Remote Video Editor & Motion Designer - Part-Time

Scaled; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 201,000 - 279,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote from SA

3 days per week schedule

Job summary

Scaled in South Africa seeks a Video Editor & Motion Designer for social-first content. You will own edits for reels, shorts and campaigns, crafting motion graphics and branded assets for a UK-based client roster. The role is remote, part-time (3 days a week) with UK hours and strong emphasis on storytelling and visual polish.

You’ll collaborate with clients, manage multiple briefs, and shape the agency’s editing standards as the team grows. Strong portfolio and fast turnaround are essential.

Qualifications

• Standout portfolio showing editing, motion and design work.
• Excellent editing skills in Premiere Pro (DaVinci Resolve also considered).
• Strong motion design in After Effects.
• Solid Photoshop skills with good typography sense.
• 2+ years of professional editing and motion graphics experience.
• Deep understanding of social-first content and 9:16 formats.
• Ability to tell a story in short-form video with strong pacing.
• Organized and able to manage multiple briefs and deadlines.
• Confident communicating directly with clients; fluent English.
• Reliable internet and power backup for large footage work.

Responsibilities

• Edit short-form content for Reels, TikTok and Shorts.
• Build motion graphics and design assets; create branded transitions.
• Design graphics in Photoshop to support video content.
• Color grade footage to look polished and on-brand.
• Handle sound work, including music selection and mixing.
• Turn content around quickly while maintaining quality.
• Communicate directly with clients in shared channels.
• Keep footage, projects and assets well organized.

Skills

Standout portfolio

Social-first content

Storytelling in short-form

Pacing, music, typography

Highly organized

Proactive self-starter

Client communication

Excellent written and spoken English

Tools

Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

After Effects

Photoshop

Job description

Scaled in South Africa seeks a Video Editor & Motion Designer for social-first content. You will own edits for reels, shorts and campaigns, crafting motion graphics and branded assets for a UK-based client roster. The role is remote, part-time (3 days a week) with UK hours and strong emphasis on storytelling and visual polish.

You’ll collaborate with clients, manage multiple briefs, and shape the agency’s editing standards as the team grows. Strong portfolio and fast turnaround are essential.