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The Online Editor must be equipped to handle a variety of video production needs including, but not limited to, pre-production. Production, and editing. This position works directly with Instructors, video professionals and instructional media producers to create video content for online classes. The Online Editor will be expected to develop an exciting and innovative approach to production, complementing the field. This role requires an equal balance of creative direction and hands-on video production.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain expected quality standards in execution of educational videos from start to finish.
- Demonstrate high competency with standard video editing software, especially Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Premiere and be able to follow video editing standards and workflows for easily shareable projects.
- Demonstrate a professional and collaborative experience and deep understanding of camera, audio and lighting equipment within a studio environment.
- Partner with the management team to innovate the process, ideas and final product delivered to online students on a continuous basis.
- Clearly communicate and justify production choices to course authors, department directors, managers and leads.
- Utilize evolving technologies, styles and standards to enhance the video production process and embedded content.
- Demonstrate and maintain enthusiasm to work with industry leading artists to produce exceptional video content.
- Demonstrate and maintain extensive understanding of all aspects of video production.
- Utilize project management, organization, planning and communication skills to achieve stated deadlines.
- Maintain strong attention to detail to ensure important educational concepts are clearly captured for all assigned video projects.
Compensation: $70,304/annual
Application Deadline: November 2, 2026
Benefits:
Academy of Art University offers full-time employees health insurance, 401k options, paid vacation based on years of service (15 days' accrual at start), paid holidays, paid sick leave and a commuter benefit program. The Academy also offers full-time employees an opportunity to take one undergraduate course tuition free each semester. Full-time employees also have access to our multi-lane swimming pool, two fitness centers and our many recreational programs.
Academy of Art University is based solely in San Francisco, California. This job opportunity may be available for remote work from a predesignated location within the contiguous United States.
Academy of Art University is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered regardless of age, Aids or HIV positive status, marital status, domestic partnership, medical condition or genetic characteristics, race or national origin, pregnancy, religion, sex, gender identity, gender or sexual orientation, name change, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other status protected by federal, state, local or other law. Academy of Art University will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Equal access to the hiring process, services, and employment is available to all persons. Applicants requiring accommodations to the application and/or interview process should contact the Human Resources Department at [email protected].
Skills Required
- High competency with standard video editing software, especially Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe Premiere
- Professional understanding of camera, audio, and lighting equipment within a studio environment
- Extensive understanding of all aspects of video production, including pre-production, production, and editing
- Ability to follow video editing standards and workflows for shareable projects
- Project management, organization, planning, and communication skills to meet deadlines
- Strong attention to detail when capturing educational concepts
- Ability to communicate and justify production choices to course authors, directors, managers, and leads
- Ability to collaborate with instructors, video professionals, instructional media producers, and artists
What We Do
Academy of Art University, established in 1929, is a private for-profit art school that transforms aspiring students into professional artists and designers through hands-on education.
