Creative Lead Editor

5PM YouTube Marketing Agency; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic creative agency is seeking a Creative Lead Editor to lead their editing teams in Cape Town and Amsterdam. The role involves ensuring creative quality, efficient workflows, and mentor ship across regions. Candidates should have a strong background in video editing, with at least five years of experience in leading creative teams. This position is focused on quality, systems, and team performance, offering a unique chance to shape the future of video content in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience leading or mentoring creative teams.
• Strong leadership and creative direction skills.
• Comfortable working across regions and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor editing teams in Cape Town and Amsterdam.
• Define and maintain best practices for post-production workflows.
• Provide creative direction and feedback to editors.

Skills

Strong background in video editing and post-production

Leading or mentoring creative teams

Cross-regional collaboration

Clear communicator

Operational discipline

Job description

About the Role

The Creative Lead Editor is responsible for leading Team5pm’s editing teams in Cape Town and Amsterdam, ensuring consistent creative quality, efficient workflows, and on-time delivery.

This role acts as the central point of leadership and alignment for all editors across both regions, working closely with Studio to ensure priorities are clear, deadlines are met, and output meets Team5pm’s creative standards.

Team Goal

The Post-Production team is responsible for delivering high-quality video content that meets client objectives, platform requirements, and Team5pm’s creative standards, on time and at scale.

What Success Looks Like

• Cape Town and Amsterdam editing teams operating as one aligned unit

• Clear, documented workflows that reduce friction and rework

• Consistent creative quality across regions and accounts

• Strong collaboration between Post-Production and the wider Studio team.

• Deadlines met without panic, heroics, or burnout.

Key Responsibilities

Creative & Operational Leadership

• Act as the primary link between the Cape Town and Amsterdam editing teams
• Define, implement, and maintain best practices for post-production workflows
• Co-create metrics to measure success on efficiency
• Ensure creative consistency and quality across all outputs and regions

Creative Direction & Quality Control

• Provide clear creative direction and feedback to editors
• Review work at key stages to ensure alignment with briefs, goals, and platforms
• Own and evolve Team5pm’s post-production standards and benchmarks

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and support editors across both regions
• Create clarity around ownership, accountability, and expectations
• Provide ongoing feedback, coaching, and development guidance

Studio Collaboration & Delivery

• Work closely with the Studio team to ensure smooth handovers and clear priorities
• Support Studio in maintaining delivery schedules and meeting deadlines
• Flag risks early and collaborate on solutions to protect quality and timelines

Meet Team5pm

We are a data-driven social agency focused on effectiveness. Since 2018, we’ve been developing creative content that resonates with target audiences and drives conversions. With deep platform-specific expertise powered by insights into consumer search and viewing behavior, we help brands generate attention, boost preference and achieve results on social media. From YouTube and TikTok content to digital-first commercials and influencer campaigns, we’ve got it all covered.

Operating out of Amsterdam, Stockholm, Cape Town, and Warsaw, we partner with an international network of clients that includes Prime Video, GAMMA, bol, and KPN. Our work has earned us recognition such as SAN Awards, ADCN Lamps, Effie Awards, The YouTube Works, The Webby Awards, The Global Search Awards, and The European Video Awards.

Core Competencies

• Leadership
• Creative Direction
• Editorial Quality & Standards
• Cross-Regional Collaboration
• Workflow & Process Optimisation
• People Development

What We’re Looking For

• Strong background in video editing and post-production
• Minimum five years Experience leading or mentoring creative teams
• Comfortable working across regions and time zones
• Able to balance creative leadership with operational discipline
• Clear communicator and steady decision-maker

What This Role Is Not

• Not a client-facing role
• Not a traffic or project management position
• Not a purely hands‑on editing role

This is a creative leadership role focused on quality, systems, and team performance.

Why Join team5pm?

At team5pm, we are building a global business — and a finance function designed to scale with it.

The finance context that was originally included in the description has been removed to focus on the Creative Lead Editor role.

Our team core values
It is no coincidence that our name starts with 'team'. We wouldn't be anywhere without you, our talented specialist. You are the backbone of everything we do. We want to help you become the best. And you can only be the best if you can be yourself. This means that we work based on these core values: