Video Editor Job at Mavin Records

Mavin Records is Africa's leading entertainment company. Mavin Records is a Nigerian music corporation record label founded by record producer and recording artist Don Jazzy on 8 May 2012. The label's inception came to fruition following the closure of Mo' Hits Records, a record label owned by the aforementioned producer and D'banj.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Position: Video Editor

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Mavin is looking for an energetic Video Editor, with previous experience, to join their growing team and help contribute to content operations of the business.
• Our ideal candidate has a good network and an impressive understanding of the media and entertainment space in Nigeria and beyond.
• To be successful as a business development associate, you should be adept at negotiating business deals and able to make sound decisions that will benefit the company.
• This candidate will be a “builder” with the ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial and growing company.
• Ultimately, an exceptional business development associate should have strong business acumen as well as demonstrate excellent management, communication, and analytical skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Manipulate and edit video footage and film pieces in a way that is invisible to the audience to produce desired and outlined result
• Understand production team’s needs and specifications
• Create rough and final cuts
• Ensure logical sequencing and smooth running
• Review shooting script and raw footage to create a shot decision list based on scenes’ value and contribution to continuity
• Trim footage segments and put together the sequence of the film
• Input music, dialogues, graphics and effects to create desired effect
• Maintain and express artist’s and brand’s aesthetics using visual elements and storytelling.
• Follow necessary procedures for Mavin to sell its products and services in major countries around the world and to perform required client relations duties.

What do we expect?
Pre-Production:

• Providing input on technical decisions i.e equipment lists, location choices
• Proper understanding of the brief and desired output

Production:

• Ensuring the team stays aware of technical factors that affect output
• Provide DIT services where required on set

Post-Production:

• Edit videos within stipulated timelines
• Take on and execute feedback from appropriate parties
• Upload files to Frame.io for feedback
• Upload final edits to Google Drive for sharing

KPIs & Goals

• Number of Finished edits
• Average delivery time in days (maximum of 7 days)
• Courses and training completed w/ reports (minimum of 2)
• Cumulative number of days spent past deadline (ideal number is 0)
• Projects edited within deadline (target is 100%)
• New software adopted for post-production (minimum of 2).

Requirements

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and work experience.