Senior Video Editor

About FME StudiosFME Studios is a video production company in Indianapolis. We concept, write, shoot, and finish video and content for national brands in manufacturing, pharma, technology, and higher education, and for regional brands we've grown alongside for years.We're a small, hands-on team: creative direction, production and post all happen in-house, so the edit is where our work comes together.We're looking for a Senior Video Editor to be our lead editor and lead our post-production team. You'll cut our most important work yourself and set the craft, workflow, and pace for everyone in the edit bay. This role reports to ownership.Key responsibilitiesEditing craftCut FME's highest-profile projects: brand spots, campaigns, event content, documentary-style pieces and social deliverablesShape story, pacing, music and sound from raw footage to finalHandle motion graphics, color and audio finishing, or direct others who doDeliver final masters and versions to spec for every platformLeading the post teamLead and mentor FME's editors and post staff, giving clear, constructive creative feedbackAssign edits and balance workloads across the team based on deadlines and strengthsSet and uphold the quality bar for every cut that leaves the studioReview the team's work before it goes to the clientPost workflowOwn post standards: project structure, bins, naming, media management and archivingKeep post schedules, review rounds and delivery dates current in our production platformManage review and approval through our review tools, and keep feedback rounds movingMaintain edit systems, storage and software so the team can work without frictionCollaborationPartner with the creative director and producers from pre-production on, so shoots are planned for the editJoin client reviews when needed and translate feedback into clear edit notesFlag risks to schedule, scope or quality early to ownership and account leadsQualificationsRequired7+ years of professional editing at an agency, production company or in-house creative team, including 2+ years leading or mentoring editorsA reel showing strong story, pacing and finish across commercial, brand and long-form workExpert in Adobe Premiere Pro; strong working skills in After EffectsSolid color correction and audio mixing for final deliveryExperience setting up and running post workflows: project structure, media management, versioning and delivery specsClear, constructive communicator with editors, producers and clientsNice to haveDaVinci Resolve for color gradingExperience with Frame.io or similar review and approval toolsMotion graphics and animation beyond templatesExperience cutting for regulated industries such as pharma or healthcareOn-set experience, such as DIT, media wrangling or directing for the editCompensationSalary: $65,000–$75,000, based on experience