Video Editor

Maker Lab Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 33,480 - 66,960; Full time

Job summary

Maker Lab Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a Video Editor for a major tourism and leisure brand. You will own the post-production workflow, from reviewing scripts and raw footage to final delivery for social platforms, including shooting when needed.

The role demands a self-starter attitude and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will craft engaging narratives with Premiere Pro and After Effects, apply colour grading, sound design, and motion graphics to deliver

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional video content creation for top brands.
• Proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro & After Effects.
• Ability to shoot social video content when needed.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end video production workflow from footage to publishing.
• Oversee editing to ensure engaging, paced social content.
• Create motion graphics and visual effects using After Effects.
• Ensure brand guidelines are applied across content.
• Stay updated on trends and propose new ideas.

Skills

Video editing

Storytelling

Self-starter

Deadline-driven

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Camera operation

Job description

Grounded in a talent-centric mindset, Maker Lab is a marketing agency designed to build decentralised technology-led agency teams, rooted in collaboration with clients from the ground up. Maker Lab’s cross-functional teams of multidisciplinary specialists are embedded into client teams across digital marketing competencies — from measurement & analytics to content production.

Job Summary

As a Video Editor, you will be responsible for bringing the client's stories to life through compelling video content for a major brand within the tourism and leisure industry. Your work will be instrumental in crafting and curating high-impact videos that delight, inform, and inspire audiences across social platforms. It's imperative to be a self-starter with a can-do attitude who can navigate a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

This role requires a high degree of proficiency in video editing and post-production, including using After Effects for dynamic animations and visual enhancements. You will own the entire post-production workflow, from reviewing raw footage and scripts to managing final delivery specifications for publishing. The combination of your technical editing mastery, creative storytelling capability, and ability to meet tight deadlines is key to what we're looking for.

Role

• Video Production Ownership: Own the entire process and production of video content, from receiving scripts and reviewing raw footage to final editing, colour grading, and exporting for publishing. It is essential that, for coverage reasons, the video editor must be able to shoot and possess strong, technically sound filming capabilities, primarily in social video content creation.
• Editing & Post-Production: Oversee the quality and progress of all video editing, ensuring that content is engaging, properly paced, and visually polished for maximum impact on social media.
• Motion & Effects: Create dynamic and compelling visual effects, transitions, and animations, leveraging expertise in Adobe After Effects to enhance video features and formats.
• Optimisation & Specifications: Monitor the quality of audio and video engineering and ensure all outgoing video content is accurately specced and optimised for the various social platforms it is published on.
• Creative Input: Review scripts and briefs, providing creative input and translating concepts into a full-fledged video timeline or storyboard to ensure alignment with the initial vision.
• Brand Guardianship: Ensure the client’s brand guidelines and tone of voice are followed closely and remain consistent across all video content.
• Trend & Innovation: Stay on top of global and local editing and visual trends, proactively sharing these insights to help the team experiment and develop new innovative ways of telling the client’s brand story.

You

• 3+ years of professional experience creating high-quality video content for top brands, preferably with a mix of in-house and agency production experience.
• Expert proficiency in using specific editing software packages, including Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.
• Proven ability to create engaging, conversational, and culturally resonant editorial narratives through the medium of video.
• Strong understanding of motion graphics principles, sound design, and basic colour grading/treatment.
• Highly motivated, energetic, and a self-starter with a track record of strong performance and commitment to problem-solving under tight deadlines.
• Experience in collaborating with creative teams, production partners, and clients to improve workflow and post-production efficiencies.
• Exceptional verbal and written English communications and presentation skills

Contract Type: Freelance Engagement (Fixed-term)