Short-Form Video Editor
Job Summary
Sashimi Asia is seeking a trend-savvy Short-Form Video Editor to create high-performing, platform-native content for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. You will own the full production cycle, from concept and filming to final editing, ensuring all outputs are on-brand and engagement-driven. The ideal candidate is a proactive creative who stays ahead of viral trends and manages multiple client projects efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Produce platform-native videos for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Reels.
- Manage the full production cycle from creative brief to final edit.
- Stay updated on viral trends, audio, and platform-native techniques.
- Collaborate with strategists and designers on cohesive campaign content.
- Maintain production equipment and studio organization.
Required Skills
- 1-3 years experience in video editing or content production.
- Proficiency in CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
- Strong understanding of short-form storytelling and viral trends.
- Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication in English and/or Bahasa Malaysia.
- Experience with AI tools for production efficiency.
Job Details
Primary Responsibilities
- Deliver polished, platform-ready short-form videos: Consistently produce on-trend, on-brand videos for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Reels that meet client creative direction, drive engagement, and require minimal revision on first submission.
- Own the full production cycle from brief to publish: Ensure every project is delivered end-to-end with zero gaps, from a well-structured pre-production plan and an efficient shoot, to a final edit that is approved on time and to brief. Productions should run smoothly whether executed independently or as part of a team.
- Keep content visibly on-trend: Proactively bring new ideas, viral formats, sounds, and platform-native techniques to the team, ensuring our clients' content never feels dated and is consistently among the first to adopt emerging trends relevant to their brand.
- Build a track record of reliable, quality output: Establish yourself as a dependable contributor, delivering work that meets quality standards, respects deadlines, and reflects the ability to manage multiple client projects simultaneously without compromising on output.
Secondary Responsibilities
- Turn briefs into strong creative concepts: Translate client and internal briefs into clear, platform-appropriate video concepts that the team can execute confidently and that clients find easy to approve.
- Contribute to a cohesive creative output across campaigns: Collaborate effectively with designers and social media strategists so that video content is always cohesive with the broader campaign direction and creatively consistent across all touchpoints.
- Ensure studio and equipment readiness at all times: Maintain a well-organised production environment so that shoots can be executed efficiently without delays caused by equipment or logistical issues.
- Support photography needs when required: Assist in photography shoots where needed to supplement video deliverables.
Requirements
- 1–3 years of experience in video editing, content production, or a related agency or creative environment.
- Demonstrated short-form video content for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or Reels (portfolio required).
- Proficient in CapCut, TikTok-native editing tools, and/or Meta Edits.
- Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
- Strong grasp of platform-native formats, trending audio, caption styles, and engagement-driven storytelling.
- Well-versed in local and international popular culture, viral trends, and the current entertainment landscape.
- Communicates effectively in English and/or Bahasa Malaysia.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects under tight timelines.
- Flexible, agile, and proactive in adapting to evolving client and platform needs.
- Embraces and actively explores AI tools to improve content ideation, scripting, and production efficiency.
- Photography skills (product, lifestyle, or event) are a bonus.