Global Communications Video Editor

About the role:

We are seeking a talented Video Editor to join Samsara’s Global Communications Content Team as a key storyteller to help drive brand awareness and build connections with our customers, employees, partners, and peers. You will work on the newly formed Content Team as a subset of the Global Communications Team to create social-first videos featuring customer profiles and spotlights, product explainers and demos, employee features and talent brand assets, corporate sizzles, data stories, and general communications content. We are looking for someone who is an innovative creative with a strong track record in developing and scaling compelling content series. The ideal candidate will be nimble and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, adjusting well to shifting deadlines and priorities. They should be eager to learn and willing to take on different tasks – and above all else be a resourceful, solution-oriented collaborator. A portfolio is required to be considered.

This role is open to candidates residing in the US except Alaska, Austin metro, California, Chicago metro, Connecticut, Dallas metro, Denver metro, Houston metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and Washington DC metro.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best. 

In this role, you will: 

• Edit video stories that are compelling, engaging, clear, and stay true to the brand identity, as well as our company values. You have a natural feel for tone, pacing, and target audience as well as how content should fit across various channels. 
• Ingest and back-up raw footage captured in the field, along with any sourced materials. This includes organizing, labeling, and distributing to the appropriate repositories.
• Create b-roll stringouts and clean question-to-answer interview exports for transcription.
• Collaborate with various teams in Global Communications to plan and script projects. There will also be consistent cross-functional collaboration with teams outside of Global Communications, including Marketing, Product, Recruiting, and external vendors.
• Color correct, sound mix, and export correctly-formatted deliverable files that will live on our social channels, YouTube, the Samsara website, and be used for events and media. 
• Anticipate and troubleshoot any technical issues that may arise. This may include educating stakeholders on the post-production process as required.
• Continuously improve post-production processes. Meet regularly with the broader Content Team as a representative of the post process and offer learnings from recent projects or feedback on footage received from the field.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 5 years experience in Adobe Premiere or other editing software
• 3 years with proficiency in Adobe After Effects and working with motion graphics files (lower thirds, transitions, animated graphical elements).
• Strong understanding of storytelling over a variety of formats: social, documentary, commercials, explainers, highlight reels.
• Strong technical understanding of codecs, transcoding, and proxies.
• Ability to remain a patient, helpful, communicative collaborator in a fast-paced atmosphere with tight deadlines.
• Ability to quickly interpret and adapt to feedback from multiple stakeholders.
• Travel required up to 25%.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Advanced proficiency with motion graphics.
• Video capture experience.
• Design experience is a plus. 
• Experience working in tech.