- Creative
Video Editor & Animator
- EF Ultimate Break
- Associate Level
- On-site
- Full-Time
- Boston, United States
Note: Applications without a portfolio and/or reel will not be considered.
As part of a fun team that loves what they do, you will inspire travelers between 18 and 35 to sign up for life-changing travel experiences around the world. We are looking for a creative, resourceful video editor and animator to develop content that gets travelers excited about beautiful destinations and showcases the awesomeness of group travel. You’ll work alongside creative and marketing professionals, including designers, copywriters, paid and organic social media experts, and digital marketers to produce highly engaging content that tells the story of EF Ultimate Break. We’re seeking a proactive team member who excels in editing both highly-produced videos and short-form paid social ads, demonstrating expertise in motion graphics, sound design, music, coloring, and file management.
Sound like you? Then you’re our type of person. Keep reading!
What you'll do:
- Act as the primary editor of EF Ultimate Break videos, including (but not limited to!): short-form social media ads, promotional videos, and scripted brand content
- Manage all aspects of the video editing process, including color correction, animation and motion graphics, sound design, music, and exporting
- Review footage and proactively pitching new video ideas
- Seamlessly combine user-generated content with owned raw footage (and stock)
- Produce videos to required specifications for paid media advertising, including YouTube (and YouTube shorts), Facebook, Instagram (Reels), and TikTok
- Translate storyboards and scripts into compelling video content
- Apply trends in motion graphics and animation to brand video work
- Create short animations for our website, email, and social channels
- Translate static brand graphics into animation for promotional videos
- Co-manage relationships with vendors in the video space (i.e. stock footage, music, voiceovers)
- Organize and manage digital content and storage of video and photo assets
- Monitor and share video and photography trends within pop-culture for Gen-Z and Millennial audience
- 3-5 years demonstrated professional experience in video editing and animation (experience creating video for ecommerce and/or Gen Z brands is a plus)
- Highly efficient video editing workflow and knowledge of exporting best practices
- Ability to translate the creative vision of videographers, designers, and copywriters into an engaging final product
- Skilled in animation and motion graphics, and comfortable partnering with designers to bring a vision to life
- Ability to organize and keep track of large amounts of media across multiple sources
- Knowledge of copyright, image permissions, and fair use protocols for music and video resources
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, AfterEffects, Media Encoder, and DaVinci Resolve, with proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- An impeccable eye for detail and excellent time management skills
- A well-developed sense of humor and grace under pressure
- A love and passion for travel
- Bonus points if you dabble in or have had some experience working with AI
Work in our North American headquarters where you’ll enjoy comprehensive professional development, frequent social programming and employee-run DEIB Resource Groups, and clubs. You can expect:
- Paid international travel
- Eligibility for our Workplace Flexibility Program: our hybrid work model with up to two days of work-from-home flexibility work per week, after your initial onboarding
- Robust professional growth opportunities including monthly trainings, workshops, and inspiring talks with global leaders and experts
- Four weeks paid vacation your first year and ten paid holidays
- 25% company match on your 401(k)
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with life and disability insurance
- Wellness benefits and a yearly fitness reimbursement
- EF program discounts including travel, language schools, childcare, and more
- Dependent care, healthcare, and commuter flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Discounts at local venues and businesses
More about EF Ultimate Break:
EF Ultimate Break is a division of EF Education First and is the easiest way to travel abroad for anyone 18–35 years old. Every trip gives travelers the chance to make friends, explore new places, and immerse themselves in different cultures—on fun, affordable, life-changing adventures.
For more information, visit www.efultimatebreak.com
About EF Education First:
At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.
When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, identity, parental status, experience and everything else that makes you unique.
Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has school and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://ef.com