Remote Video Editor

Freelance Video Editor - Text-to-video

is the leading educational website offering education, test prep, and academic resources to students, teachers, and adult learners. We are seeking a talented Video Editor to help transform our most popular text lessons into engaging and dynamic video content.

As a Text-to-Video Editor, you will play a key role in creating videos from existing text lessons using our lesson guidelines and design elements. Your goal will be to ensure that the videos meet quality standards and are clear, engaging, and accessible to students. You will collaborate with Video Reviewers to incorporate feedback and align with project guidelines while providing insights to Outline Reviewers when necessary.

This role is ideal for video editors who are passionate about creating engaging learning experiences and have a keen eye for visual storytelling.

This is a remote contractor role and pays per-piece.

 
Project Description

• You will transform text-based lessons into compelling video lessons- final videos are typically 5-12 minutes
• You will source or generate high-quality visual that are free of copyright restrictions
• You'll insert branded plug-ins, add text overlays, motion graphics, and other visual effects to produce an engaging video for intended audiences according to provided rubric and design guide
• You'll apply strong storytelling techniques to best convey the content of each lesson
•  You will collaborate with the project team to address feedback, align with project expectations, and implement high-quality, engaging visuals

Required Skills:

• At least 1 year of experience in video editing, preferably for educational or instructional content (please provide a portfolio or sample videos).
• Proficiency in industry-standard video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro) and graphic design tools.
• A creative mindset and strong storytelling skills with the ability to transform scripts into engaging and visually compelling videos.
• Familiarity with copyright-safe sourcing for all visual and audio elements used in the videos.
• Ability to follow detailed editing guidelines and project requirements with precision.
• Capacity to deliver a minimum of 4 videos per week, with a turnaround time of 4 days per video (and 24 hours for revisions).

Additional Preferred Skills:

• A degree or education in film, video editing/production, or a related field. 
• At least 1 year of experience in video editing, preferably for educational or instructional content.
• Experience with generative AI tools or additional plugins, such as for character-generation or motion graphics.
• Professional certification in video production or editing.
• Prior experience creating text-to-video content or working on educational video projects.
• Familiarity with tools like Wistia and CMS.

What We Offer:

• Reliable Payments: You'll receive payments twice a month and automated invoicing for your work.
• Remote Work: This is a fully online contracted work-from-home opportunity.
• Flexibility: Basically, there are no requirements Work when you want, where you want, as often as you want, with no minimums/maximums.
• Support: Our supportive staff is available answer your questions and help you get up and running.

The Contract Process

1. Complete the application and submit with your resume.
2. Applications are approved and contracts sent on Wednesdays.
3. Submit the contract within the 5-day signing window.
4. The following Wednesday, you'll receive onboarding instructions.

You can view a step-by-step overview of the contract process here: How to Become a Freelancer with

About

The mission of is to make education accessible, and over the last two decades we've become the leading online education platform, delivering a personalized learning experience across a broad continuum of education for over 30 million students, instructors, and professionals every month.

We help empower millions of learners to achieve their education and career goals. We focus on increasing access to education because we know information is the ultimate equalizer and that education is key to upward mobility.

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