Remote Senior Video Editor — Australian Hours

Employmate Limited; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 290,000 - 379,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance based bonuses

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative online team environment

Regular virtual team building

Job summary

Employmate Limited in South Africa seeks a talented Senior Video Editor to lead the post production workflow for advertising content. You will transform raw footage into polished, compelling narratives across social, digital and broadcast formats.

Working fully remotely, you will collaborate with a remote creative team, manage multiple projects to tight deadlines, and ensure high production standards while aligning with client briefs and brand guidelines.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of professional video editing experience, ideally within an advertising agency or production environment.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.
• Experience managing the complete post production process.
• Practical experience in colour grading and audio mixing.
• Solid understanding of lighting, audio capture and on location video production.
• Excellent storytelling instincts with a strong eye for composition, pacing and detail.
• Ability to work efficiently across multiple projects while maintaining consistently high standards.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a remote creative team.
• Must be based in South Africa and available to work Australian business hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead the post production process from initial rough cuts through to final delivery.
• Edit video footage into polished, engaging content that aligns with creative briefs and campaign objectives.
• Perform colour grading and audio mixing to ensure professional production quality.
• Adapt video content into different formats and aspect ratios for social media, digital platforms and broadcast.
• Maintain consistent quality across all video outputs.
• Apply strong storytelling techniques to create visually compelling content.
• Ensure final deliverables meet technical specifications and platform requirements.
• Collaborate with the creative team to understand campaign briefs and production objectives.
• Translate creative concepts into effective visual narratives.
• Contribute ideas during pre production planning and concept development.
• Maintain structured workflows to support efficient post production.
• Meet agreed deadlines without compromising quality.

Skills

Video editing

Storytelling

Remote collaboration

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Creative thinking

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Job description

Employmate Limited in South Africa seeks a talented Senior Video Editor to lead the post production workflow for advertising content. You will transform raw footage into polished, compelling narratives across social, digital and broadcast formats.

Working fully remotely, you will collaborate with a remote creative team, manage multiple projects to tight deadlines, and ensure high production standards while aligning with client briefs and brand guidelines.