Freelance Video Editor

About Prepared Hero

Prepared Hero is an innovative DTC ecommerce brand dedicated to equipping individuals with high-quality, reliable products for unexpected situations. Our range extends across various categories, ensuring our customers are prepared and confident to face any unforeseen circumstances in their daily lives.

As a trailblazer in the industry, Prepared Hero is committed to providing a seamless, user-friendly shopping experience, ensuring our customers have easy access to our life-saving and convenient products. We stand for readiness, quality, and a customer-centric approach, promising peace of mind and preparedness. Our mission goes beyond transactions; we aim to educate and empower communities to be their own heroes.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced video editor for a temporary freelance project to post-produce our flagship Prepared Hero Digital Academy - a 12-module emergency preparedness education series featuring expert firefighters and safety authorities. This is premium educational content with real-world safety impact, requiring professional editing skills to create Discovery Channel-style instructional videos that are confidence-building and family-focused. The successful candidate will work on a flat-fee basis to deliver approximately 120 minutes of polished content over a 4-6 week timeline, maintaining consistent branding and high production values across all modules.

• Edit educational modules (8-12 minutes each) from multi-camera footage shot over 10 production days

• Number of individual edits will depend on how many editors we bring on for this project
• Create seamless integration of talking head sequences, product demonstrations, and soft dramatization scenes
• Develop and maintain consistent visual branding, color grading, and aesthetic across entire series
• Design and integrate motion graphics, educational overlays, statistical callouts, and downloadable resource promotions
• Mix professional audio with dialogue priority and appropriate background music/sound design
• Color correct and grade footage for warm, trustworthy, professional appearance
• Deliver 4K master files and 1080p distribution files with chapter markers and closed caption preparation
• Collaborate with creative team through milestone reviews and feedback implementation
• Ensure natural product integration without sales-heavy presentation
• Maintain project timeline with regular progress updates and professional communication

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional video editing experience, specifically with educational/instructional content
• Proficiency in professional editing software (Avid, Premiere Pro, or Final Cut Pro X)
• Color grading experience (DaVinci Resolve preferred)
• Motion graphics capability (After Effects or equivalent)
• Multi-camera editing and professional talking head experience
• Series production workflow efficiency and brand consistency expertise
• Understanding of online video optimization and delivery requirements
• Portfolio demonstrating similar educational content, multi-camera integration, and motion graphics work
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently under deadline pressure
• Experience with collaborative review processes and implementing creative feedback

• Flat fee structure based on overall project Budget with flexibility depending on background and experience
• Flexible remote work schedule with milestone-based deliverables
• 3-6 week project timeline allowing for other freelance commitments
• Creative collaboration with experienced production team
• Portfolio enhancement with high-quality educational content
• Potential for additional projects based on performance and company growth
• Professional references and testimonials upon successful completion

This is a temporary freelance position with flat-fee compensation structure. Not eligible for employee benefits.