Video Editor

Summary

Lifeway Christian Resources is a faith-based organization seeking a Video Editor to create purpose-driven video content for curriculum, marketing, live events, and internal communications. The role is responsible for editing, audio mixing, color correction, sound design, collaboration, file management, and incorporating stakeholder feedback throughout post-production.

Responsibilities

• Lives out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work
• Edits original footage into complete, polished stories that reflect Lifeway's brand standards and align with each project's creative brief and goals
• Makes informed editorial decisions around pace, style, and tone based on the target audience and distribution platform
• Performs audio mixing, color correction, and sound design to ensure quality and consistency across all video deliverables
• Sources and integrates music, sound effects, graphics, and footage from internal / external partners to support the emotional and creative intent of each project
• Collaborates with motion graphic designers and fellow editors to incorporate animations, captions, and branded templates
• Communicates project timelines, creative roadblocks, and production needs clearly to producers, project managers, and creative leads
• Maintains organized file management and consistent naming structures for all source footage and edited project files
• Participates in review cycles by providing constructive creative input and implementing stakeholder feedback efficiently
• Contributes to team growth through peer coaching, critique sessions, and process improvement ideas
• Limited travel: 2-4 times per year, typically overnight

Skills

• Editing reel ***required*** — must be submitted with application
• 3+ years of professional experience in video editing, post-production, or media production
• Strong proficiency in narrative editing — shaping tone, pacing, and flow across a variety of content types
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize deliverables in a fast-paced creative environment
• Experience with audio mixing and color correction at a professional level
• Skilled in cross-functional collaboration with producers, designers, and creative team members
• Reliable creative judgment and decision-making in editorial and collaborative workflows
• Ability to travel to the Middle Tennessee area 2-4 times annually for team gatherings
• Actively involved in an evangelical Christian church
• Bachelor's degree - *preferred*
• Master's degree - *preferred*
• Experience editing curriculum, ministry, or mission-driven video content
• Familiarity with motion graphics workflows and integrating animated elements into video projects
• Experience editing for live events or camp environments
• Proficiency in file organization best practices within a shared production environment
• Basic proficiency in After Effects or motion design — able to navigate and support motion graphics work when needed
• Experience editing content for paid social media advertising

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Editing reel ***required*** — must be submitted with application
• 3+ years of professional experience in video editing, post-production, or media production
• Strong proficiency in narrative editing — shaping tone, pacing, and flow across a variety of content types
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize deliverables in a fast-paced creative environment
• Experience with audio mixing and color correction at a professional level
• Skilled in cross-functional collaboration with producers, designers, and creative team members
• Reliable creative judgment and decision-making in editorial and collaborative workflows
• Ability to travel to the Middle Tennessee area 2-4 times annually for team gatherings
• Actively involved in an evangelical Christian church

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's degree - *preferred*
• Master's degree - *preferred*
• Experience editing curriculum, ministry, or mission-driven video content
• Familiarity with motion graphics workflows and integrating animated elements into video projects
• Experience editing for live events or camp environments
• Proficiency in file organization best practices within a shared production environment
• Basic proficiency in After Effects or motion design — able to navigate and support motion graphics work when needed
• Experience editing content for paid social media advertising

Benefits

• Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture with autonomy and flexibility with work hours
• Equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace
• Travel provided for key team gatherings for remote-based team members
• Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in comprehensive healthcare benefits plans
• Full-time employees are eligible for vacation and sick time
• Full-time employees are eligible for holiday pay
• Full-time employees are eligible for care days
• Full-time employees are eligible for a 401(k) plan
• Full-time employees are eligible for maternity and parental leave
• Full-time employees are eligible for adoption assistance
• Full-time employees are eligible for mission trip time