Editor in Chief (Video) | Scoopwhoop

Katapult; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Based in Basvangudi, Bangalore, this Full Time, in-office role leads all video content for Scoopwhoop. As Editor in Chief you will set editorial and creative standards, manage a busy production calendar, and build a high‑performing video team across English and Hindi outputs.

You will shape tone and quality across formats from punchy social clips to longer interviews, supervise editors and freelancers, oversee budgets, and drive growth on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook while staying true to the

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of video editorial or production leadership experience.
• Experience leading a video team and multiple productions simultaneously.
• Strong sense of comedy, pop culture, and shareability.

Responsibilities

• Define the editorial and creative vision across all video formats.
• Lead the video team: editors, writers, and production staff; hire and mentor.
• Run production like clockwork: manage calendars, budgets, timelines, and vendors.
• Drive performance across platforms: optimize for YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.

Skills

Video editing

Leadership

Budget management

Multi-format output

Job description

Full Time, In-Office Role

Basvangudi, Bangalore

Experience: 8-12 years

Company: A Leading Integrated Digital Media Agency

We're an integrated digital-first media and marketing company, specialising in organic media, meme marketing, influencer partnerships, and content-led brand solutions, working at the intersection of culture, creators, and communities to help brands build cultural relevance and social-first growth.

This particular role is to lead all things video editing for Scoopwhoop.

Role Overview

This role sits within our entertainment and video content vertical, one of the most-watched youth entertainment brands in the country. The team behind it puts out everything from fast, punchy comedy and street-format videos to longer interview and documentary-style series, across YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, in both English and Hindi.

We're looking for an Editor in Chief to lead the video team and own the full range of that output. You'll set the editorial and creative bar, run a busy production calendar across multiple formats at once, and build the team that can keep up with it.

Why This Role Matters

This brand's video output is one of the most visible things we make, watched by millions every month. The Editor in Chief decides what that looks like: what gets greenlit, what gets cut, and how consistently the team can deliver it.

Key Responsibilities

Set the Editorial and Creative Vision

• Define the tone, quality bar, and creative direction across every video format we run
• Decide what gets made, what gets killed, and why
• Keep a sharp eye on culture and trends, and turn that into ideas fast enough to matter

Lead the Video Team

• Manage editors, writers, and production staff across multiple shows and formats
• Hire, mentor, and build out the team as the slate grows
• Review cuts and scripts, and give feedback that actually raises the bar

Run Production Like Clockwork

• Own the production calendar across fast-turnaround social content and longer-form series at the same time
• Manage budgets, timelines, and vendors or freelance crews
• Keep quality consistent even when the volume is high and the turnaround is short

Drive Performance Across Platforms

• Track how content performs across YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, and act on what you see
• Work with the social and growth teams to make sure formats are built for how each platform actually works
• Balance the trend-jacking, fast-turnaround content with the flagship shows that build the brand long-term

What We're Looking For

• 8-12 years in video content or editorial leadership, agency or digital media experience required
• A track record of managing a video team and multiple productions at once
• Range across fast, high-volume social video and longer-form interview or documentary-style content
• A sharp sense of comedy, pop culture, and what actually gets shared
• Comfortable working across English and Hindi content
• Experience managing production budgets, timelines, and external crews or freelancers

Bonus Points If You Have

• Background in Indian youth entertainment or digital-first media specifically
• Grown from editor or director into a leadership role, so you can still get hands-on when it counts

Soft Skills

• Decisive, especially when the clock is running
• Hands-on leader, not just a signer-off
• Genuinely funny, or at least knows funny when they see it
• Calm when the production calendar gets stacked
• Builds a team people actually want to work on

Experience & Background 8-12 years in video editorial or production leadership, ideally agency-side or at a digital media company, with a solid track record managing people and multiple concurrent productions.

Note This role may occasionally need evening or weekend flexibility around shoots, live events, or fast-turnaround trend content.