Freelance Video Editor

Barstool Sports is seeking a highly skilled Video Editor to bolster the growing Post Production freelance network in Chicago. The ideal candidate is dynamic and technically proficient with expertise in building creative content. This person will be executing short form, long form, episodic, and social media edit assignments. This Editor must also excel in project and media management, montages, color correction, audio mixing, and file/export formatting within Adobe’s Creative Cloud.

Candidates must be able to work on-site in our Chicago headquarters, and provide a reel or portfolio of work.

What You’ll Do

• Edit a variety of Barstool’s high end content across multiple platforms
• Develop consistent and productive edit timelines and workflows
• Build a multitude of edits from short form clips to long form episodes in a series
• Coordinate with cross department teams on deliverables, sales and social obligations
• Apply graphical elements, color correction, and audio mix to your work
• Maintain an organized project management system to ensure proper deadline delivery
• Elevate your assignments through trending edit styles

What You Have

• 3+ years of production and professional editing experience
• Detailed knowledge of social media, sports, pop culture, and current events
• Creative editing and sound design methods
• Advanced proficiency with the Adobe Creative Cloud
• Ability to succeed in a fast paced, around the clock work environment
• Comprehensive understanding of the Barstool Sports network

FREELANCE OPPORTUNITY - NOT BENEFIT ELIGIBLE

Barstool Sports is a company that will drive the way media is created and consumed for years to come. Working at Barstool Sports means being part of a team that is solutions-oriented, celebrates creativity, and supports one another.  Joining means having access to competitive and valuable benefits and perks, including but not limited to:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits
• A 4% 401(k) employer match
• Unlimited vacation time, including Summer break in July and Holiday break in December
• Monthly employer contribution towards cell phone reimbursement
• Employee discount to the Barstool Sports store
• Financial wellness benefits through Origin
• A monthly stipend for UberEats

What We Value

• Rep the brand as best you can
• We have lots of different brains, be open to them
• Never change who you are, that's who we hired
• Find the solution, don't be the problem
• Don't be afraid to try something new
• Common Sense. Use it.
• Be there for your audience
• Always think about how you can help

 Barstool Sports is for everyone. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.  Barstool Sports does not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes. Barstool Sports will not pay any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement.