output; and make video products available in a variety of formats.
• Collaborate with marketing and communications teams to produce videos that resonate with different customers and audiences.
• Work within Excelsior's project management system to provide updates, solicit feedback, and submit work for review and approval
• Continuously push and evolve the brand's motion and video direction, identifying opportunities to elevate content with video support.
• Manage University's video assets and distribution by adding to and maintaining the video library, ensuring files are backed up and easily accessible, organizing and retrieving existing assets, and adding assets to video streaming platform.
• Stay informed about audio and video production technology and distribution. Recommend new audio and video support systems and hardware and software technologies based on analysis of University needs.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Video Editor and/or Motion Designer.
• Strong visual communication skills.
• Strong skills in video editing and motion graphics.
• Advanced skills with After Effects and Adobe Premiere.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and other major trade software in addition to the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong project management, design, research, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as ability to help guide others and adapt to changing conditions with ease.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills that facilitate intra-unit and college-wide teamwork.

The hiring salary range for this position is $69,000.00 - $80,000.00. The hiring salary range above represents the University's good faith estimate at the time of posting.