Video Editor
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate value due to creative freedom, potential for professional growth, and impactful work within innovative manufacturing.
- Creative freedom in video content creation.
- Opportunities for professional growth.
- Work within an innovative manufacturing space.
Pros
- Creative freedom to explore new ideas.
- Opportunities for career advancement within the manufacturing sector.
- Collaboration in a cutting-edge environment.
Cons
- Contract role may lead to uncertainty in job security.
- Variable project demands and deadlines.
- Ownership of personal equipment may be required.
Who it's for
Entry / Mid-level • Contract / Remote
Good fit
- Creative individuals excited about video production.
- Storytellers passionate in their craft.
- Professionals seeking dynamic work environments.
Not recommended for
- Candidates preferring stable full-time jobs.
- Individuals resistant to project-based work.
- Those needing a highly structured environment.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Fictiv Exists to Enable Hardware Innovators to Build Better Products, Faster
Fictiv exists to help product innovators create.
Fictiv is a global manufacturing and supply chain company that enables organizations to scale globally across Fictiv’s four global manufacturing centers in India, Mexico, China, and the U.S.. Companies use Fictiv to access high-quality production, optimize supply chain logistics, and mitigate supply chain risk—ensuring they can move from prototype to full-scale manufacturing with speed and confidence. To date, Fictiv has delivered more than 35 million commercial and prototype parts for industries such as aerospace, robotics, automotive, climate tech, and more, helping them innovate faster, free up precious resources, and drive profitable growth.
What’s in it for you?
Opportunity To Unlock Your Creativity
Think of all the times you were held back from trying new ideas because you were boxed in by bureaucratic legacy processes or old school tactics. Having a growth mindset is deeply ingrained into our company culture since day 1 so Fictiv is an environment where you have the creative liberty and support of the team to try big bold ideas to achieve our sales and customer goals.
Opportunity To Grow Your Career
There are plenty of jobs out there. The question is whether any of them will help you grow in your career? Will you be challenged by teammates to achieve your potential? Or are they roles that will ask you to do more of what you've already mastered. At Fictiv, you'll be surrounded by supportive teammates who will push you to be your best through their curiosity and passion.
Impact In This Role
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Contract Video Editor to support our in-house creative team. In this role, you will transform raw footage into polished, high-quality video content that reflects our brand, engages our audience, and supports strategic goals.
Working under the direction of the Multimedia Producer & Editor, you will focus on editing a wide range of projects, including short- and long-form promotional videos, branded social media content, internal communications, and event recaps.
The ideal candidate owns their own camera equipment, has strong animation and motion graphics skills, and can take direction well in English—both written and spoken. A strong demo reel showcasing professional, paid video editing and animation work is required.
You will report to the Lead Video Editor.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Edit video projects from rough cut through final delivery, ensuring consistency with brand standards and creative direction.
- Collaborate with the Multimedia Producer & Editor and internal stakeholders to refine narratives, pacing, and visual storytelling.
- Create graphics, titles, and animations independently or with designer/animator support.
- Capture video footage as needed using personal camera equipment (small-scale shoots, b-roll, interviews, and simple setups).
- Optimize video content for various platforms (web, social media, internal channels, live events).
- Organize, catalog, and maintain project files, footage, and deliverables using a structured system.
- Ensure timely delivery of multiple projects while meeting internal deadlines.
- Provide input on repurposing existing footage and assets for future projects.
- Stay current with editing trends, platform requirements, and best practices in video content.
Desired Traits
- Strong visual storytelling and animation/editing skills.
- Ability to take direction well in English (written and spoken).
- Ownership of professional camera equipment.
- Excellent time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving and technical troubleshooting skills.
- 2–3 years of professional video editing and animation experience.
- Strong demo reel highlighting professional, paid editing and animation work.
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
- Familiarity with platform requirements (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, etc.).
- Basic skills in audio editing and mixing.
- Experience with Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom for photo adjustments (a plus)
- Valid passport and driver’s license
- Intermediate knowledge in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign or other design software
- Asana, Jira or similar project management programs
- Google Suite
- Slack
Interested in learning more? We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Fictiv is transforming how the next rockets, self-driving cars, and life-saving robots are designed, developed, and delivered to customers around the world. People who succeed at Fictiv are talented, creative, and driven to achieve professional excellence and support our vision to help product innovators create.
We’re actively seeking teammates who:
- Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.
- Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.
- Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.
- Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins.
- Help us continue to build a world-class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates
We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.
