[Hiring] Senior Video Editor / Creative Production Lead @Remote Recruitment

Role Description

This is not a standard video editing position. We are seeking a senior-level video editor and creative production professional who can manage the full content workflow—from receiving raw footage through to delivering approved advertising assets.

• Responsible for running an efficient, high-volume content pipeline while maintaining strong creative and technical standards.
• Confident in making appropriate creative decisions within an agreed brief without requiring constant direction or micromanagement.
• Clear progression opportunity, with expectations to eventually oversee and manage a team of additional video editors.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete production workflow from raw footage intake through to final client-approved delivery.
• Edit high volumes of paid advertising content, typically producing between 20 and 50 creative assets from each shoot.
• Deliver completed content within turnaround periods of approximately seven to ten days.
• Make confident creative and technical decisions while working within the client brief and brand guidelines.
• Manage review, amendment and approval cycles through Frame.io.
• Interpret timestamped client feedback and implement amendments accurately and efficiently.
• Organise, manage and archive footage and completed assets within Google Drive.
• Review and improve standard operating procedures, editing processes and production workflows.
• Identify opportunities to increase production capacity and reduce turnaround times.
• Use artificial intelligence tools for auto-clipping, transcription, content organisation and batch processing.
• Maintain consistency across multiple formats, platforms, campaigns and client accounts.
• Work with footage captured on a range of equipment, from smartphones to professional camera systems.
• Provide recommendations on shoot-day capture requirements to improve the efficiency of the editing process.
• Support the recruitment, training and management of junior editors as the production team grows.

Qualifications

• Strong professional video editing experience within a creative agency, advertising agency or production house.
• Proven experience working in a high-volume, fast-turnaround production environment.
• Demonstrable experience editing paid advertising content rather than primarily long-form, documentary or narrative content.
• Experience producing multiple variations of advertising assets from a single shoot.
• Ability to manage approximately 20 to 50 creative assets within a seven-to-ten-day turnaround period.
• Strong understanding of performance-focused content for platforms such as Meta, Google and YouTube.
• Proficiency using Frame.io for reviews, amendments, timestamped feedback and approvals.
• Strong Google Drive file management and content-archiving skills.
• Experience using artificial intelligence tools to improve editing and production efficiency.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines and client requirements.
• A systems-focused mindset with an understanding that an efficient production pipeline is central to successful delivery.
• Ability to work independently, solve problems and take initiative without waiting for detailed instructions.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain quality across a large volume of content.
• Comfortable working with footage of varying quality, from smartphone recordings to footage captured using high-end professional equipment.
• Reliable internet connection and a suitable remote working environment in South Africa.

Advantageous Experience

• Previous experience managing, mentoring or quality-checking the work of junior video editors.
• Experience working in a performance marketing or paid social agency.
• Knowledge of Meta Ads, Google Ads and YouTube advertising formats.
• Experience using Notion to manage production workflows, briefs, tasks or standard operating procedures.
• Experience designing or improving workflow automations.
• Ability to advise production teams on how footage should be captured to improve editing efficiency.
• Understanding of platform-specific video requirements, including aspect ratios, hooks, captions, pacing and creative variations.
• Experience managing creative testing variations for paid advertising campaigns.

Technology and Platforms

• Frame.io
• Google Drive
• Notion
• Artificial intelligence-assisted editing and transcription tools
• The choice of professional video editing software is flexible, provided the candidate can deliver work efficiently and to the required standard.

Career Progression

• Opportunity to progress into a creative production leadership role as the agency continues to grow.
• Managing additional video editors.
• Allocating and reviewing editing work.
• Maintaining quality-control standards.
• Training junior team members.
• Improving production processes and automations.
• Increasing the agency’s overall creative delivery capacity.