Post Production Editor

SVEN - The Digital 1st Agency; Metro Manila; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work certification inPH

HMO and life insurance

In-house training programs

SCRUM/Agile practices

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

SVEN - The Digital 1st Agency is seeking a Master Editor / Post Production Supervisor to lead our Post Production Unit in a hybrid setup. You will guide editing, color, audio, and delivery workflows while steering the team toward excellence.

You will act as the senior technical authority, mentor editors, review projects, and drive improvements in workflows, quality standards, and delivery. This role combines leadership with hands-on post-production mastery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (equivalent industry experience considered).
• 5+ years of post-production experience, preferably in a leadership role such as Master Editor, Lead Editor, Post Production Supervisor, or Post Production Manager.
• Candidate must be willing to work on a hybrid setup.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical lead and escalation point for all post-production concerns.
• Provide expert guidance on editing, motion graphics, compositing, audio, finishing, color workflows, and delivery requirements.
• Review critical projects to ensure creative and technical excellence.
• Mentor editors, motion graphic artists, and post-production staff.
• Conduct skills assessments and identify development opportunities.
• Facilitate coaching sessions, peer reviews, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Recommend training programs and upskilling opportunities.
• Manage team capacity, assignments, timelines, and project priorities.
• Ensure workloads are distributed effectively across available resources.
• Identify bottlenecks, risks, and resource gaps before they impact delivery.
• Work closely with Department Heads to align manpower requirements with project demands.
• Audit the team's current strengths, weaknesses, and technical readiness.
• Develop long-term capability-building plans.
• Recommend improvements in workflows, project organization, review processes, file management, and delivery procedures.
• Evaluate and implement tools, plugins, AI-assisted workflows, and emerging technologies that improve productivity and quality.
• Establish and maintain post-production standards across all output.
• Provide guidance on storytelling, pacing, editing techniques, audio, graphics integration, and finishing quality.
• Promote best practices and continuous innovation within the team.
• Partner with Producers, Directors, Creatives, Accounts, and stakeholders to support project planning and execution.
• Provide realistic timelines, technical recommendations, and risk assessments.
• Ensure creative vision is executed effectively throughout post-production.

Skills

Leadership experience

Mentoring and coaching

Post-production expertise

Editing

Motion graphics

Color workflows

Delivery & mastering

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Multimedia Arts / Film / Digital Media / Advertising

Job description

AT A GLANCE

We are looking for a highly experienced Master Editor / Post Production Supervisor to lead and elevate our Post Production Unit. This role serves as the team's senior technical authority, mentor, and operational leader, responsible for strengthening post-production capabilities, improving workflows, ensuring quality standards, and optimizing team performance. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in video editing, motion graphics, post-production workflows, finishing, audio, and delivery processes, while also having strong leadership experience in coaching creative teams, managing workloads, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Digital Work Made Refreshing

Post Production Leadership

• Serve as the senior technical lead and escalation point for all post-production concerns.
• Provide expert guidance on editing, motion graphics, compositing, audio, finishing, color workflows, and delivery requirements.
• Review critical projects to ensure creative and technical excellence.

Team Development & Mentorship

• Mentor editors, motion graphic artists, and post-production staff.
• Conduct skills assessments and identify development opportunities.
• Facilitate coaching sessions, peer reviews, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Recommend training programs and upskilling opportunities.

Team & Resource Management

• Manage team capacity, assignments, timelines, and project priorities.
• Ensure workloads are distributed effectively across available resources.
• Identify bottlenecks, risks, and resource gaps before they impact delivery.
• Work closely with Department Heads to align manpower requirements with project demands.

Capability Building & Process Improvement

• Audit the team's current strengths, weaknesses, and technical readiness.
• Develop long-term capability-building plans.
• Recommend improvements in workflows, project organization, review processes, file management, and delivery procedures.
• Evaluate and implement tools, plugins, AI-assisted workflows, and emerging technologies that improve productivity and quality.

Creative & Quality Assurance

• Establish and maintain post-production standards across all output.
• Provide guidance on storytelling, pacing, editing techniques, audio, graphics integration, and finishing quality.
• Promote best practices and continuous innovation within the team.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Producers, Directors, Creatives, Accounts, and stakeholders to support project planning and execution.
• Provide realistic timelines, technical recommendations, and risk assessments.
• Ensure creative vision is executed effectively throughout post-production.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Multimedia Arts, Film, Digital Media, Advertising, or a related field; equivalent industry experience may be considered.
• At least 5+ years of post-production experience, preferably in a leadership role such as Master Editor, Lead Editor, Post Production Supervisor, or Post Production Manager.
• Candidate must be willing to work on a hybrid setup.

Post Production Expertise

• Offline & online editing
• Edit finishing
• Motion graphics
• Compositing
• Audio post-production
• Basic color workflow
• File management
• Delivery and mastering
• Ability to troubleshoot technical post-production issues and provide expert guidance.
• Strong creative judgment and quality control capabilities.
• Experienced in reviewing, approving, and ensuring premium-quality deliverables that meet client expectations and industry standards.

Benefits

• Digital Work Made Refreshing For You
• Digital isn't the easiest industry to be part of — it's always on and always evolving. The client pressure is real, but with the right support and programs in place, you'll know you've got it — and we gotchu too as part of one of only two agencies in the Philippines certified as a Great Place to Work.
• Best Support Fam
• Immerse in a supportive atmosphere with uplifting mentors and teams.
• Vibe with us through monthly employee programs and events.
• Get recognized for your hustle – we celebrate wins!
• Digital 1st Productivity
• Level up on efficiency through Digital 1st equipment, tools, and systems.
• Boost your skills with in-house learning programs and company-sponsored training,
• Stay agile by adhering to SCRUM and Agile methodologies and rituals.
• Fulfilling Breakthroughs
• Own your career path with regular appraisals and growth opportunities.
• Rotate through diverse projects, gaining exposure to different languages, frameworks, and platforms.
• Use your leaves in any way you like – for catching up, pursuing your passions, or contributing to the community.
• Stay healthy and secured with HMO and life insurance, plus all‑around support from different experts on mental health, nutrition, finances, and more.