Video, Audio & Animation job descriptions
Video, audio and animation roles tell your story in motion. Give the format, the length, the channel and the brand assets available.
Video editor
Editing, pacing and finishing of videos.
- Edit footage into clear, engaging videos.
- Add graphics, captions, music and sound design.
- Colour-correct and export for each platform.
- Manage versions and feedback rounds.
- JuniorWorks on well-defined tasks with regular review; learns the tools and the domain.
- MidOwns features or deliverables end to end; asks for help on complex trade-offs.
- SeniorLeads complex work, makes trade-offs, reviews others and mentors.
- LeadSets direction for a team or a domain, plans the work and grows people.
- PrincipalShapes practice across teams and long-term choices; trusted advisor to leadership.
- Product launch video
- Interview series for a fintech brand
- Explainer animation
- Podcast production, 10 episodes
- Fixed-price missionA defined deliverable, split into milestones; FreelanX holds the funds and releases each approved milestone.
- Day or hourly rateOngoing or uncertain scope, with a budget cap and regular milestones.
- Employee through FreelanX EORA long-term role abroad: FreelanX EOR is the legal employer, from $499 per employee per month.
- How do you adapt one video for YouTube, LinkedIn and vertical formats?
- How do you organise a project with hours of rushes?
- How do you handle conflicting feedback?
Median day rate in USD of the profiles of this role on FreelanX, by seniority, computed in your browser from the directory.
[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Editing, pacing and finishing of videos. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- Edit footage into clear, engaging videos.
- Add graphics, captions, music and sound design.
- Colour-correct and export for each platform.
- Manage versions and feedback rounds.
- Premiere Pro
- DaVinci Resolve
- Final Cut Pro
- Editing
- Colour correction
- Social video
- YouTube
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Videographer
Filming of interviews, events and products.
- Plan shoots with the brief and the shot list.
- Film interviews, products and events.
- Manage light, sound and equipment.
- Deliver organised rushes or a first edit.
- JuniorWorks on well-defined tasks with regular review; learns the tools and the domain.
- MidOwns features or deliverables end to end; asks for help on complex trade-offs.
- SeniorLeads complex work, makes trade-offs, reviews others and mentors.
- LeadSets direction for a team or a domain, plans the work and grows people.
- PrincipalShapes practice across teams and long-term choices; trusted advisor to leadership.
- Product launch video
- Interview series for a fintech brand
- Explainer animation
- Podcast production, 10 episodes
- Fixed-price missionA defined deliverable, split into milestones; FreelanX holds the funds and releases each approved milestone.
- Day or hourly rateOngoing or uncertain scope, with a budget cap and regular milestones.
- Employee through FreelanX EORA long-term role abroad: FreelanX EOR is the legal employer, from $499 per employee per month.
- How do you prepare an interview shoot in an unknown location?
- Which audio setup do you use for interviews?
- Tell me about a shoot where something went wrong.
Median day rate in USD of the profiles of this role on FreelanX, by seniority, computed in your browser from the directory.
[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Filming of interviews, events and products. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- Plan shoots with the brief and the shot list.
- Film interviews, products and events.
- Manage light, sound and equipment.
- Deliver organised rushes or a first edit.
- Filming
- Lighting
- Sony FX
- Interviews
- Event filming
- Drone
- Camera operation
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Animator
2D or 3D animation for stories and products.
- Create 2D or 3D animation from scripts and storyboards.
- Design motion that serves the message.
- Work with illustrators, sound and editors.
- Deliver files in the required formats.
- JuniorWorks on well-defined tasks with regular review; learns the tools and the domain.
- MidOwns features or deliverables end to end; asks for help on complex trade-offs.
- SeniorLeads complex work, makes trade-offs, reviews others and mentors.
- LeadSets direction for a team or a domain, plans the work and grows people.
- PrincipalShapes practice across teams and long-term choices; trusted advisor to leadership.
- Product launch video
- Interview series for a fintech brand
- Explainer animation
- Podcast production, 10 episodes
- Fixed-price missionA defined deliverable, split into milestones; FreelanX holds the funds and releases each approved milestone.
- Day or hourly rateOngoing or uncertain scope, with a budget cap and regular milestones.
- Employee through FreelanX EORA long-term role abroad: FreelanX EOR is the legal employer, from $499 per employee per month.
- How do you go from a script to an animatic?
- How do you keep motion consistent with a brand?
- Which tools do you use and why?
Median day rate in USD of the profiles of this role on FreelanX, by seniority, computed in your browser from the directory.
[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
2D or 3D animation for stories and products. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- Create 2D or 3D animation from scripts and storyboards.
- Design motion that serves the message.
- Work with illustrators, sound and editors.
- Deliver files in the required formats.
- 2D animation
- 3D animation
- Toon Boom
- Blender
- Character animation
- Storyboarding
- Maya
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
7 more Video, Audio & Animation roles
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Explainers, interface motion and logo animation.
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Explainers, interface motion and logo animation. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- After Effects
- Motion graphics
- Cinema 4D
- Explainer videos
- Logo animation
- Lottie
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Recorded voice for videos, ads and e-learning.
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Recorded voice for videos, ads and e-learning. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Voice-over
- Narration
- E-learning voice
- Commercial voice
- Home studio
- Character voices
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Sound effects, mixing and audio identity.
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Sound effects, mixing and audio identity. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Sound design
- Pro Tools
- Ableton Live
- Mixing
- Foley
- Audio branding
- Wwise
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Recording, editing and publishing of podcasts.
Customise it in the generator[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Recording, editing and publishing of podcasts. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Podcast production
- Audio editing
- Adobe Audition
- Show notes
- Interview prep
- Publishing
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Subtitles and captions, timed to the video.
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Subtitles and captions, timed to the video. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Subtitling
- Captioning
- SRT
- Aegisub
- Accessibility
- Transcription
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Colour grading for a consistent look.
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Colour grading for a consistent look. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Colour grading
- DaVinci Resolve
- HDR
- LUTs
- Baselight
- Look development
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Visual effects and compositing.
Customise it in the generator[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Visual effects and compositing. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Compositing
- Nuke
- Houdini
- After Effects
- Rotoscoping
- Tracking
- Matte painting
- Adobe Certified Professional in Video
- Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Storyboarding, Final Cut Pro, Audio
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
Send a short note on a similar piece of work, with a link if you can share it, and your availability.
Questions about these roles
What does a video editor do?
Editing, pacing and finishing of videos. Edit footage into clear, engaging videos. Add graphics, captions, music and sound design.
What does a videographer do?
Filming of interviews, events and products. Plan shoots with the brief and the shot list. Film interviews, products and events.
What does an animator do?
2D or 3D animation for stories and products. Create 2D or 3D animation from scripts and storyboards. Design motion that serves the message.
Which other Video, Audio & Animation roles can I hire on FreelanX?
Motion designer, Voice-over artist, Sound designer, Podcast producer, Subtitler, Colourist, VFX artist. Browse the profiles on the Video, Audio & Animation category page.
Where do the day rates come from?
From the profiles of each role on FreelanX: the page computes the median day rate by seniority in your browser. Rates depend on country, experience and the mission; they are a starting point for your budget, not a quote.
Is it free?
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