Manager, Video Editor (Finance)

Job Description

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $91,900 - $114,900 per year based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks in the summer and December wellness/shutdown week for applicable positions.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab.

Job Overview:
We are seeking a creative Video Editor who specializes in digital + social-first content to join our team. This role will be focused on producing short-form, eye-catching videos tailored for platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, ensuring each piece resonates with beauty lovers and stays on top of trends. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of the beauty industry and knows how to engage and inspire audiences in a competitive social media landscape. This role will capture content as needed at shoots.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with the social, marketing, and creative teams to bring ideas to life through video.
• Create story boards and concepts in collaboration with Creative and Marketing team to translate product objectives into compelling videos that are on brand for each project, ensuring best in class, disruptive content.
• Capture high-quality video content for various platforms (e.g., social media, websites, ads, events) with a focus on creativity and visual storytelling.
• Edit and produce high-quality, engaging video content optimized for paid media platforms
• Edit and produce high-quality, engaging video content optimized for social media platforms, including Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and other formats.
• Stay on top of beauty trends, social media trends, and platform updates to ensure our content is relevant and impactful.
• Repurpose longer-form content into social-first, bite-sized pieces while retaining brand voice and messaging.
• Apply motion graphics, animations, and visual effects that align with our brand style and elevate our content.
• Present video treatments /options & edits; addressing feedback with solution-based creative thinking.
• Manage project timelines and deliver assets in a timely manner to meet content publishing deadlines.
• Work with beauty influencers and ambassadors, incorporating their content into our brand's social media.
• Maintain consistent brand tone, visual aesthetics, and quality across all social media video content.

Skills + Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in video editing, with a focus on creating social-first content for beauty, lifestyle, or fashion brands.
• Proficiency in video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and knowledge of mobile editing apps like CapCut or InShot.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms, including their technical requirements, best practices, and user behaviors.
• Experience with short-form video formats (Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts) and creating engaging, clickable thumbnails.
• Excellent sense of pacing, visual aesthetics, and attention to detail.
• Understanding of framing & technical constraints in both vertical & horizontal formats.
• Experience with color grading, motion graphics, and sound design.
• Proficiency in using professional video cameras as well as shooting on an iPhone
• Knowledge of SEO for YouTube and other video-first platforms.
• Basic graphic design skills for creating engaging thumbnails and video overlays.
• Familiarity with content planning and social media analytics tools.
• Familiarity with current beauty trends, influencer culture, and social media video trends.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, able to work collaboratively and meet deadlines.
• Portfolio of previous video editing work in the beauty space, with a focus on social media content (required).
• Ability to meet stringent deadlines, quickly managing changing priorities.