Lead Editor & Asset Library Lead — Arabic/AI-native

F Technologies LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dubai project exposure

AI-native workflow

Job summary

F-Technologies in Dubai is seeking a seasoned video editor to own the official track, editing from archive footage and building a well-organised asset library for fast retrieval.

You will deliver same-day or 48-hour edits across platforms, log assets with detailed metadata, and apply Arabic subtitles and typography to a high standard. AI transcription and NDA compliance are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional video editing, ideally with archive, documentary, news or official content.
• Expert in Premiere Pro and After Effects; DaVinci Resolve for colour; clean audio mixing.
• Strong photo skills: restoration, upscaling and cleanup (Photoshop and AI upscalers).
• Experience organising large media libraries (a DAM, Frame.io, Adobe Bridge or similar).
• Understanding of copyright and usage rights for footage, photos and music.
• Hands-on use of AI tools for transcription, captions, rough cuts and upscaling.
• Proven same-day delivery under pressure; discretion and comfort with NDAs and approval steps.

Responsibilities

• Edit official videos from archive footage and photos: occasions, events, speeches, visits and national days.
• Deliver same-day or 48-hour edits on the calendar, plus 10+ platform versions from each master.
• Plan each official piece 2–4 weeks ahead with templates ready.
• Set Arabic titles, lower thirds and subtitles to the team's Arabic typography standard.
• Gather footage and photos from approved sources: the public figure's office, official news and government channels, official accounts and our own productions.
• Log every asset with source, date, event, people, location and usage rights.
• Use AI to transcribe Arabic speech and tag faces, events and places so any clip can be found in seconds.
• Never use an online photo or clip until its source and permission are confirmed.
• Build a monthly "best moments" selects reel to feed breakthrough ideas.
• Own project templates, file naming, the approved-finals archive and the music and licence register.
• Coordinate freelance editors on peak days.

Skills

Video editing expertise

Arabic language fluency

Time management under deadlines

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

DaVinci Resolve

Photoshop

Frame.io

Adobe Bridge

Job description

F-Technologies in Dubai is seeking a seasoned video editor to own the official track, editing from archive footage and building a well-organised asset library for fast retrieval.

You will deliver same-day or 48-hour edits across platforms, log assets with detailed metadata, and apply Arabic subtitles and typography to a high standard. AI transcription and NDA compliance are essential.