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Hi I’m a student that’s a bit interested in video editing especially transition editing, is there any jobs that revolve around transition editing?
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Hi Maggie,
As many companies continue their transition to maximizing digital experiences for their clients and, with the popularity of individual internet personalities (YouTube /Insta /TikTok /etc.), options for a career in video editing are limitless. For example, you might want to explore work at a production company that specializes in video production for their clients. This type of work can range greatly, in terms of production value, from videos for internal communications, to high-budget T.V. / Internet commercials that are seen by clients.
Or, you might be interested in working for a company that has a small video production team, which specializes in video production for various parts of the business. Product teams may be interested in videos that demonstrate the value of their product for the client. Client Services teams may be interested in videos that help clients self-serve. Operations teams may be interested in documenting processes for easier training/onboarding of colleagues. The smaller video production team might have to cater to all types of teams at the company, such as the ones outlined above, and prioritize their efforts to the expected value that the video will produce. This might require project management and negotiating skills, etc.
If you take inventory of your skills, you might find that video transition editing is just ~80% of your value proposition, and that you have excellent communication, organization, or technical skills (to name just a few samples). After taking an inventory, you might find that you'll want to contribute more to a company (outside of transition editing). Working in Product, Client Services, or Operations, for example, could allow you to work on video projects that allow you to hone your editing skills, while taking on responsibilities that allow you to learn other marketable skills.
Careers in video editing can happen by chance, or on purpose. In your case, you're doing great for yourself by exploring your options and trying to understand what companies are looking for in an editor. At the end of the day, companies aim to solve a problem for their customers (that's what makes them money), companies look for employees to solve their problems, and many of those problems can be solved by producing a video! Dream big! You got this!
Consider your ideal role and how much time you'll want to spend editing transitions.
Consider if there are other video editing techniques that will make you marketable, and if those are techniques you want to learn/advertise about yourself
Consider if there are other skills (project management, writing business value statements, etc.) that will make you marketable in you ideal role.
Consider publishing a public portfolio of you personal editing work.
As many companies continue their transition to maximizing digital experiences for their clients and, with the popularity of individual internet personalities (YouTube /Insta /TikTok /etc.), options for a career in video editing are limitless. For example, you might want to explore work at a production company that specializes in video production for their clients. This type of work can range greatly, in terms of production value, from videos for internal communications, to high-budget T.V. / Internet commercials that are seen by clients.
Or, you might be interested in working for a company that has a small video production team, which specializes in video production for various parts of the business. Product teams may be interested in videos that demonstrate the value of their product for the client. Client Services teams may be interested in videos that help clients self-serve. Operations teams may be interested in documenting processes for easier training/onboarding of colleagues. The smaller video production team might have to cater to all types of teams at the company, such as the ones outlined above, and prioritize their efforts to the expected value that the video will produce. This might require project management and negotiating skills, etc.
If you take inventory of your skills, you might find that video transition editing is just ~80% of your value proposition, and that you have excellent communication, organization, or technical skills (to name just a few samples). After taking an inventory, you might find that you'll want to contribute more to a company (outside of transition editing). Working in Product, Client Services, or Operations, for example, could allow you to work on video projects that allow you to hone your editing skills, while taking on responsibilities that allow you to learn other marketable skills.
Careers in video editing can happen by chance, or on purpose. In your case, you're doing great for yourself by exploring your options and trying to understand what companies are looking for in an editor. At the end of the day, companies aim to solve a problem for their customers (that's what makes them money), companies look for employees to solve their problems, and many of those problems can be solved by producing a video! Dream big! You got this!
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Heidi’s Answer
Hey there!
Good question about video editing! Video editing is one part of my job as a documentation specialist for a large business. I create videos as a solution to support my coworkers to do their jobs better. Then, as a result of coworkers, applying I taught them in the videos, the business is able to achieve their goals faster.
When I am editing a video and applying treatments (special effects, words on the screen, transitions, background music, etc), I need to think about three questions: 1) who is my audience 2) what style of video am I creating and 3) how can I best share this message with the audience.
Adding in transitions is one important part of the video editing process. I need to make sure that my video clips have a smooth flow from one to another so that the target audience is not distracted from the overall message of the video. For example, as cool as it may be, but using a spiral in and spiral out transition might be too distracting and take away from the video message. So, my go-to transition is a gradual fade in and fade out for a smooth transition.
I hope these video editing tips have helped you today. Happy video creating and editing!
Good question about video editing! Video editing is one part of my job as a documentation specialist for a large business. I create videos as a solution to support my coworkers to do their jobs better. Then, as a result of coworkers, applying I taught them in the videos, the business is able to achieve their goals faster.
When I am editing a video and applying treatments (special effects, words on the screen, transitions, background music, etc), I need to think about three questions: 1) who is my audience 2) what style of video am I creating and 3) how can I best share this message with the audience.
Adding in transitions is one important part of the video editing process. I need to make sure that my video clips have a smooth flow from one to another so that the target audience is not distracted from the overall message of the video. For example, as cool as it may be, but using a spiral in and spiral out transition might be too distracting and take away from the video message. So, my go-to transition is a gradual fade in and fade out for a smooth transition.
I hope these video editing tips have helped you today. Happy video creating and editing!