Video Editor Sports, Short and Long Form Content
Company: CricTracker
Location: Bengaluru (Work From Office)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Joining: Immediate (Preferably before IPL season)
Shift: Rotational
Week Off: 5 days off per month (rotational)
Role Overview
CricTracker is looking for fast, creative, and sports-savvy Video Editors who can produce high-impact short-form sports content for digital platforms.
The ideal candidate should have experience editing short-form sports videos, highlights, reels, and social media content with quick turnaround times, particularly during live matches and tournaments.
This role requires strong storytelling, quick editing ability, social-media-first thinking, and the ability to work in a fast-paced sports news environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Edit cricket highlights, match moments, analysis clips, and sports news videos.
- Create short-form content (1560 seconds) for platforms like Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook.
- Ensure videos have strong hooks within the first 3 seconds to maximize viewer retention.
- Add captions, transitions, motion graphics, and sound effects to enhance engagement.
- Optimize videos for multiple aspect ratios (9:16, 16:9, 1:1) across digital platforms.
- Convert long-form videos into multiple short-form clips for social media distribution.
- Maintain fast turnaround times during live matches, breaking news, and tournaments (IPL, ICC events).
- Collaborate closely with the content, social media, and graphics teams to maintain brand consistency.
- Maintain organized project files and media libraries for efficient editing workflows.
Experience
- 14 years of video editing experience.
- Freshers with strong short-form editing portfolios may also apply.
Why Join CricTracker
- Opportunity to work with one of the leading cricket media platforms.
- Be part of high-impact content during major tournaments like IPL and ICC events.
- Work in a fast-growing digital sports media environment.
Qualifications
Required Skills
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Working knowledge of After Effects or DaVinci Resolve.
- Strong experience editing short-form vertical videos.
- Understanding of video pacing, storytelling, and audience retention.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and high-volume publishing cycles.
- Basic understanding of cricket and sports content formats.
- Preferred Skills (Industry Trend Skills)
- Experience with AI video tools.
- Familiarity with CapCut for fast short-form edits.
- Ability to create animated text overlays and motion graphics.
- Understanding of social media algorithms and viral video formats.
- Experience working with sports highlights, news clips, or live event coverage.
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