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Video Editor

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We're looking for a sharp, social-savvy Video Editor who knows how to make content stand out with the right cuts, pacing, and creative flair. You'll transform ideas into videos that feel fresh, engaging, and tailor-made for digital audiences. From snappy Instagram edits to episodic YouTube content and campaign-driven videos, you'll have the skills to craft work that hooks viewers in the first few seconds and keeps them watching.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create Creative Cuts, dynamic pacing, and B-rolls that keep content engaging.
  • Design and Animate Assets with motion design principles to elevate storytelling.
  • Perform Rotoscoping and Motion Tracking to seamlessly integrate assets into live footage.
  • Execute Background Replacements for clean, professional outputs.
  • Deliver impactful Typography and Kinetic Text animations to emphasize key ideas.
  • Enhance edits with the right SFX and music for polished, immersive experiences.
  • Edit across formats ad campaigns, podcasts, micro-content, episodic series adapting style to suit the platform (Instagram, YouTube etc.).
  • Ensure smooth transitions, crisp audio, and scroll-stopping visuals while staying true to brand tone and narrative flow.
  • Optimize content for different aspect ratios (9:16, 1:1, 16:9) and platform-specific formats.
  • Apply basic color grading and correction for visual consistency and polish.
  • Keep up with trending edits, transitions, and formats that resonate on social.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in editing tools like Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or similar.
  • Strong grasp of motion graphics, visual storytelling, and social-first editing.
  • Sharp understanding of storytelling for short attention spans knowing how to hook in the first 35 seconds.
  • Strong eye for detail, pacing, composition, and color.
  • Familiarity with platform-native editing styles (jump cuts, split screens, meme edits, etc.).
  • Proficiency with AI-enabled editing tools like CapCut, Veed, or Descript to streamline workflows and create platform-native content.
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaborate in a fast-moving, creative environment.
  • A portfolio showcasing versatility in editing styles, motion graphics, and digital-first content.

Bonus Points if you have

  • Experience creating episodic content or series formats (especially for YouTube or social creators).
  • Experience with automotive content
  • Background in branded content or ad campaigns.
  • Familiarity with podcast editing or multi-cam workflows.
  • Understanding of how analytics and audience retention tie back to editing choices.
  • Light skills in 2D/3D animation for extra polish.

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