Job Description
# Who we are
As a new industry alternative for independent artists, UnitedMasters provides premium music distribution services and facilitates unique partnerships between artists and the world’s biggest brands. We enable artists to maintain full ownership over their master recording rights while introducing them to millions of new fans worldwide through our direct brand partnerships.
The UnitedMasters team is made up of musicians, marketers, engineers and storytellers with backgrounds from YouTube, SoundCloud, Pandora, Instagram, Dropbox, Complex, VICE and more. We work hand in hand with the award-winning creative teams that forge those innovative partnerships at Translation.
# What's the role?
UnitedMasters is seeking an experienced video editor with a passion for music, culture and tech to join our production team full-time in NYC. If you’re a visual storyteller who thrives in a fast paced environment, this job is for you.
Essential Responsibilities You’ll Own
- Serve as the go to video editor on UnitedMasters in-house productions.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Social and Product teams to create premium content.
- Identify and tell compelling stories in the UnitedMasters voice.
- Ensure content is optimized for best performance on social platforms and/or broadcast.
- Innovate ways we can take our content to the next level.
# Who are we looking for?
You are results and bottom-line oriented, yet will possess deep appreciation and sensitivity towards people, culture, and values. You are thick-skinned and persistent, but at the same time diplomatic and politically aware. You are personable, smart, passionate, and optimistic. You possess a deeply pro-active, hands-on mentality. You hold yourself accountable and take great pride in your work – just like us. We’re proudly diverse in our backgrounds, our accents, and our fiercely held personal passions. We are, in every sense of the word, independent, and not beholden to anyone else’s agenda. So are you.
# What will set you up for success
- 2-5 years of experience editing various formats of video content.
- Fluent in Adobe Premiere and After Effects.
- Understanding of all video content formats and platforms.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative environment.
- You breathe Music, Tech and Culture.
- Bonus: Experience shooting with a DSLR and/or Sony FS7
About Translation Enterprises
Translation Enterprises, composed of Translation LLC and UnitedMasters, is a minority-owned marketing and technology company empowering brands and artists to forge authentic connections with audiences at scale through a unique mix of actionable insights, technology, and storytelling.
Translation was founded on the power of culture to propel discourses, trends, and movements - and more importantly, be the most unapologetic determinant of what is relevant. For over 15 years, Translation has partnered with brands and creators to build and grow disruptive platforms that foster deeper community engagement. This experience has given us unparalleled insight into the dynamics of culture and affinities that link people together. Backed by Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, and 21st Century Fox, we are reimagining how brands and artists tell their stories, create value, and push culture forward.
