Job Description

Our client is an award-winning Australian wellness brand dedicated to making gut health simple, empowering, and stigma-free. They create educational and uplifting content designed to help their community feel confident and inspired to take control of their wellbeing.

They are now seeking to hire a Short-Form Social Media Video Editor to transform their extensive raw video library into engaging, high-retention content. This role is pivotal in driving their mission through scroll-stopping storytelling across Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Job Responsibilities:

Video Editing & Production

• Edit high-impact short-form and long-form videos for Instagram Reels, Stories, Facebook, and YouTube
• Repurpose existing long-form educational clips and product demos into fresh, platform-optimised content
• Review and cut raw footage, testimonials, and product videos from a comprehensive brand archive
• Create polished, high-retention edits that simplify complex health topics for a broad audience
• Develop product-focused video assets for the website, paid advertisements, and marketing campaigns
• Ensure all video outputs are compliant with brand guidelines and visual identity standards

Creative Strategy & Brand Alignment

• Maintain a warm, educational, and "cheeky-but-professional" brand voice in every edit
• Take creative initiative to ideate and produce content independently once onboarded
• Apply fast-paced, modern editing techniques to maintain high viewer retention
• Collaborate with the Brand Manager to understand evolving content strategies and visual trends
• Manage the delivery of consistent weekly output to meet marketing schedule requirements

Workflow & Communication

• Maintain organised project files and follow internal naming conventions
• Provide regular updates on project status and turnaround times
• Participate in creative discussions and feedback calls to refine the brand’s visual style
• Manage large file transfers, including downloading high-resolution raw footage and uploading final exports
• Proactively suggest ways to improve video performance through editing and pacing

Requirements

• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in short-form social media video editing
• Proven ability to create fast-paced, high-retention content for platforms like Instagram and YouTube
• Experience working with brand-driven content while maintaining a consistent visual identity
• High level of autonomy and the ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• Confident verbal and written English communication skills for internal collaboration
• High-performance hardware capable of handling heavy video projects (i7 processor and 16GB+ RAM)
• High-speed, stable internet connection for large file transfers (50 Mbps download / 20 Mbps upload)

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Passion for the wellness and gut health industry
• Experience with advanced motion graphics or colour grading
• Familiarity with YouTube-specific growth strategies and thumbnail-integrated editing

Benefits

• ​Permanent work-from-home set-up
• Dayshift (Australian business hours)
• Full-time job
• HMO
• Annual leave
• 13th-month pay
• With Government Mandated Benefits