Motion & Video Editor

CreativeNest is the South African creative and production hub within the Serviceplan Group, working closely with teams and agencies across the international House of Communication network.

We are looking for a Motion & Video Editor to join our growing team in South Africa. This role is for an experienced editor with a strong creative eye, excellent storytelling skills and a very high level of technical expertise in Adobe Premiere Pro .

This is a 360° editing and motion role , working across integrated campaigns and a broad range of channels and formats — from campaign films, branded content and digital assets to social content, trailers, cutdowns, internal communications and other moving-image executions.

Video editing is at the heart of this role. Advanced Adobe Premiere Pro skills are essential.

Strong motion design skills are a significant advantage , particularly the ability to work confidently in Adobe After Effects and enhance edits through animation, typography, transitions and graphic elements.

Your Role

As a Motion & Video Editor, you will transform footage, campaign materials and creative concepts into compelling moving-image content across a wide variety of platforms and touchpoints.

You will work closely with Art Directors, Copywriters, Motion Designers, Producers and Project Managers in South Africa, as well as with our international Serviceplan teams.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Editing high-quality video content across 360° campaigns and communication channels
• Working on campaign films, branded content, digital assets, social content, trailers, teasers, cutdowns and internal communications
• Taking ownership of edits from raw footage and supplied assets through to final delivery
• Translating creative concepts and storyboards into strong moving-image executions
• Using editing, pacing, music, sound and visual storytelling to strengthen creative ideas
• Creating different versions, lengths and adaptations of master assets for multiple channels and markets
• Working confidently across formats including 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and other campaign-specific specifications
• Creating and integrating motion graphics, animated typography, transitions, supers, end cards and other graphic elements
• Using After Effects and motion design skills to elevate edits and create more engaging moving-image executions
• Collaborating with creative teams to find the strongest possible edit rather than simply executing a predefined sequence
• Managing feedback, revisions and multiple versions efficiently while maintaining a consistently high creative standard
• Ensuring technically accurate exports, file management and final deliveries
• Working across several projects simultaneously in a fast-paced agency and production environment

Adobe Premiere Pro – Core Requirement

Adobe Premiere Pro is the primary tool for this role and advanced proficiency is essential.

We are looking for someone who is highly confident working independently in Premiere Pro and understands professional editing workflows beyond basic cutting.

This includes:

• Advanced timeline editing and sequence management
• Strong understanding of codecs, formats, frame rates and resolutions
• Multi-format and multi-version editing
• Audio editing, mixing and syncing
• Colour correction and basic grading workflows
• Efficient media organisation and project management
• Working with proxies and larger source files
• Preparing projects for collaboration and handover
• Managing complex edits with multiple video, audio and graphic layers
• Exporting and delivering assets according to different technical specifications
• Efficient workflows between Premiere Pro and After Effects

Motion Design

While editing remains the primary focus of the role, strong motion design capabilities would be highly valuable .

Ideally, you are comfortable using Adobe After Effects to complement and enhance your edits.

This could include:

• Motion graphics and animated typography
• Logo and brand animations
• Transitions and graphic treatments
• Animated supers, titles and end cards
• Basic compositing and visual effects
• Bringing static design assets to life through animation
• Creating additional motion elements when existing footage alone is not enough
• Working seamlessly between Premiere Pro and After Effects

The ability to combine strong editing with motion design will be a major advantage for this position.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong professional experience in video editing
• Advanced Adobe Premiere Pro skills – this is essential
• Good to strong Adobe After Effects and motion design capabilities
• Excellent understanding of editing, timing, pacing and visual storytelling
• Experience working across different types of content and communication channels
• Strong understanding of integrated and multi-channel campaign production
• A strong eye for composition, typography and design
• Good understanding of sound design, music and the role audio plays in storytelling
• Ability to work with both raw footage and existing campaign assets
• Confidence adapting master assets into multiple formats, durations and specifications
• Ability to work within established brand guidelines while maintaining creative quality
• Comfortable working collaboratively with creative, production and project management teams
• Organised, proactive and able to manage several deadlines simultaneously
• Ability to take creative ownership and contribute ideas rather than purely execute briefs

Experience within an advertising agency, creative studio, production company or integrated content environment is highly advantageous.

Experience with AI-supported creative and production tools is a plus. CreativeNest is actively exploring how AI can support editing, motion and production workflows, and we are looking for people who are curious about new technologies and ways of working.

Additional capabilities in colour grading, sound design, compositing, animation or broader Adobe Creative Cloud applications would also be beneficial.

About CreativeNest

CreativeNest is part of the Serviceplan Group , one of Europe’s largest independent agency groups.

Based in South Africa and connected to Serviceplan’s international agency network, CreativeNest brings together creative, design, digital, motion, production and technology capabilities.

Our teams work across markets, disciplines and channels, combining international agency standards with a highly skilled South African talent base.