Motion Editor

Department: Creative / Production

Reporting To: Head of Post Production

Contract Type: Full-time / Permanent

3 months FTC

Role Overview

We are looking for a Motion Editor to join the creative team of a global jewellery brand. This role suits someone with a sharp eye for pacing, structure, and storytelling, who is also comfortable adding titles, transitions, and light motion graphics to elevate a cut. You'll work closely with the Head of Post Production and wider creative team to deliver polished, on-brand video content across a variety of campaigns, platforms, and formats.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit and assemble footage from rough cut through to final delivery
• Build titles, lower thirds, and light motion graphics calling on more advanced animation tools for involved animation
• Work from creative briefs, scripts, and reference edits to produce on-brand, high-quality cuts
• Colour correct and grade footage to a broadcast-ready standard, or prepare timelines for hand-off to a specialist grader
• Source, sync, and mix music, voiceover, and sound effects to support the edit
• Manage multiple versions and cutdowns of assets across formats and aspect ratios (broadcast, social, digital, etc.)
• Maintain organised project files and adhere to studio naming and folder conventions
• Collaborate with motion designers, CGI artists, and producers to ensure a smooth handover of assets and consistent visual quality
• Troubleshoot technical issues within editing projects, including codecs, rendering, and export problems
• Take on feedback from Creative Directors and stakeholders, iterating quickly and accurately
• Keep up to date with new tools, plugins, and techniques within editing and motion graphics

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Video/Motion Editor, ideally within a production, post-production, luxury, fashion, jewellery, or creative studio environment
• Strong proficiency in professional video editing software, including experience with multicam, proxy workflows, colour tools, and professional post-production workflows
• Working knowledge of motion graphics and animation software for titling and light motion graphics
• Solid understanding of pacing, structure, and storytelling in the edit
• Working knowledge of professional creative and post-production tools
• Comfortable with basic audio mixing and sound design
• Strong showreel demonstrating editing range across formats and genres
• Good communication skills and ability to take direction from Creative Directors and Producers
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines simultaneously