Freelance Video Editor

Video Editor Position

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.

The scope of services includes:

• Editing raw footage into finished videos for marketing, social media, community events, real estate, and corporate communications.
• Assembling, cutting, and pacing content to meet the creative brief, brand standards, and platform requirements.
• Performing color correction and color grading, including building and applying LUTs for a consistent look.
• Mixing and sweetening audio, adding music, sound effects, titles, and graphics.
• Creating motion graphics and visual effects when included in the project scope.
• Delivering final files in the formats specified for each project (web, social, broadcast or presentation).
• Incorporating feedback within the revision rounds agreed for each project.
• Delivering completed work by the deadlines agreed for each project.
• Keeping all company, client, and project information confidential in line with the signed NDA.

Required qualifications include:

• 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.

Preferred qualifications include:

• 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.

Preferred editing software:

DaVinci Resolve

Secondary - Adobe Premiere Pro

Also Accepted - Final Cut Pro

Plus - Adobe After Effects

To apply, submissions without both work samples below will not be considered:

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 rate for this engagement is $300 per project, depending on experience and project scope. The contractor invoices The Water Valley Company monthly, with payment due [Net 30] from receipt of invoice. A completed Form W-9 is required before the first payment, and a Form 1099-NEC will be issued annually. As an independent contractor, the selected editor is responsible for their own taxes, insurance, and business expenses, and is not eligible for employee benefits.

Working arrangement:

• 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.

Confidentiality and ownership of work:

• 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.

Nondiscrimination:

The Water Valley Company does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.