BCom

Art Director – Video

BCom

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Lincoln • New York • United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Lead video direction across live-action, motion graphics, and social content, translating client goals and audience insights into clear, actionable storyboards and shot lists for the team.
  • Review, refine, and approve video edits, sound design, and color grading to ensure they reflect best practices, contemporary standards, and brand consistency.
  • Lead the development and evolution of motion languages (video style guides, kinetic typography standards, and branded transitions) for clients and internal initiatives.
  • Partner with senior strategists and creative leadership to identify opportunities to strengthen video impact and alignment with performance insights.
  • Create hands-on video work for high-impact initiatives, brand anthems, or priority campaigns that set the narrative tone for the project.
  • Execute complex post-production tasks, including advanced motion graphics, compositing, and sound mixing, serving as the lead editor on key accounts.
  • Oversee and execute on-set art direction, ensuring lighting, composition, and set design align with the creative vision during shoots.
  • Stay current on video trends, platform updates (Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts), and camera technology to guide the team on creative innovations.
  • Define and demonstrate internal best practices for digital platforms including YouTube, Meta, TikTok, and OTT/CTV environments.
  • Mentor videographers and editors by providing thoughtful direction on pacing, narrative structure, and technical execution.
  • Guide and assign contractors, voice-over artists, or freelancers to ensure creative quality, budget efficiency, and brand alignment.
  • Present video concepts and storyboards to clients with clarity, confidence, and strategic rationale.
  • Support business development by joining pitch calls, helping shape video proposals, and elevating the storytelling approach in new client opportunities.
  • Help identify and resolve production roadblocks (equipment needs, render times, scheduling) that impact timelines or campaign success.

Requirements

  • Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Media Encoder) with the ability to execute high-level motion and editing.
  • Proficiency in color grading workflows and audio mixing.
  • Advanced skills in visual storytelling, storyboarding, cinematography (lighting/composition), and narrative pacing.
  • Ability to lead and edit for diverse formats, including short-form social (9:16), long-form YouTube (16:9), and broadcast TV/OTT.
  • Experience producing and directing motion graphics, kinetic typography, and visual effects.
  • Experience building video brand guidelines, motion templates (MOGRTs), and production toolkits.
  • Ability to interpret scripts, strategy, and research and translate them into actionable directorial guidance to other editors/shooters.
  • Strong file management, proxy workflows, and server organization.
Benefits
  • 100% coverage for employee medical, dental and vision plans
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Paid company holidays
  • Unlimited sick leave
  • Flexible remote work options
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Adobe Creative CloudPremiere ProAfter EffectsAuditionMedia Encodercolor gradingaudio mixingvisual storytellingstoryboardingcinematography
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationstrategic thinkingproblem-solving