What are the responsibilities and job description for the Freelance Video Editor position at Prepared Hero?
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.
Requirements
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.
Requirements
- 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
- 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