Senior Video Editor
Job Summary
Chef Dr. Abang Brian is seeking a full-time Video Editor to produce engaging social-first content for his personal brand and The Hungry Immigrant platform. The role involves editing both short-form and long-form content, including podcasts, cooking demos, and storytelling pieces. The ideal candidate excels in turning raw footage into emotional and shareable content tailored for social media.
Responsibilities
- Edit short-form and long-form video content
- Create social media assets and thumbnails
- Manage footage, color correction, and sound design
- Support on-site recording and occasional travel
Required Skills
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro/DaVinci Resolve/CapCut
- Strong social media trend and platform knowledge
- Experience with podcast and interview editing
- Basic graphic design and camera operation skills
Job Details
Key Responsibilities:
- Edit short-form videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and LinkedIn.
- Edit long-form podcast episodes, interviews, YouTube videos, event recordings, and brand content.
- Pull strong clips from raw footage, including emotional, funny, educational, and viral moments.
- Create subtitles, hooks, captions, title cards, lower thirds, thumbnails, and simple graphics.
- Edit cooking demos, recipe videos, restaurant visits, podcast clips, behind-the-scenes footage, and event recaps.
- Format videos for different platforms, including vertical, square, and horizontal edits.
- Support basic color correction, audio cleanup, music selection, and sound design.
- Organize footage, project files, exports, and brand assets.
- Occasionally travel for shoots, live events, podcast recordings, brand collaborations, and on-site content capture.
- Support on-site recording when needed, including basic camera, audio, and lighting setup.
Requirements:
- Strong experience with video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, or similar.
- Experience editing short-form social media videos.
- Strong understanding of pacing, hooks, subtitles, music, and social media trends.
- Comfortable editing podcast footage, interviews, food content, events, and creator-led content.
- Basic understanding of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn video formats.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
- Good communication skills and openness to feedback.
- Experience with podcast clips, documentary-style interviews, food, culture, travel, or lifestyle content.
- Basic graphic design skills using Canva, Photoshop, or similar tools.
- Experience creating thumbnails and social media covers.
- Basic knowledge of camera operation, lighting, audio setup, and interview recording.
- Familiarity with Frame.io, Google Drive, Dropbox, or similar collaboration tools.