Video Editor and Motion Graphics Designer Business Cards

Video editors and motion graphics designers are the post-production artists who transform raw footage and graphics assets into the finished films, broadcast segments, social media content, corporate videos, and commercial spots that audiences see. In a highly visual, portfolio-driven field, your business card serves as a physical leave-behind at film festivals, production company pitches, post-production facility interviews, and creative networking events — pointing people to your reel.

What Video Editor and Motion Designer Cards Include

Your Software Expertise

Software mastery is the primary technical credential for editors and motion designers:

Editing suites:

• Adobe Premiere Pro — industry standard for film, TV, content, social
• Avid Media Composer — broadcast television, film, news standard
• Final Cut Pro — Apple ecosystem, especially documentary and indie film
• DaVinci Resolve — color grading, now full editing
• Baselight — high-end color grading
• Lightworks — independent film

Motion graphics / animation:

• Adobe After Effects — the primary motion graphics tool
• Cinema 4D (C4D) — 3D motion graphics, integrated with After Effects
• Motion — Apple's motion graphics tool
• Blender — open-source 3D and motion
• Houdini — VFX and simulation
• Nuke — compositing

Audio:

• Pro Tools — industry audio post standard
• Adobe Audition
• Logic Pro

Collaboration:

• Frame.io — video review and collaboration
• Evercast — real-time collaboration

Your Specialty

Video editing and motion design cover many specialties:

• Film and documentary editing — narrative structure, storytelling, interviews
• Broadcast / news editing — tight turnaround, live events
• Commercials — :15, :30, :60 spots; brand content
• Social media content — Reels, TikTok, YouTube, short-form
• Corporate video — training, internal communications, product demos
• Music videos
• Color grading — DaVinci Resolve colorist
• VFX / compositing — Nuke, After Effects
• Animated explainers — After Effects, C4D, Lottie
• Broadcast design / title design
• 3D motion graphics — C4D + AE pipeline

Your Guild or Union Status (if applicable)

• IATSE Local 700 (Motion Picture Editors Guild) — film and television editor union
• IATSE Local 839 (Animation Guild)

Your Rate and Availability

• "Available: freelance | On-call | Project-based"
• "Day rate: [range]"
• "Available for remote: nationwide"

Design for Video Editors / Motion Designers

Visual, Bold, Cinematic

Video editor / motion designer card design:

• The card MUST look like it was designed by someone with visual taste
• Cinematic or motion-inspired aesthetic
• Bold, striking design

Color palette:

• Black + gold or orange: cinematic film
• Dark navy + neon: motion graphics, broadcast
• White + striking accent: portfolio-piece clean

QR code: Link directly to your reel or portfolio. The reel is the only thing that matters — every card element should drive people to it.

Back of Card

1. "Video Editor | Colorist | Motion Graphics Designer | Post-production"
2. "Premiere Pro | Avid | Final Cut | DaVinci Resolve | After Effects | C4D"
3. "[Specialty: Film | Broadcast | Social | Commercial | Music video | Corporate]"
4. "IATSE 700 | Freelance | Day rate available | Remote"
5. "Reel: [QR code] | [email] | [IMDB Pro link]"

Checklist

• [ ] Primary editing suite (Premiere, Avid, Final Cut)
• [ ] Secondary tools (After Effects, C4D, DaVinci, Nuke)
• [ ] Motion graphics and animation tools
• [ ] Audio (Pro Tools, Audition)
• [ ] Specialty (film, broadcast, social, commercial)
• [ ] Guild membership (IATSE 700)
• [ ] Freelance rate/availability
• [ ] IMDb Pro link (for film editors)
• [ ] QR code to reel (MOST IMPORTANT)
• [ ] Visually striking card design