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Video Editor, Animator
Location
South Africa
Posted
27 days ago
Salary
R250K - R450K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Video Editor, Animator
No Sweat → Work
• High-volume short-form editing for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. • Strong creative decisions in storytelling, pacing, structure, music selection, and sound design. • Text overlays, captions, kinetic typography, and motion graphics in edits. • Grading all content to a consistent, premium look.
Job Requirements
- A portfolio that demonstrates premium brand sensibility.
- Proven at converting performance briefs into paid variants.
- Colour grading as craft, not correction.
- Frame.io proficient, fluent in structured feedback rounds.
- Solid motion graphics in After Effects.
- A genuine ear for music and sound design.
- Fast and organised at high volume.
- An active golfer.
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