Video Editor and Graphic Designer

Location: Asian Time Zones, xx, Remote

Company Description

PETA Asia is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. We operate under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: in factory farms, laboratories, the clothing trade, and the entertainment industry.

PETA Asia works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.

Job Description

Position Objectives

• To create exciting, cutting-edge videos and print graphics, including print advertisements, for English-, Japanese-, Chinese-, or Vietnamese-speaking audiences with the use of video editing and graphic design software to help promote the goals of the organization
• To improve existing videos aimed at promoting animal rights for the organization’s social media channels

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Create videos from concept to completion to share via Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram as well as the organization’s other social media channels, such as Miaopai and Tencent
• Produce print graphics and advertisements to use in the organization’s online work
• Use discretion in selecting appropriate video footage by digitally cutting files to put together for video sequences
• Fine-tune the content of videos, as needed
• Perform editing duties, such as suggesting or selecting music, correcting faulty footage, and adding special effects, as needed
• Take responsibility for the quality control of videos
• Abide by any legal guidelines regarding video production from start to completion
• Stay current on social media trends and capabilities
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

• Proven experience with video editing software, including Adobe Premiere Pro, EDIUS Pro, and Final Cut Pro
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with Adobe Photoshop
• Simplified Chinese skills preferred
• Strong working knowledge of all stages of video editing, including assembling recorded raw footage into a finished product
• Strong creative and digital technology skills
• Sophisticated understanding of and appreciation for the creative process
• Thorough knowledge of animal rights issues and PETA campaigns
• Proven ability to work under tight deadlines in a professional manner
• Commitment to the objectives of the organization