rrreefs

Senior Video Editor

rrreefs

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Philippines

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Salary

💰 $800 - $1,200 per month

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • We're seeking an experienced Senior Video Editor to join a US-based media company producing conservative, news-focused content on immigration, border security, crime, and national security.
  • This role focuses on cinematic long-form documentary content (10-45+ minutes) alongside short-form social clips cut from the same material for YouTube, X, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.
  • You'll work directly with producers on scripted, voiceover-driven narrative content, owning the edit from raw footage through to published asset across both formats.
  • The production team provides scripts, sourced footage, and clear briefs; you bring the storytelling instinct and technical craft to turn that material into finished, emotionally engaging content.
  • Delivering every assigned edit on or before deadline within two revision rounds, maintaining a cinematic and journalistic tone across both long-form and short-form output, and producing content that holds viewer attention through strong narrative structure, pacing, and platform-specific optimisation.

Requirements

  • Excellent spoken and written English with strong, proactive communication skills
  • 5+ years hands-on experience editing narrative, documentary, or long-form content
  • Expert-level proficiency in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve
  • Proven portfolio showcasing both long-form narrative work and short-form social clips
  • Strong instincts for pacing, hook structure, and emotional storytelling
  • Confident with audio mixing, colour correction, B-roll integration, sound design, and subtitle formatting
  • Understanding of platform-specific requirements (aspect ratios, opening seconds, caption styles) for Reels, Shorts, and TikTok
  • Ability to self-manage technical issues and file organisation via Google Drive or Dropbox
  • Availability for 60 hours per week, Monday to Saturday, with US daytime overlap
  • Responsiveness on Slack within 15-30 minutes during working hours
  • Fast and reliable internet connection; your own laptop or desktop suitable for the role; a quiet working environment; a good quality microphone or headset
Benefits
  • Compensation
  • $800-$1,200 USD per month, depending on experience and demonstrated output quality
  • Rate reviewed at 90 days based on deadline adherence, revision rates, brand consistency, and producer feedback
  • Top of band ($1,200) reserved for editors consistently delivering first-submission sign-off at 70%+ with zero missed deadlines
  • What's on Offer?
  • Direct engagement with an established US media company with a clear editorial voice
  • Craft-focused role with real ownership of the edit, not a support seat
  • Stable full-time income rather than project-based variability
  • Access to other job opportunities through the Reef network
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
video editingnarrative content editingdocumentary editinglong-form content editingshort-form content editingaudio mixingcolour correctionB-roll integrationsound designsubtitle formatting
Soft Skills
proactive communicationstorytelling instinctstrong narrative structurepacingemotional storytellingself-managementresponsiveness