Video Editor / Motion Graphics Designer (remote)
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TL;DR: we are looking for a Video Editor / Motion Graphics designer to help produce social media ads that will be seen by millions of people. If you instantly get ideas on how to visually “upgrade” a bad ad when you see one, this one might be for you. If you also know social media video production set looks like - this one’s definitely for you.
Details on the job below 👇. But first, some context about synthetic media.
Over the past 100 years, media production went through cycles of innovation that impacted the production, distribution, and consumption of media in ways that we couldn't predict.
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Things are changing quickly, technologies grow and evolve in multiple waves.
One of the ways to think about how technologies emerge is that stuff tends to begin small and slow. There is an early period where the technology isn't quite working and it doesn't look like it's going to be very useful or important.
But then, it reaches a point where the growth accelerates upwards. It moves from the period when it was kind of a crazy idea to a period of excitement and growth.
Everything starts working.
Image credit: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html
At Synthesia, we believe the future of media is synthetic. Not sure what's that about? Check this article written by our CEO Victor Riparbelli.
It's kind of a crazy idea.
But after 5 years of research and a roller coaster ride of successes and failures, here is a graph showing the number of AI videos created by our customers in 2021 (in 2022 it's growing exponentially).
Not that crazy of an idea anymore, huh? 😉
It's for you to decide, but in 2021 we've raised two funding rounds with a total of $62M from legendary investors such as Kleiner Perkins and Google Ventures.
And yet, we're just getting started building the foundations of a whole new type of media.
We're crazy early, and you have the chance to be a pioneer and shape the future of video production! If it sounds interesting, come and join us.
About the job
In this position you will become a part of our growth team, and will be working closely with our demand generation manager and creative strategist on creating the best in class social media ads.
You will help us generate multiple new ads a month, by transforming initial concepts & scripts into eye-catching and market leading social media ads. However your job won’t be just about knowing how to use Premiere or AE, but also about understanding the purpose of the video, researching best practices & trends and actively collaborating in the script creation process.
To add to excitement you will also have a say in how ads are produced since you’ll attend “production days” where the raw material for ads is shot. We might also built our own small production studio at the end - if this is something you are excited about as well, this just might be the job for you.
See some examples of our ads here for your reference.
See more about how we work here.
Requirements:
- Very good proficiency in at least one professional video editing app
- You think beyond the video script - details like small animations, sound design, special eye-grabbing effects, flow of the video; this is what separates “the best” from “average” ads
- Experience with design is a plus (we have designers in house, but you shouldn’t be afraid of Photoshop, Figma or Canva)
- You know how a social media video production set looks like
- Passion for everything related to video and new video trends (i.e. Instagram / Tiktok style of producing and editing videos)
- You are independent and accountable
- You're a self-starter: if you get a cool idea for a video, just do it (you don't have to ask for permission here at Synthesia)
- You bring good energy to the team
Benefits:
💸 We are generous - you will be compensated fairly (stock option plan included)
✨ We are mindful - you can choose to work wherever you are most productive and rest when you need to
💻 We are a tech company - you will have access to all the equipment you need
🎉 We are fun - we do company off-sites\*, team dinners, and other social activities
📈 We want you to grow - you will be joining a bunch of exceptional professionals who will help you shape the career you are dreaming of
\*we rented a whole island for our last off-site in Denmark, and before that we went surfing and sailing in Portugal
Why is now a really exciting time to join Synthesia? 🚀
- Synthesia is the world’s leader in AI video, working with some of the world’s biggest corporate and media brands
- Our Messi campaign collaboration received a Cannes Lion Award in 2021
- We’ve raised more than $66M so far from names like Marc Cuban, First Mark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Seedcamp, Google Ventures, and more
- We have crazy user traction with our first self-service product for businesses in just a year since the unveiling
- We placed 8th on the Best Workplaces in Tech list put together by Great Place to Work
- We have a very high NPS of 71 and growing
- We are launching new super exciting products in 2022
- You can read hundreds of our customer reviews on G2; currently ranked 4.8/5
- We are still a small team of around 90 people
What's the hiring process like?
👉🏻 You apply for the job
📞 We get to know each other on a first call
🗒️ We'll give you a simple task (to create a short video on a specific topic)
📞 We discuss your task on a second call
📝 Final call & job offer