Editor jobs in Kansas City, MO

The Sr. Editor for Barkley Films is an experienced creative with a love for perfecting an edit and ensuring the best version of the work always rises to the top. Barkley Films is a creative collective of video creators within Barkley. This role requires you to work on a scale of work from high profile consumer facing work to leading the creation of content for new business pitches and internal Barkley needs.  

Responsibilities:

• You have a strong ability to think creatively and strategically.
• You are a creative partner to our creative and social teams in creating video assets.
• Provide invaluable creative input on all creative and throughout the production process.
• Responsible for editing videos, per specifications of each  job.
• Work with producers and the creative teams to screen cuts and address internal and client feedback in a timely and collaborative fashion throughout the approval process.
• Addresses all agency and/or client edit changes with quality output, clear communication and schedule in mind.
• Archives all footage, assets and project files per company process during each job.
• Acts as mentor to more junior Barkley Films team members
• Owns any other duties/responsibilities assigned by supervisor.
• Maintains all equipment used.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of editing experience.
• Must also be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Adobe Premiere.  
• Must be cool and calm under pressure, have the ability to manage tight timelines, and have a diplomatic and problem-solving attitude under stressful situations. 
• Must have an ability and hunger to communicate through the medium of video.
• Must be detail oriented, able to multi-task, and a self-starter.
• Experience with 2D motion a plus.
• Experience with color correction and color treatment preferred.
• Experience with music selection preferred.
• Must have experience with cameras, composition, and lighting.