Finishing Editor, Scout Studios

Charlotte · USD 85,000-105,000 / year · 5+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 20, 2026

At a glance

Scout Studios is looking for a Finishing Editor with a highly developed visual eye and an obsession with the final 20% to own the finishing stage of visual work across video and photo.
This role will work closely with cross-functional team members to establish and maintain the visual finish of Scout storytelling across episodic films, campaigns, product storytelling, social content, photography, events, and other brand work.

Own color grading and visual finishing across Scout Studios' premium video content.
Develop a recognizable, consistent visual language across Scout's growing body of film and content.
Collaborate with creative teams from pre-production onward to establish capture, color, and finishing approaches.
Conform projects from editorial and prepare timelines for final finishing.
Perform color correction, creative grading, shot matching, cleanup, stabilization, reframing, and other finishing work.
Handle or coordinate final sound design, mix, graphics, VFX, and finishing requirements.
Perform beauty work, cleanup, compositing, and visual retouching where appropriate.
Support photographic color, retouching, and finishing needs across campaign and editorial imagery when needed.
Ensure consistency across footage captured on different cameras, formats, locations, and production environments.
Build and maintain color-management workflows, LUTs, project standards, presets, and finishing pipelines.

5+ years of professional color, finishing, post-production, or editorial experience.
A strong portfolio demonstrating sophisticated color grading and finishing work.
Expert knowledge of DaVinci Resolve and modern color-management workflows.
Understanding of professional cinema-camera workflows, codecs, RAW formats, log workflows, and color science.
Experience conforming projects from major NLEs.
Working proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro and the broader Adobe Creative Cloud ecosystem.
Strong editorial instincts and the ability to independently edit select projects.
Understanding of sound design, mixing, graphics, VFX, mastering, and delivery workflows.
Strong file-management and organizational habits.
Minimum of High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required for all roles at Scout Motors, Inc.

Experience finishing automotive, outdoor, lifestyle, documentary, fashion, or premium commercial work.
Experience working with ARRI, RED, Sony Cinema Line, and other professional cinema systems.
Photography retouching experience.
After Effects, Flame, Fusion, or comparable compositing/VFX experience.
Sound-design or audio-post experience.
Experience developing LUTs and show looks with cinematographers.
Understanding of HDR finishing and emerging display standards.
Experience helping establish an internal post-production or finishing pipeline.

Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
401(k) program with an employer match and immediate vesting
20 days planned PTO, as accrued
40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events.
Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.
Occasional travel to productions may be required to collaborate with cinematographers and directors, establish workflows, manage on-set color, or support major Scout Studios projects.
Domestic travel required, approximately 5-10% of the time.
This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.