Junior Video Editor

Role Overview

This position is for a Junior Video Editor at a performance creative agency that creates paid social content for consumer brands. The role centers on shaping short-form ad creative from existing briefs, scripts, and footage captured by creators.

You will partner with in-house creative strategists, account managers, and internal reviewers to transform raw material into polished deliverables that are ready for client review and testing. A strong sense of timing, flow, and overall video effectiveness is important, as the role calls for editing judgment that improves the final output.

The job is fast-moving and requires someone who can manage several briefs at once, work through feedback quickly, and maintain a high standard of execution while adapting to changing priorities.

Core Work

• Edit paid social videos using briefs, script documents, and creator-shot footage.
• Convert raw footage into finished edits suitable for internal review and client approval.
• Use Adobe Premiere Pro as the main editing platform.
• Apply editing fundamentals such as pacing, flow, and color correction/grading.
• Make thoughtful cuts and refinements that strengthen clarity and overall impact.
• Follow creative direction developed by in-house strategists.
• Accurately interpret scripts and project instructions.
• Work on one to two briefs at a time, depending on workload and capacity.
• Prepare work for review by account managers, leadership, and client-facing teams.
• Implement feedback quickly and precisely across multiple revision rounds.
• Manage versioning and exports for different client deliverables.
• Create variations from a single script, including multiple hook options.
• Support workflows where one script can lead to several approved video exports.
• Collaborate smoothly with strategists, account managers, and reviewers.
• Stay adaptable as internal processes change.
• Keep files well organized and maintain a dependable editing workflow.
• Deliver work quickly enough to support monthly retainer clients and ongoing creative testing cycles.

Requirements

• Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Strong grasp of editing fundamentals, including pacing, flow, and color grading.
• Ability to edit using briefs, scripts, and raw creator content as input.
• Comfort with receiving and applying several rounds of feedback.
• Capacity to work quickly in a fast-paced agency setting.
• High attention to detail and quality control.
• Good written communication skills in English.
• Preferred background in paid social or performance creative editing.
• Prior experience with consumer brands or agency clients is an advantage.
• Ability to make editorial choices that improve video performance.
• Familiarity with high-volume creative workflows involving multiple clients and ongoing testing is helpful.

Work Arrangement

The team is based in London and follows a hybrid schedule with 2 days per week in the office.

Application Note

Candidates are expected to submit a resume along with a portfolio or website. Applications without these materials will not be considered.