Freelance Video Editor

OVERVIEW

The Water Valley Company is seeking an independent Video Editor to provide editing services to its Community Relations & Marketing department on a project basis. The contractor will turn raw footage into finished videos for marketing campaigns, community events, real estate and corporate communications, and social media posts. We are looking for a skilled storyteller with proven expertise with a professional NLE, preferably DaVinci Resolve.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

• Edit raw footage into finished videos for marketing, social media, community events, real estate, and corporate communications.
• Assemble, cut, and pace content to meet the creative brief, brand standards, and platform requirements.
• Perform color correction and color grading, including building and applying LUTs for a consistent look.
• Mix and sweeten audio, add music, sound effects, titles and graphics.
• Create motion graphics and visual effects when included in the project scope.
• Deliver final files in the formats specified for each project (web, social, broadcast or presentation).
• Incorporate feedback within the revision rounds agreed for each project.
• Deliver completed work by the deadlines agreed for each project.
• Keep all company, client and project information confidential in line with the signed NDA.

• Proven experience editing complete, client-ready video projects.
• Proficiency in at least one professional non-linear editor (NLE) listed below.
• Own computer, editing software licenses, and equipment needed to perform the work.
• Strong sense of storytelling, pacing, and visual composition.
• Willingness to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before beginning work.

• 3 years of professional video editing experience.
• Color grading experience, including working with LUTs.
• Proficiency in Adobe After Effects for motion graphics and effects.
• Experience editing wedding, real estate, or corporate video.
• An established freelance or video editing business serving other clients.

1. Submit your resume or business profile.
2. Include a link to your editing reel.
3. Include a link to one full, finished project you edited (for example, a wedding, real estate, or corporate video).
4. Note which editing software you used for each sample.
5. Include your standard rate (per hour or per project).

• The contractor sets their own work hours and work location and determines how the work is performed.
• The Water Valley Company defines each project's deliverables, deadlines, and number of revision rounds.
• The contractor is free to provide services to other clients, subject to the NDA.
• Occasional on-site meetings or event coverage may be arranged by mutual agreement.
• The contractor provides their own transportation and insurance for any on-site work.
• When on company premises or at company events, the contractor must follow the company's safety, harassment-free, drug-free, and nonsmoking policies.

• All deliverables, raw footage, and project files become the property of The Water Valley Company.
• Project footage and finished videos may not be posted, shared publicly, or used in a portfolio or reel without the company's written approval.
• At the end of each project or the engagement, the contractor must return or delete all company footage and files and give up any system or drive access.
• The contractor must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and an Independent Contractor Agreement before beginning work.