Editor

50 Sport; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working hours

23 days holiday

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellness day

Your birthday off

Agency Christmas close down

Sabbatical after 5 years

Job summary

50 Sport in London seeks a senior Editor to craft stories at the intersection of sport, entertainment and social culture. You will shape content for premium brands, collaborate with Creative Directors, Motion Designers and Social teams, and drive narrative across hero films, social edits and documentary-style stories.

You bring expert editorial storytelling, mastery of pacing, platform-native social edits and advanced Premiere Pro skills.

Qualifications

• Expertise in editorial storytelling
• Ability to craft narrative through pacing, structure and emotion
• Capable of hero film, social edit, and documentary-style storytelling

Responsibilities

• Craft edits across brand campaigns, social content, and premium branded content.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Motion Designers and Social teams to shape ideas.
• Create standout social edits using platform-native techniques and bold pacing.
• Deliver content across social, digital, broadcast and campaign environments.
• Shape narrative and rhythm to heighten emotion and energy.
• Work with Motion, Sound and Design to ensure cohesive storytelling.

Skills

Editorial storytelling

Pacing and structure

Social editing techniques

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Job description

50 Sport is The Sports Entertainment Agency.

We build and grow social communities, deliver entertainment-led creative campaigns, and drive sponsorship value - connecting fans, brands and rights holders across the world of sport. We unite sport, entertainment and culture through industry-leading creativity, social media, strategy and performance, partnering with global sports organisations, leading motorsport teams, international tournaments and some of the most recognised brands in sport.

About the role:

We are looking to strengthen our Studio Team with an Editor who understands how to craft stories at the intersection of sport, entertainment and social culture. This role sits at the heart of our creative output, shaping content for some of the world's most premium sports brands.

Sport gives us the moment.

Editing gives it meaning.

At 50 Sport, editing is where sport becomes entertainment.

We believe the cutting room is where raw sporting energy is transformed into story, spectacle and culture. Through pace, rhythm, emotion and craft, our editors shape the moments that people remember.

This role is for you if you:

Are an expert in editorial storytelling

• You understand how to craft narrative through pacing, structure and emotion.
• You can cut a hero film, a social edit, or a documentary-style story with equal confidence.

Understand the intersection of Sport & Entertainment

• You instinctively know how to amplify the spectacle, drama and emotion of sport through editorial craft.

Have deep knowledge of social editing techniques

• You understand how content lives in the feed - from punchy social edits and platform-native formats to bold visual transitions, pacing and rhythm that stop the scroll. Have exceptional taste and editorial instinct
• You know when to push a moment harder, when to strip things back, and when to surprise the viewer.

Are fluent in modern editing tools and workflows

• Advanced knowledge of Premiere Pro is essential. Experience with After Effects, sound design and colour workflows are highly valued.

Are collaborative and creative

• You enjoy working closely with Creative Directors, Motion Designers, Producers and Social teams to shape ideas and elevate the final output. You may even have some of these skills yourself.

Are organised and calm under pressure

• You can manage multiple projects, respond to feedback constructively and maintain quality in fast-paced production environments.

Live and breathe sport

• You understand the drama, culture and storytelling power of sport and how it resonates with global fan communities.

Care deeply about craft

• Sound design, rhythm, pacing and transitions matter to you. You know the difference between a good edit and a great one.

Are hungry to work on the biggest brands in sport

• From global rights holders to world-famous teams and sponsors, our work lives on some of the biggest stages in sport.

Job responsibilities:

• Craft compelling edits across brand campaigns, social content, documentary storytelling and premium branded content.

Bring creative ideas to life through editing

• Collaborate with creative teams to shape the tone, pace and storytelling of projects from rough cut, through to final delivery.

Create standout social edit

• Apply platform-native techniques, fast pacing and bold editorial approaches that elevate our content in crowded feeds.

Work across multiple formats and outputs

• Deliver work across social, digital, broadcast and campaign environments.

Shape narrative and rhythm

• Help define the storytelling arc of projects through editorial decisions that heighten emotion, tension and energy.

Collaborate with Motion, Sound and Design team

• Work closely with motion designers and sound specialists to ensure editorial, graphics and sound design combine into one seamless piece of storytelling.
• Maintain best-in-class standards and constantly push for distinctive, powerful and culturally relevant work.

Stay ahead of editorial culture

• Track emerging editing techniques, social formats and storytelling trends across sport, entertainment and digital culture.
• Hybrid working with flexible working hours
• 23days holiday (+ additional 1 day for each year of service capped at 5)
• Private health insurance
• EmployeeAssistance Programme
• 1 xpaid Wellness Day
• Yourbirthday off
• Agency Christmas close down
• Paid4-week sabbatical after 5 years' service
• Training and development budget
• Enhancedfamily leave policies
• Referral awards
• Onsite gym
• Regular company socials

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

We do not discriminate based upon the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know.

Please note due to a high volume of applicants, we may not be able to reply to everyone.