Video Editor (App)

PINKVILLA; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinkvilla is seeking a Video Editor who can transform raw footage into engaging digital videos for YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms. You will shape cuts, pacing, and storytelling across short-form and long-form content, with a keen eye for entertainment trends and platform-specific formats.

Collaborate with producers, anchors, and social teams to deliver high-quality visuals, motion graphics, captions and sound, while delivering on tight timelines and maintaining Pinkvilla's

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of video editing experience in digital media or entertainment.
• Proficient with Premiere Pro; After Effects and Photoshop knowledge.
• Strong storytelling, pacing, and visual composition.

Responsibilities

• Edit short-form and long-form videos for digital and social media platforms.
• Edit interviews, celebrity content, entertainment stories, features, shows and original video formats.
• Create Reels, Shorts and other vertical formats.
• Ensure storytelling, pacing, transitions and continuity.
• Select footage, music, graphics, sound effects and visuals.
• Maintain consistency with Pinkvilla's content standards and deliver on deadlines.

Skills

Storytelling

Pacing

Creativity

Deadline-driven

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Job description

About Pinkvilla

Pinkvilla is India's leading entertainment and lifestyle content platform, reaching over 50 million users monthly across web, mobile, and social media. Backed by Flipkart, Pinkvilla covers Bollywood, television, regional cinema, Hollywood and Korean entertainment, and produces marquee properties such as the Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards. As part of the Flipkart Group, Pinkvilla is building a structured internal go-to-market to make its media, content, and event properties available to Flipkart's own business units as a marketing and brand-building resource.

About the Role

We are looking for a Video Editor who can transform raw footage, interviews, shoots and creative assets into engaging, high-quality digital videos. The role will involve editing both short-form and long-form content for platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and other digital video platforms. The ideal candidate should have a strong sense of storytelling, pacing, visual aesthetics and platform-specific content formats, along with a keen understanding of entertainment and digital trends.

Key Responsibilities

Video Editing

• Edit short-form and long-form videos for digital and social media platforms.
• Edit interviews, celebrity content, entertainment stories, features, shows and original video formats.
• Create engaging Reels, Shorts and other vertical video formats.
• Ensure strong storytelling, pacing, transitions and visual continuity.
• Select appropriate footage, music, graphics, sound effects and supporting visuals.

Social-First Content

• Create platform-specific edits optimised for YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and other relevant platforms.
• Adapt long-form content into multiple short-form and social-first assets.
• Understand audience behaviour, trends and content formats across platforms.
• Create attention-grabbing openings and edits that encourage viewer retention.
• Work with producers, anchors, content teams and social media teams to understand creative requirements.
• Add motion graphics, titles, lower thirds, captions, transitions and other visual elements.
• Perform basic colour correction, audio enhancement and sound mixing.
• Maintain consistency in visual quality and Pinkvilla's content standards.
• Ensure videos are delivered within agreed timelines.

Content & Trend Awareness

• Stay updated with social media trends, Identify editing styles, formats and techniques that can improve audience engagement.
• Experiment with new editing approaches, formats and storytelling techniques.
• Work closely with Producers, Anchors, Content, Social Media and Design teams.
• Take ownership of projects from raw footage to final delivery.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and deadlines.
• Incorporate feedback quickly and effectively.

Key Requirements

• 3-6 years of experience in video editing, preferably in digital media, entertainment, OTT, YouTube or social media.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Working knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop and/or other editing and motion graphics tools.
• Strong understanding of short-form and long-form video editing.
• Good understanding of social media video formats and aspect ratios.
• Strong sense of storytelling, pacing, music and visual composition.
• Ability to work with raw footage and create compelling narratives.
• Good understanding of audio, colour correction and basic post-production.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.