Editor, OnBrand

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The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) organization has a mission to create marketplace demand and drive commerce for American Express through differentiated and innovative Ideas, products, partnerships, marketing, and customer experiences.

OnBrand is American Express’ In-House Creative agency, our agency is on journey for an exciting expansion. Our ambition is “Become creative partner-of-choice to build seamless customer experiences for our Business Units, essential for driving results and unlocking value through deeper knowledge of our business powered by industry-defining creative excellence”. We are focused on developing forward thinking ideas and work across channels, end-to-end experiences in digital and beyond.

As a Editor you will create original and highly engaging content on a weekly basis for our Marketing Partners across the Enterprise. You will be responsible for trend spotting, ideation, creative development, and execution of all video and social content. You must be great collaborator with creatives and producers and know how to elevate a concept/script to award winning executions.

Qualifications/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• 2+ years post-production experience cutting traditional broadcast TVC, social media content and branded films.
• Experience in offline editorial and running supervised sessions with high level creatives.
• Strong understanding of pace and storytelling to deliver engaging and impactful content.
• Proficient in emerging technologies to fully utilize our new, in-house content studio edit suite; i.e. Avid MediaComposer, Adobe Premier, After Effects, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Divinci Resolve, and Frame.io.
• Able to quickly prioritize and address creative and marketer notes, to meet tight deadlines.  
• Notable experience managing online and offline editorial needs such as cutdowns, lifts and versioning, rips, pitches and case studies; prepping edits for final mix, color correction and conform.  
• Motion graphics/animatic editing, audio record & mix (to utilize our audio booth) and transcoding raw media a plus. 
• Ability to concept to video/social execution in a high output
• Ability to combine conceptual creative thinking with high-quality video/content delivery
• Passionate about film, video and social media, trends, technology and best practices
• Organizational and communication skills
• A "maker" mentality, be curious and not afraid to try new methods
• Conceptual skills
• Your work has been recognized by industry awards

Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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