
Video Editor - Motion Graphic
#MaesaMagic
The next gen beauty company, Maesa is transforming the industry by incubating and growing meaningful, innovative brands and making prestige beauty accessible. Maesa believes beauty ignites inspiration, creativity, imagination, and connection, sparking new ideas and possibilities, and meeting unmet consumer needs. Through best-in-class design, formulation, brand creation and marketing capabilities, Maesa delivers new, better and different products with an unsurpassed speed to market. Maesa works with a variety of retailers to create and launch brands across beauty and wellness categories. The current portfolio includes Kristin Ess, Hairitage by Mindy McKnight, Fine'ry, Being Frenshe, and Niches & Nooks among other brands. For more information, visit www.maesa.com.
We are looking for a skilled and creatively driven Video Editor to join our in-house Creative Studio. This role will help shape how our brands show up across channels, crafting high-quality video content that is visually engaging, emotionally resonant, and strategically effective.
The ideal candidate is both a storyteller and a technician — fluent in modern editing software, comfortable working end-to-end from raw footage to final delivery, and excited about using AI-powered tools to speed up workflows and unlock new creative possibilities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Edit and produce video content for brand campaigns, paid media, social channels, e-commerce, retail partners, internal communications, and presentations.
- Partner with Creative, Brand, and Marketing teams to translate concepts into strong visual narratives.
- Organize, manage, and maintain footage and asset libraries for efficient retrieval and reuse.
- Incorporate graphics, type, music, VO, and sound design to elevate storytelling and maintain consistent brand look and feel.
- Apply AI-assisted tools for: rough cutting, captioning, rotoscoping, color enhancement, generative transitions, and/or concept exploration.
- Ensure deliverables meet platform-specific formatting, compression, and quality standards.
- Track evolving trends in editing, AI tools, short-form storytelling, and social-first creative.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Film Production, Media, Communications, or equivalent experience.
- 2–4+ years of professional editing experience (in-house brand studio or agency experience preferred).
- High proficiency with:
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- After Effects
- Photoshop and/or Illustrator
- Audition or similar audio tools
- DaVinci Resolve (a plus)
- Working familiarity with AI tools such as Weavy, Runway, Firefly, Midjourney, CoPilot, Kling, Veo or similar platforms.
- Strong foundation in visual pacing, narrative flow, timing, and sound design.
- Excellent organization, version control, and ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.
- Positive, solutions-focused mindset and comfort working in a fast-moving environment.
Preferred Skills
- Experience creating short-form social content (TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts).
- Basic motion graphics or light animation skills.
- Experience working with multiple brand identities simultaneously.
- Familiarity with digital asset management systems.
- Blender or Cinema 4D experience (significant plus).
- Interest in emerging video formats (interactive video, AR/VR) is a plus.
Core Technical Skill Areas
- Video editing + post-production workflow
- Motion design / type animation
- Storyboarding & visual concepting
- AI-assisted image & video generation tools
- Audio leveling/mixing
- Video compression + delivery
Why Join Us
At Maesa, you’ll work on a diverse portfolio of beauty brands and play a direct role in shaping how they connect with culture. You’ll have the freedom to experiment, innovate, and push into new creative territory — including AI-enhanced content creation. If you’re motivated by purposeful creativity and want to be part of a team shaping the next wave of beauty storytelling, we’d love to meet you.
PAY RANGE:
$85,000/yr - $90,000/yr. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
PERKS AND BENEFITS
Maesa offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees. Employees can choose to enroll in health insurance coverage, wellness programs, life and disability insurance, and retirement savings plans. Through generous paid time off and a hybrid office setup, Maesa encourages wellness and balance among employees.
Our Commitment to You
At Maesa, we live by our values of collaboration, curiosity, game-changing, creativity, and discipline. We believe our people and partners are a creative force that catalyzes the possibilities in beauty to break through traditional limits and discover the “new” without restriction. We prioritize creating and fostering a welcoming environment for employees, partners, ideas, approaches, and endeavors — all through a spirit of warmth and inclusivity. As set forth in Maesa’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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