Skylight is hiring: Video Editor / Content Creator in Los Angeles

Skylight is a technology startup based out of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Our mission is to connect loved ones by creating the world’s simplest products and services that improve family life. We make consumer products, like Skylight Frame and Skylight Calendar, that are loved by millions of people across the globe. Our founders are former venture capitalists and serial entrepreneurs, who have scaled this business to $100M+ in annual revenue while being completely bootstrapped. We think often about the thousands of smiles we are able to put on our customers’ faces each day, and it fills our hearts with purpose. That’s why we have been working hard to expand our team and invent, so that we can continue to bring the magic of Skylight to millions of loved ones throughout the world.

We’re seeking a Video Editor / Content Creator to take our DTC business to the next level. Reporting to the Head of Creative, this role will be a key support to our Principal Content Art Director, helping to film and cut videos into performance ads. The ideal candidate should be organized and highly motivated to learn, with a background in creating and working with user-generated content backed by a portfolio to demonstrate those skills.

A portfolio of work is required for consideration for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Working with the Principal Content Art Director to cut video into high-performing ads and iterations.
• Participating in internal content shoots with the broader creative team to build out our asset library, and, as needed, shooting UGC video independently.
• Managing a stable of independent content creators and give candid and specific feedback to help us get top-quality content.
• Staying up-to-date on trends across social media platforms, and proactively proposing opportunities to the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of experience.
• Experience in Adobe Premiere, with bonus points for experience in After Effects and the broader Adobe Creative Suite
• Background in creating and working with high-quality user-generated content, and a portfolio to demonstrate those skills
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Highly collaborative and low ego
  

Nice to Have:

• Experience creating content for our demographic: parents of younger children
• Experience working on paid social in a high-growth company or agency environment
• General knowledge of Figma, Notion, Adobe Suite, and Google Suite

Benefits

Our competitive compensation package includes:

• Competitive Salary + Equity Package
• 401K matching
• Wellness, learning, and home-office budgets
• Health, Dental & Vision Medical Plans
• Tremendous autonomy to set the direction of your work
• Unlimited PTO
• Company holidays on the first Friday of every month (February - October)

Equal opportunity employer

Skylight is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you’re the best person for the job, we want you on board!

For Colorado-based candidates, the range being offered for this role is $60k-80K based on experience and for California-based candidates, the range being offered for this role is $60k-80K based on experience. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of this law.

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