Social Short Form - Editor

Team5pm; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

SAMY X is seeking a Mid-level Short Form Video Editor to shape stories and collaborate with global creatives. You will cut footage, sharpen scripts, and bring fresh ideas from current social trends.

You will work with generative AI and automation to enhance workflows, contributing to episodes across TikTok, Snapchat, META, and YouTube. Join a bold, curious team pushing creative boundaries.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of video editing experience in social platforms (TikTok, Snapchat, META, YouTube).
• Ability to translate scripts into social-first videos and stay ahead of trends.
• Experience with editing and sound editing; strong sense for what keeps audiences watching.

Responsibilities

• Edit short-form video content for all social platforms (TikTok, Snapchat, META, YouTube).
• Inspire creatives to elevate scripts and videos with fresh ideas.
• Stay on top of current trends and bring them into the work.
• Explore generative AI tools and automations and help teammates learn them.
• Take ownership from first cut to final delivery and collaborate with global teams.
• Contribute social knowledge and support long-form YouTube content.

Skills

Video editing

Social platforms

Storytelling

Creative collaboration

English fluency

Generative AI interest

Team collaboration

Proactiveness

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

CapCut

Job description

At SAMY X team5pm We make audiences understandable, we make brands social & we make messages unskippable!

We’re curious by nature, bold in our thinking, and always exploring what’s next. From powerful storytelling to emerging social trends, generative AI, and new creative technologies, we’re passionate about pushing boundaries and turning ideas into work that makes people stop, watch, engage, and act.

And we’re always looking for creative minds who want to help us shape what comes next.

As our Short form Video Editor, you’ll be a key creative voice on the team. You won’t just cut footage and create timelines. You’ll help shape the story. You’ll work closely with our creatives to sharpen scripts and concepts, and bring in fresh ideas from the latest social trends. You’ll also help the team get more out of generative AI and automation!

What you bring

• 3+ years of video editing experience, in the social space of Tik Tok, Snapchat, META and YouTube.
• Preferably have your own social content account on any of the platforms mentioned in the previous point.
• You know how to get more views and likes, but without being just a trend copycat
• Knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro and Capcut
• A lot of experience in editing and sound editing
• You know how to translate a social script to a social first video
• A strong sense for what’s trending and what keeps audiences watching
• Genuine interest in generative AI and automation, and enthusiasm for sharing what you learn
• An assertive, proactive attitude: you speak up, take initiative and raise the bar
• Confidence in your skills, and the energy to lift the team around you
• Fluent written and spoken English - a bonus would be Dutch and/or German
• Comfortable communicating with people from different countries and cultures
• A curious mindset and an eagerness to keep learning

Main Responsibilities

• Edit compelling short form video content for all social platforms (read: TikTok, Snapchat, META & YouTube)
• Challenge and inspire (social)creatives to take scripts and videos to the next level
• Stay on top of current trends in short-form video and bring them into our work
• Explore generative AI tools and AI automations, and help teammates learn them
• Take initiative and ownership of projects from first cut to final delivery
• Collaborate with colleagues, clients and partners around the world
• improvements for the wider organization.
• Extra dedication on social knowledge and longform youtube content

If you’re driven by data, motivated by results, we’d love to meet you!

• Experience level: Mid