Short-Form Video Editor

Short Form Video Editor EDGENIE · SOCIAL MEDIALocation  Dubai — office-basedType  Full-timeReports to  Innovation & Growth Manager, working day-to-day with our Content Producer and the CEOAbout EdGenieEdGenie is one of the UK's fastest-growing A-Level support platforms, helping students achieve A/A*s through examiner-led teaching, live masterclasses and 24/7 feedback. We teach eight subjects, we back our results with a grade guarantee, and we're scaling fast.Our content already reaches a serious audience. We're hiring to raise the quality bar on every second of it.Where We Are15M+   views across our social accounts in the last six months~1,500   students on the platform9 x social accounts60k  combined followers across TikTokThe RoleThis is an editing role first, with a camera in your hand second.You'll be the person who turns raw footage into content people actually finish watching — short-form for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, and long-form for YouTube. You'll also be capturing a constant stream of behind-the-scenes footage as you go.Strategy and the content calendar sit with our Content Producer. Your job is craft and output: the cut, the pacing, the hook, the packaging, and the volume to sustain it.That said, we don't want a pair of hands. If you spot something worth filming, film it. If you think a hook is weak, say so.What You'll OwnShort-Form EditingRoughly 10-20  publish-ready short-form videos per week, with same-day turnaround on trend-driven piecesRetention engineering: hooks, pattern interrupts, pacing, payoffs. Driving Average View Duration and completion rateRepurposing masterclasses, webinars and podcast footage into short-form assetsSound design, subtitles, B-roll and light motion graphicsCutting hook and angle variants for paid social testingYouTube Long-FormSupport on 1–2 long-form videos per week: structured 8–20 minute pieces built from masterclass, podcast and talking-head footageMulticam editing and syncing across camera and audio sourcesLong-form retention craft — cold opens, chapter structure, cutting dead air, keeping a 15-minute video movingChapters, end screens, cards and description formattingReading YouTube Studio retention graphs and applying what they tell you to the next editCaptureConstant BTS capture — office, shoots, filming days, meetings, travel, events. If it's happening, it's on cameraShooting educator-led content: framing, lighting, clean audio (lavs, room sound, backups)Directing on the fly — getting a natural, usable take out of a teacher who isn't a performerSupporting filming days with shot lists and batching, so one session produces weeks of contentVertical-first shot discipline — safe zones, framing that survives platform UIPackagingHooks, titles, on-screen text and captionsThumbnails — treated as a package with the title, and testedTrend translation — adapting sounds, formats and memes to education without it feeling forcedPublishing natively to each platformKeeping footage, project files, templates and the B-roll library organised and retrievableYou'll Thrive If You Have2+ years editing short-form content for TikTok, Reels or YouTube Shorts, with a portfolio that proves itReal YouTube long-form experience — you can structure and pace a 15-minute video, not just cut clips out of oneShooter-editor experience — you're comfortable behind the camera, not only in the timelineExpert command of CapCut and at least one of Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final CutA demonstrable understanding of retention mechanics — you can explain why a video held attention, not just that it didStrong copywriting instincts for hooks, captions and on-screen textSpeed, reliability and the organisation to run short-form and long-form pipelines in parallelA feel for the UK A-Level audience — 16–18 year olds and their parents. Their references, humour and register are specific, and content that misreads them doesn't land. If you don't have it yet, show us you can learn it fastAwareness of music licensing and commercial-use rules — we can't be taking strikesBonus PointsMotion graphics (After Effects)Graphic design (Canva, Figma) for thumbnails and carouselsColour grading and audio repair on imperfect source footageYou've grown a YouTube channel or social account of your ownWhat Success Looks LikeFirst 30 days: shipping at cadence, brand style consistent across both formats, BTS capture becoming routine.First 90 days: measurable lift in Average View Duration on shorts and audience retention on YouTube, with a long-form pipeline running weekly without chasing.PracticalitiesDubai-basedWe supply core equipment; your own kit is welcomeFilming days occasionally run outside standard hoursStudents and minors appear in our content — you'll work within our consent and safeguarding processWhy Join EdGenieAn audience that already exists — 15M+ views in six months, and a clear mandate to grow itDirect access to the CEO, growth lead and academic teamClear line of sight from your work to student enrolments and revenueA young, ambitious team scaling a business that changes students' grades and university outcomesRoom to grow into Senior Editor or Brand Creative Lead as we scale