Video Editor & Motion Designer

Job Description & Responsibilities

We're hiring an in-house Video Editor & Motion Designer to turn our raw footage into stories that move our business forward. You'll own the full post-production path, from ingesting and organizing terabytes of photo and video to cutting finished pieces with polished motion graphics.

This role sits at the center of our creative work. You'll keep our media library clean and searchable, so every asset can be found and reused, and you'll shape that library into content that fits the company's goals and brand.

Storytelling and editing

• Review large volumes of raw footage, often terabytes per project, and pull the moments that matter
• Build clear, compelling narratives that match the brief, audience and business goal
• Edit content across formats: brand films, social clips, product videos, internal communications and event recaps
• Deliver finished pieces sized and formatted for each platform, from widescreen to vertical
• Handle color correction and basic audio clean-up so every piece is ready to publish

Motion graphics

• Design and animate titles, lower thirds, transitions, logo animations and on-screen graphics
• Create animated explainers and data visuals that make complex ideas easy to follow
• Build reusable motion templates that keep our brand consistent and speed up future edits

Asset management and archiving

• Ingest, back up and verify all incoming photo and video media
• Maintain a consistent folder structure, file-naming convention and metadata tagging system
• Archive completed projects and source media, so they are safe, searchable and easy to restore
• Manage storage across drives, servers and cloud platforms, and flag capacity needs early
• Keep a reusable library of b-roll, stills, music and graphics the whole team can draw from

How you work

• Independent: You can take a brief and run with it, managing your own time and priorities with little oversight
• Open to feedback: You welcome notes, ask good questions and turn revisions around quickly without losing the heart of the story
• A true teammate: You collaborate easily with marketing, creative, product and leadership, and you share your ideas openly
• Organized by nature: You treat the archive as seriously as the edit, because good organization saves everyone time
• Proactive: You spot opportunities to repurpose existing footage and suggest new content ideas

Job Qualifications & Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional video editing experience in an agency setting
• A portfolio or reel showing strong storytelling and motion graphics work
• Expert skills in Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve (Final Cut Pro also welcome)
• Strong motion graphics skills in Adobe After Effects
• Working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator for preparing graphics and stills.
• Proven experience organizing and archiving large media libraries, including backup workflows, naming conventions and metadata
• Comfort working with high volumes of footage, multiple codecs and camera formats, and proxy workflows
• A sharp eye for pacing, composition, typography and brand consistency
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing several projects at once and delivering on quick turnarounds

Preferred Qualifications

• 3D modeling and animation skills in Cinema 4D, Blender or similar
• Character or 2D animation experience
• Experience with digital asset management (DAM) or media asset management (MAM) systems such as Frame.io, Iconik, or Adobe Bridge
• Sound design and audio mixing skills
• Photography or videography experience, including shooting your own b-roll
• Familiarity with AI-assisted editing and production tools

Total compensation for this role can vary from $110,000 to $137,000 a year based on individual qualifications. Eligibility for yearly discretionary bonus. Persistent Systems, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; paid time off (sick time and vacation time); flexible spending accounts; 401(k) plan with company match; fitness membership reimbursement; tuition assistance; mental health benefits; and pet discounts.

Company Overview

Headquartered in New York City since 2007, Persistent Systems, LLC is a global communications technology company which develops, manufactures, and integrates a patented and secure Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) system: Wave Relay®. The company’s industry leading R&D team has designed wireless networking protocols to support their cutting-edge Wave Relay® system and technology. Wave Relay® is capable of running data, video, voice and other applications under the most difficult and unpredictable conditions. Their suite of products is field proven and utilized in Commercial, Military, Government, Industrial, Agriculture, Robotics, and Unmanned System markets.