Remote Video Editor: Viral Shorts & Template Architect

DrBalcony; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 245,000 - 899,000; Full time

Job summary

DrBalcony is seeking an experienced video editor to produce high-volume, platform-tailored short-form content. You will cut hero videos and create reusable templates to enable rapid publishing across channels.

You will own pacing, motion, captions, and platform-specific cuts while building automation and presets to scale outputs. Proficiency in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, and CapCut Pro is required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years editing short-form video with proven viral output; include links and view counts.
• Expert in at least one professional suite (Premiere/DaVinci/AE) plus CapCut Pro.
• Motion graphics and sound design capability, not just cuts.
• Demonstrated systems thinking; built template/preset libraries before.
• Fluent with AI editing tooling and opinions on value for money.
• You can explain why a cut retained attention, not just that it looks good.

Responsibilities

• Cut hero content to a high standard that competes with full-time creators.
• Build and maintain the template library for self-serve variants.
• Own pacing, cuts, sound design, captions, and platform-native edits.
• Version hero concepts across aspect ratios and caption styles per platform.
• Automate tasks like batch captioning and auto-reframe where possible.
• Maintain asset organization and provide data on time usage to inform briefs.

Skills

Video editing

Motion graphics

Sound design

AI editing tooling

Template libraries

Tools

Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

After Effects

CapCut Pro

Job description

DrBalcony is seeking an experienced video editor to produce high-volume, platform-tailored short-form content. You will cut hero videos and create reusable templates to enable rapid publishing across channels.

You will own pacing, motion, captions, and platform-specific cuts while building automation and presets to scale outputs. Proficiency in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, and CapCut Pro is required.