Technical Writer 4 - Video Producer/Editor

Job Description

Job Description

CLIENT HIGHLIGHT
The client you will be working for is a Top 20 Fortune Global 500 Consumer Electronics and Technology Company. This opportunity will give you experience in the technology sector in the United States with a company that is a globally recognized leader in smartphones, televisions, home appliances, and semiconductor innovation — and one of the most well-known brands in the world.

LOCATION
Plano, TX, USA.

COMPENSATION
$61/hour.

SCHEDULE
Fully onsite, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.

CONTRACT TERM
12-month contract with a very high likelihood of extension/conversion to full-time.

POSITION OVERVIEW
This role produces explanatory video content for consumer electronics and home appliances, combining live-action shooting, video editing, motion graphics, and clear voiceover and text. The ideal candidate turns technical language, such as user manuals, into smooth, engaging explanations for a layperson, and works with scripts or outlines to create dynamic videos that present the client's products in the best possible light.

PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT
Candidates without portfolios or work examples will not be considered. Examples must include:
● Editing showreel or examples
● Filming/cinematography showreel or examples
● Voice-over/narration samples
● Writing examples (creative or technical)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS
● Bachelor's degree in Film/Video or Animation, or equivalent professional experience of 3-5 years.
● Understanding of consumer electronics and home appliances, including common product features, terminology, and customer use cases.
● Expert-level proficiency with the Adobe CC suite, particularly Premiere and After Effects; familiarity with Photoshop and Illustrator also preferred.
● Familiarity with manipulation and animation of existing vector imagery, such as diagrams or renderings from product user manuals, to be used as graphic elements in live-action videos or animated elements.
● Advanced knowledge of camera operation principles:
○ Fluency with FS7/Sony camcorders and Canon DSLRs.
○ Deep understanding of proper exposure, frame rate, and resolution (1080 and 4K).
○ Fastidious about proper white balancing versus fixing issues in editing.
○ Understanding of exposure, white balancing, and troubleshooting moiré, refresh scan lines, and other issues for LED screens (TVs, mobile devices).
○ Basic understanding of lighting principles for technology as well as human subjects in interview contexts.
○ Ability to safely work with Kino Flo and ARRI lighting, as well as common grip equipment such as C-stands, apple boxes, and sandbags.
● Advanced knowledge of video editing principles:
○ Best practices working between After Effects and Premiere (dynamic links and round-trip workflow; creating templates in After Effects for use in Premiere is preferred).
○ Adobe library template creation.
○ Understanding of 4K workflow and working with proxies.
○ Understanding of Lumetri color correction (not just LUTs) and secondary color correction (removing color casts from device screens).
○ Familiarity with corner pinning and lens distortion correction.
○ Ability to work within a non-destructive workflow.
○ Familiarity with audio best practices (compression, limiting, and mixing via the Premiere Audio Track Mixer).
○ Exporting via Media Encoder: best practices, understanding of export codecs and bitrates, and advanced settings.
● Able to work with scripts or outlines and translate them into shooting scripts for dynamic videos that cast the client's products in the best possible light.
● Able to rework technical language (e.g., user manuals) into smooth, explanatory voiceover and text; the ideal candidate has a passion for explaining technical processes to a layperson and strives to create videos in which voiceover, text, graphics, and image work together to provide information in the most efficient, engaging way possible.
● Experience working in a corporate environment, comfortable communicating via office email, able to drive conversations to get needed information, and able to follow common corporate communications etiquette.
● Strong time management: able to work and provide updates on multiple projects, proactively call out roadblocks and risks, meet deadlines, ask questions when needed, and desire to grow in the role.
● Makes the job a first priority, works quickly, and contributes to the team.