Video Ediitor

Location: Knysna
Work model: In-office (with flexibility; open to hybrid and relocation after 3 months) Salary: R15 000 - R25 000 CTC

Why youd want to work here..

• Lucrative incentive structure (typically 2-3x monthly salary)
• Learning and development support
• Gym subsidy
• Relaxed collaborative environment with no egos
• Strong staff retention and a real focus on growth transparency and protecting a positive team
• The chance to live and work in one of South Africas most beautiful towns

About our client..
A growing independent creative agency with a presence in South Africa and the US is looking for a Mid-Level Video Editor to join their in-house production team. They do mostly digital-led integrated work across local and international clients with a strong focus on elevating their creative and design output. This is a great opportunity to own both the editing and footage archive workflows in a busy supportive agency environment.

What the job involves..

• Editing video content for digital social media advertising and marketing campaigns
• Taking projects from rough cut through to final delivery based on creative briefs and feedback
• Managing footage ingest folder structures file naming media organisation backups and project archiving
• Maintaining a clean reliable footage archive so past projects source media and deliverables can be found quickly
• Supporting the wider production workflow by keeping media systems organised and consistent
• Preparing project files exports proxies and assets for review delivery and long-term storage
• Collaborating with the creative strategy design and production teams
• Applying feedback efficiently while maintaining strong attention to detail
• Assisting with basic colour correction audio cleanup and formatting for different platforms where required

What you need to be considered..

• 3-5 years professional video editing experience in an agency production company freelance or in-house content environment
• Strong proficiency in at least one industry-standard NLE such as DaVinci Resolve Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro
• A solid understanding of digital and social-first video content
• Strong media management skills including footage ingest project organisation archiving backups and asset handling
• The ability to work independently and manage multiple edits at different stages of production
• Good editorial instincts pacing storytelling ability and attention to detail
• A reliable organised working style with clean project file habits
• Good communication skills and the ability to collaborate with a wider creative team
• A showreel or portfolio link must be included in your CV showcasing edited video work across digital social or brand content. No reel no response
• Willingness to work full-time from the Knysna office

Bonus points if you..

• Have strong experience with DaVinci Resolve
• Have experience managing or improving a footage/archive system
• Have basic After Effects or motion graphics skills
• Have basic colour grading experience
• Have basic audio cleanup and mixing skills
• Have experience editing for paid media social campaigns brand films reels YouTube or corporate content
• Understand export settings codecs aspect ratios platform deliverables and versioning