Application Guide

How to Apply for Graphic Designer/Video Editor

at Budderfly

🏢 About Budderfly

Budderfly is a fast-growing, private equity-backed energy management company that helps small and medium-sized businesses reduce their carbon footprint without upfront costs. Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for five years and featured in Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2025, Budderfly offers a mission-driven environment where your creative work directly contributes to sustainability and environmental impact.

About This Role

As a Graphic Designer/Video Editor, you'll be the creative force behind Budderfly's brand, producing engaging visuals for digital, print, and video channels. Your work will support brand awareness, sales enablement, and storytelling, helping to communicate the company's innovative energy solutions to a wide audience. This role is pivotal in making complex sustainability concepts accessible and compelling.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might start with checking in with the Director of Brand Marketing to prioritize projects, then diving into designing social media graphics or editing a customer testimonial video. You'll collaborate with the marketing team via Slack and Zoom, ensuring all visuals align with the brand and support ongoing campaigns. Afternoons might involve iterating on designs based on feedback, preparing assets for email campaigns, or brainstorming new creative concepts for upcoming product launches.

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🎯 Who Budderfly Is Looking For

  • A versatile creative with a strong portfolio showcasing both graphic design and video editing skills, with proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects).
  • A storyteller who can translate technical energy-saving concepts into clear, visually appealing narratives for different audiences (e.g., restaurant chains, assisted living facilities).
  • A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, remote work environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously with tight deadlines.
  • A brand steward who understands how to maintain consistency across various platforms while also pushing creative boundaries to elevate the brand.

📝 Tips for Applying to Budderfly

1

Tailor your portfolio to include examples of work for B2B companies or sustainability-related projects, and highlight any video content that explains complex topics simply.

2

In your resume, quantify the impact of your design work (e.g., increased engagement by X%, produced Y videos per month) to show you understand business goals.

3

Research Budderfly's brand voice and visual style, and mention in your cover letter how you can enhance it while staying true to their mission.

4

Since it's a remote role, emphasize your experience with remote collaboration tools (e.g., Slack, Zoom, Asana) and your ability to manage time independently.

5

Showcase any experience with motion graphics or animation, as those skills are often in high demand for video editors in marketing roles.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your passion for sustainability and how you want to use your design skills to contribute to reducing carbon emissions.', 'Your versatility and ability to handle both design and video editing, with examples of projects that required both.', 'How you can translate complex energy-saving concepts into compelling visual stories that resonate with small business owners.', 'Your experience working in a fast-paced, growing company and your ability to adapt to evolving brand needs.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Understand Budderfly's business model: how they provide energy solutions with zero upfront costs and their focus on small to medium-sized enterprises.
  • → Review their website and social media to get a sense of their current visual identity, tone, and messaging.
  • → Look up recent news or press releases about Budderfly, such as their Time Magazine recognition, to reference in your application or interview.
  • → Check out their blog or case studies to see how they communicate with their target audience (e.g., restaurants, assisted living) and identify gaps in their visual content.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you approach creating a video that explains Budderfly's energy management outsourcing model to a restaurant chain owner?
2 Can you walk us through a project where you had to balance creative vision with strict brand guidelines? How did you ensure consistency?
3 Tell us about a time you had to manage multiple design projects with competing deadlines. How did you prioritize?
4 What is your process for taking a complex topic and making it visually engaging for a non-technical audience?
5 How do you stay updated with design and video trends, and how would you apply that to keep Budderfly's brand fresh?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Submitting a generic portfolio that doesn't include video editing samples or doesn't align with corporate/B2B design.
  • Ignoring the company's sustainability mission in your application; it's central to their brand, so not addressing it may seem like a lack of interest.
  • Focusing only on aesthetics without demonstrating an understanding of how design drives business results and supports sales/marketing goals.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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