Role: Expert Video Editor

Role Overview

We are seeking an expert video editor and storyteller to create short-form videos for our short-form channels across TikTok, Instagram Reels, Youtube Shorts, and Snapchat.

Role Deliverables

• Passionate about creating visually engaging stories.
• Understand how to create an engaging story with a fast-paced style that retains viewers,
• Constantly thinking about how to tell better stories and improve on past versions.
• Edit videos.
• Compile story recordings, photos, and videos and create an engaging video to specifications,
• Incorporate feedback on videos from team members,
• Write out all subtitles in an engaging style,
• Ensure the consistent high-quality output of content,
• Produce cutdowns of videos for additional platforms e.g. TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook, and Youtube Shorts where needed.
• Research.
• Support with video topic ideation,
• Deep dive into the relevant niche,
• Identify the best videos, photos, and other assets to use.
• Work with team members to establish and refine an engaging short-form content style.
• Ideate and develop an engaging video style,
• Conduct research into the shortform content space to understand what content styles and formats performs well.
• Collaborate with team member(s) to ideate the strategic direction for content created based on platform insights and video performance analytics.
• Regular refinement and innovation of content.
• Work hard to meet all deadlines.
• Work hard to deliver daily video content to a high standard.

Role Logistics

1. Remote working.
2. Salary: €1,400 – €1,800 per month.
3. Role start: Early to Mid June.

Skills and Experience

1. Excellent video editing skills and storyteller with experience in short-form content.
2. At least 4 years of video editing experience using software such as Adobe Premier, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or Davinci Resolve.
3. 2 years experience with motion graphics editing on Adobe After Effects.
4. Fluent in English.

Don’t Buy Media Team Qualities

1. Excellent communicator.
2. Innovator who finds new, engaging ways to visually tell stories.
3. Strong appetite for learning.

Interview stages.

1. Test: 1 minute video edit.
2. Second interview.
3. Potential Second Test.
4. Role offer.

About Us

Don’t Buy Media is a Gen Z media start-up. We build Gen Z community by Gen Z across Gen Z platforms for brands and ourselves. Visit dontbuymedia.com for more information.

Apply

If interested please send the following to [email protected] in English:

1. Subject your email: Video Editor Role Application
2. A sentence on why you’re the best fit for this role.
3. Provide links to the 4 videos listed below:
1. Favourite video you’ve created,
2. Most technical edit (using After Effects or animation),
3. Best performing short-form video,
4. Your best Snapchat video.
4. Your CV.