Remote Short-Form Video Editor — Live Events & Festivals

Talent Shore Ltd.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 167,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Shore Ltd. is seeking a Remote Short-Form Video Editor for TikTok and Instagram Reels. You will edit high-energy event and festival footage into fast-paced social content, focusing on hooks, pacing and trending formats. Strong CapCut, Premiere Pro and After Effects skills are essential.

Experience with motion graphics, UGC-style content and agency environments is highly valued. This role requires delivering multiple videos per day with tight deadlines and a strong creative eye.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional short-form video editing for social media.
• Strong experience creating content for TikTok and Instagram Reels.
• Experience editing fast-paced, engaging social media content.
• Event, festival, live entertainment or nightlife content experience is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of TikTok/Instagram trends, formats and music.
• Proficient in CapCut, Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Experience with motion graphics and animation.
• Agency experience is desirable with multiple daily videos.
• Strong hooks, pacing, storytelling and transitions.
• Ability to create both branded and UGC content.
• Solid portfolio of short-form social video edits.

Responsibilities

• Edit engaging TikTok and Instagram Reels from event and live footage.
• Create fast-paced, energetic short-form social content.
• Edit to capture atmosphere and excitement of festivals and live events.
• Keep up with TikTok/Instagram trends and music.
• Create strong hooks and engaging edits for quick attention.
• Use music, SFX, transitions, captions and motion graphics.
• Deliver both polished branded content and authentic UGC-style videos.
• Repurpose longer-form footage into multiple short pieces.
• Bring ideas to editing process rather than following a brief.
• Collaborate with creative and marketing teams.

Skills

2+ years experience

TikTok & Reels

fast-paced editing

trends & hooks

CapCut

Premiere Pro

After Effects

motion graphics

agency experience

portfolio

Tools

CapCut

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Job description

Talent Shore Ltd. is seeking a Remote Short-Form Video Editor for TikTok and Instagram Reels. You will edit high-energy event and festival footage into fast-paced social content, focusing on hooks, pacing and trending formats. Strong CapCut, Premiere Pro and After Effects skills are essential.

Experience with motion graphics, UGC-style content and agency environments is highly valued. This role requires delivering multiple videos per day with tight deadlines and a strong creative eye.