CONTENT SPECIALIST - Video & Motion

Empire Recruitment Ltd; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Empire Recruitment Ltd is seeking a creative and fast-moving video producer/editor in Gauteng, South Africa. You will develop campaigns, social-first content and executive clips, while shooting and editing across events and internal communications.

You will manage lighting, sound and framing, curate assets, adapt content for LinkedIn and YouTube, and collaborate with marketing and design teams to ensure brand-aligned, high-impact outputs.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Film, Multimedia, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Motion Design, Marketing, or Communications.
• 3–5 years' experience in video production, editing, or digital content creation.
• Employee benefits or insurance industry experience is essential.
• Strong portfolio showing video editing, motion graphics, animation, social-first content.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality video content for campaigns, social media, events, internal communications and executive thought leadership.
• Create engaging motion graphics, animations, reels, short-form videos and social-first content.
• Shoot, edit and repurpose long-form content into impactful clips, teasers and platform-specific assets.
• Support podcast production, including recording, editing, clipping and creating publishing-ready content.
• Package executive content for platforms such as LinkedIn and YouTube.
• Capture content at internal and external events, including highlight reels and social media assets.
• Work with Marketing, PR, Social Media, Events and Design teams to bring campaigns to life.
• Ensure content aligns with brand standards and messaging.
• Manage lighting, sound, framing and camera setup.
• Maintain organised content libraries, working files and final assets.

Skills

Video production

Video editing

Motion graphics

Social-first content

Content repurposing

Brand alignment

Storyboarding

Education

Film, Multimedia, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Motion Design, Marketing, Communications

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

CapCut

Canva

Job description

What you\'ll be doing

• Produce high-quality video content for campaigns, social media, events, internal communications and executive thought leadership.
• Create engaging motion graphics, animations, reels, short-form videos and social-first content.
• Shoot, edit and repurpose long-form content into impactful clips, teasers and platform-specific assets.
• Support podcast production, including recording, editing, clipping and creating publishing-ready content.
• Package executive and leadership content for platforms such as LinkedIn and YouTube.
• Capture and produce content at internal and external events, including highlight reels, recap videos and social media assets.
• Work closely with Marketing, PR, Social Media, Events and Design teams to bring campaigns and activations to life.
• Ensure all content is aligned with brand standards, commercial messaging and the intended audience.
• Manage the technical elements of production, including basic lighting, sound, framing and camera setup.
• Maintain organised content libraries, working files and final assets.

What we\'re looking for

• Relevant qualification in Film, Multimedia, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Motion Design, Marketing, Communications or a related field.
• 3–5 years' experience in video production, editing, multimedia content or digital content creation.
• Employee benefits or insurance industry experience is essential.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating video editing, motion graphics, animation, social-first and event content.
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, CapCut, Canva or similar platforms.
• Experience with podcast, event and executive content production will be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of social-first content and how to adapt content for different platforms.

The person we\'re looking for

You're creative, practical and fast-moving, with exceptional visual judgement and a passion for producing quality content. You can work independently from a brief, manage deadlines and remain calm when priorities change.

You’re organised, detail-oriented and commercially minded, with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams while maintaining high standards.