Keen

Video Editor

Keen

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cape Town • South Africa

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Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Edit short-form videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and emerging platforms
  • Cut videos with strong hooks, clear story flow, and platform-appropriate pacing
  • Select and integrate trending sounds, music, and audio formats
  • Add captions, text overlays, emojis, transitions, graphic elements, and effects to enhance engagement and clarity****
  • Edit video ads for Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and other paid platforms
  • Produce multiple versions of the same concept for creative testing (hook swaps, cut-downs, pacing variations, CTA changes)
  • Apply feedback from performance results to continuously improve future edits****
  • Repurpose long-form or raw footage into short-form, platform-native clips
  • Take creative direction well and implement feedback efficiently, while proactively improving pacing, hooks, and visual storytelling
  • Collaborate with Creative, Growth, and Performance teams to deliver video assets aligned with brand voice and goals
  • Keep project files, exports, and versions well-organized using clear naming conventions to support fast iteration

Requirements

  • Experience: 1+ year of video editing experience (brand-side, agency, or freelance)
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in CapCut is required; familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro and/or After Effects is expected
  • Social Fluency: Strong experience editing short-form social video with a deep understanding of trends, sounds, and formats
  • Creative Approach: Strong sense of pacing, timing, and storytelling for social platforms; comfortable working with UGC and lo-fi footage**Workflow: Ability to work in fast iteration cycles and creative testing environments; detail-oriented and reliable
  • Availability: Willingness to overlap with U.S. hours for meetings****Bonus Points
  • Proficiency in motion graphics (After Effects or equivalent)
  • Experience with 3D rendering tools (Cinema 4D, Plasticity, etc.)****
Benefits
  • Flexibility: Hybrid work culture
  • Growth: Opportunity to create content for a fast-growing, culturally relevant global brand
  • Autonomy: Creative ownership with room to experiment and push ideas forward
  • Perks: Birthday leave and professional development budget
  • Team: Join a collaborative, high-performance creative team
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
video editingshort-form video editingcreative testingmotion graphics3D rendering
Soft Skills
creative directioncollaborationdetail-orientedreliablestrong storytelling