Video & Motion Jobs
Roles focused on capturing, producing, editing, and animating video content across broadcast, digital, and motion graphics.
839 live video & motion jobs across 9 roles hiring now. The biggest are Video Editor (246), Motion Designer (223), and Animator (157). Median disclosed pay across the category is $100K USD from 114 postings that list a salary. 27% of listings are remote.
What are video & motion jobs?
Video and motion roles cover everything between a camera and a finished cut: shooting, editing, animation, effects, colour, and the production decisions around them. Demand here follows the shift of marketing budget into video.
What these roles have in common
All of these roles are project-based, work in a timeline, and are judged on a reel. Every one of them deals with the same pressure of turning raw material into something watchable on a deadline.
How the roles differ
Videographer and Cinematographer capture. Video Editor, Colorist and Post-Production Supervisor finish. Animator, Motion Designer and VFX Artist create what was never filmed. Video Producer, Broadcast Producer and YouTube Producer run the process and the budget, and Video Strategist decides what should be made at all.
Skills that transfer across the category
The Adobe and DaVinci toolchain, pacing and story sense, file and codec discipline, and working to brand guidelines. Editors move into motion design more easily than into shooting, since one is a software skill and the other is a craft with its own gear.
Where these careers lead
Toward senior editor and lead roles, into producing for those who prefer running projects, or into Creative Director positions for people who can hold the whole visual concept.
Roles in Video & Motion
2 more video & motion roles we track with no openings right now
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Video & Motion jobs: common questions
What kind of jobs can video editors get?
The video & motion roles we currently track hiring are Video Editor (246 open), Motion Designer (223 open), Animator (157 open), VFX Artist (77 open), Videographer (64 open), and Video Producer (63 open). Each has its own board, salary report, and market breakdown.
How much money can a video editor make?
Across 114 video & motion postings on our board that disclose pay, the median is $100K USD per year, with the middle half between $79K and $150K.