Video and Motion Graphics Editor

Job no: 498993
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Denver, CO
Categories: Marketing / Communications / Media, Business Operations / Services
Division: University Relations

• To promote and protect DU’s reputation
• To inspire students to enroll and engage
• To increase inclusion
• To strengthen the University

The University Relations (UR) team aims to strengthen DU’s strategic position locally, regionally and nationally through data-driven and authentic storytelling across multiple channels with focused support on the university’s value drivers: academics and research; enrollment and admissions, athletics and advancement. Whether through public or media relations, digital strategies, social media, print, podcast, issues or crisis management, community relations or thought leadership and training, UR drives results through narratives that involve words, pictures and design.

With true understanding of and connection with our diverse audiences, we aim to foster collaborative problem solving, creativity and innovation.

With guidance from creative leadership, the video editor and motion graphics designer will conceptualize, produce, and edit compelling video and motion graphics content in support of the University Relations division and the broader university’s marketing and communications goals. As a key creative contributor, the video and motion graphics designer will own projects from concept through final delivery, including pre-production planning, assisting with filming (lighting and audio setup), editing, sound, color, and motion design.

They will translate strategic objectives into engaging visual stories across a variety of channels, including social media, web, advertising, email, and large-format and multimedia displays, using their creativity, technical skills, and storytelling expertise to elevate the university’s brand expression across moving-image media. The video editor and motion graphics designer will serve as a brand advocate, ensuring video and motion content adheres to established visual standards, meets channel best practices, and reinforces a cohesive university brand.

As part of a highly collaborative marketing team, they will work closely with designers, writers, photographers, videographers, marketing and communications colleagues, and campus partners on a daily basis.

Video Editing & Production

• Edit and produce video content from raw footage through final delivery.
• Handle assembly, pacing, and sound design across projects.
• Perform color correction and optimize final output for each platform.

Motion Graphics & Animation

• Design and animate motion graphics, including titles, lower thirds, and kinetic typography.
• Create data visualizations and logo animations for use across video and digital channels.
• Build branded motion templates for reuse across video and digital channels.

Video Production & Shoot Support

• Assist in planning and executing video shoots, including scripting/storyboarding and scheduling.
• Support lighting and audio capture on location and in studio.
• Set up and direct interviews.

Creative Collaboration & Brand Stewardship

• Collaborate with marketing and communications colleagues to translate project goals into video and motion concepts.
• Present concepts to creative leadership and stakeholders.
• Serve as a brand steward and advocate, upholding established visual and motion standards.
• Help evolve the university’s brand expression in moving-image media.

Asset & Project Management

• Use the division-wide project management system for all projects, related files, and time tracking, including providing timely status updates.
• Manage and organize media assets, including footage, project files, and a video/motion archive, following established naming and storage…