Remote Senior Video Editor — DaVinci Resolve Pro

CoHo; Wes-Kaap; Remote; ZAR 680,000 - 1,587,000; Full time

Job summary

Coho is seeking a highly skilled Senior Video Editor to turn raw footage into polished, engaging work. You will lead edits from concept to final delivery, mentoring other editors and collaborating with the wider creative team.

The role emphasizes pacing, storytelling, colour grading, and sound design, with the use of AI tools to improve workflows. Remote work across EU time zones is welcome.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional video editing experience.
• Advanced experience with DaVinci Resolve.
• A strong portfolio or reel demonstrating commercial editing work.
• Strong skills in video editing, storytelling and pacing.
• Experience with colour grading.
• A good understanding of sound design.
• Experience integrating AI into creative or post-production workflows.
• The ability to work independently and take ownership of an edit.
• Experience mentoring or leading other editors.

Responsibilities

• Editing high-quality commercial video content from raw footage to final delivery.
• Working primarily in DaVinci Resolve.
• Bringing strong storytelling, pacing and visual judgement to every edit.
• Working with colour grading and sound design as an integrated part of the edit.
• Using AI tools and workflows where they can improve the creative or production process.
• Collaborating closely with the wider creative and production team.
• Giving constructive feedback to other editors and helping raise the overall quality of the team's work.
• Managing multiple projects while maintaining a consistently high creative standard.

Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

Coho is seeking a highly skilled Senior Video Editor to turn raw footage into polished, engaging work. You will lead edits from concept to final delivery, mentoring other editors and collaborating with the wider creative team.

The role emphasizes pacing, storytelling, colour grading, and sound design, with the use of AI tools to improve workflows. Remote work across EU time zones is welcome.