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May Street

Video Editor

Boston, MA · On-site +1

$60 - $85/hr

Most of our work is multicam, with real interview audio and a lot of documentary-style b-roll. We're looking for freelance editors to bring on project by project. You'd get a shoot's worth of footage ...

May Street

Video Editor

Boston, MA · Remote

$60 - $85/hr

Most of our work is multicam, with real interview audio and a lot of documentary-style b-roll. We're looking for freelance editors to bring on project by project. You'd get a shoot's worth of footage ...

Jpixx

Shooter & Editor Freelancers

Virginia Beach, VA · On-site

Jpixx is seeking Freelance Videographers, Editors or those that excel in both to expand its network ... Ability to shoot both documentary-style/event/run & gun as well as staged shots with lighting and ...

Jpixx

Shooter & Editor Freelancers

Virginia Beach, VA · On-site

Jpixx is seeking Freelance Videographers, Editors or those that excel in both to expand its network ... Ability to shoot both documentary-style/event/run & gun as well as staged shots with lighting and ...

Aalo Atomics

Video Editor

Austin, TX · On-site

$70K/yr

Explainer-style corporate or YouTube videos * 5-20 minute documentary-style videos (technology ... Experience coordinating freelance crews or managing small-scale video productions from concept ...

Inference

Filmmaker / Storyteller

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$100K - $140K/yr

After establishing our content foundation, recruit and manage freelancers, editors, and production ... Background in documentary filmmaking or journalism * Motion graphics and animation skills

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Video Editor

May Street

Boston, MA • On-site, Remote

$60 - $85/hr

Contractor

Posted 11 days ago

Job description

May Street is a Boston-based video production company. We make films for independent schools, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and corporate clients - brand films, event and gala pieces, interview-driven storytelling, and sizzle reels. Most of our work is multicam, with real interview audio and a lot of documentary-style b-roll.
We're looking for freelance editors to bring on project by project. You'd get a shoot's worth of footage, a creative brief, and a deadline - and be trusted to build something we're proud to deliver. Assignments typically run from a single 90-second sizzle to a 5-8 minute film with multiple interview subjects.
This is not a full-time role and there's no guaranteed volume. It's a bench we're building: editors we can call when the schedule gets tight, who already know how we work.
What you'd be doing
  • Assembling multicam interview footage into a clear narrative from transcripts and a brief (knowledge of Premiere multicam workflows needed)
  • Cutting music-driven b-roll sequences with real sense of pace
  • Basic color correction and grading, and clean audio mixing (dialogue, music beds, room tone)
  • Lower thirds, titles, and simple motion graphics to brand spec
  • Delivering spec-correct exports for web, social, and event playback
  • Taking client notes across two to three rounds without losing the thread of the original cut

Rate: $60-$85 per hour, depending on experience and project scope
Requirements
  • Fluent in Adobe Premiere Pro - you know the shortcuts, you organize your bins, and someone else could open your project file and find things
  • Comfortable cleaning up dialogue audio to a broadcast-ready standard
  • Working knowledge of After Effects for titles and light graphics
  • Experience cutting interview-based or documentary-style work; you can find the story in an hour of talking heads
  • Reliable turnaround and clear communication about your capacity - we'd rather hear "I can't take this one" than get a late delivery
  • Your own hardware, software licenses, and a connection that can handle large media transfers
  • A reel or portfolio with at least two pieces relevant to this kind of work

Nice to have: color grading experience, familiarity with nonprofit or education clients, comfort with cloud-based client review workflows.

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