Freelance Video Editor

Employment Type: Freelance
Location: Remote
About The Creative Cubicle
The Creative Cubicle is a brand communication and design studio that helps businesses build distinctive, memorable, and meaningful identities. We bring together strategy, design, content, and storytelling to help brands communicate clearly and connect with the right audience.
We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented Video Editor who understands that good editing is not just about transitions; it is about storytelling, pacing, emotion, and creating content that keeps people watching.
Key Responsibilities
Edit short-form content for Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and other social media platforms
Edit long-form content such as YouTube videos, podcasts, interviews and brand films when required
Transform raw footage into polished, platform-ready videos
Create engaging edits using suitable cuts, transitions, captions, music, sound effects and visual elements
Understand and apply hooks, pacing and retention techniques while editing social media content
Add subtitles, text animations, graphics and motion elements
Create logo animations, branded intros and outros, and animated brand assets
Repurpose long-form content into multiple short-form videos
Adapt editing styles according to each client’s brand identity, audience and communication goals
Work closely with the creative, content and social media teams to understand project requirements
Contribute creative ideas, references and editing concepts
Manage multiple client projects while meeting agreed timelines
Incorporate feedback and complete revisions efficiently
Stay updated with current editing styles, platform trends, and content formats
What We’re Looking For
Strong video-editing and visual-storytelling skills
A good understanding of hooks, pacing and audience retention
A strong sense of timing, music, typography, composition and aesthetics
Understanding of Instagram, YouTube and other social media content formats
Ability to create both clean, professional edits and fast-paced social media content
Experience with logo animation and basic motion graphics
Ability to understand a creative brief and translate it into an effective visual output
Attention to detail and the ability to maintain brand consistency
Openness to feedback and willingness to experiment with new editing styles
Good communication, organisation, and time-management skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
Software Skills
Proficiency in one or more of the following:
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Effects
Final Cut Pro
DaVinci Resolve
CapCut or other comparable editing software
Proficiency in Adobe After Effects, motion graphics, and logo animation will be an added advantage.
Experience
Previous professional experience is preferred, but skills, creativity, and portfolio quality matter more than the number of years worked.
Freshers with a strong portfolio and a clear understanding of social media editing, storytelling, and visual communication are also welcome to apply.
To Apply
Please share:
Your résumé
Your portfolio
Links to three to five of your best-edited videos
Samples of logo animation or motion-graphics work, if available
Your current location
Your availability
Your typical turnaround time
Your expected compensation or rate card
We are looking for someone who can bring ideas to the table, understand the purpose and story behind a piece of content, and turn raw footage into something people genuinely want to watch.
For more information, contact: info@thecreativecubicle.org

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