Middleweight / Established Video Editor (Hybrid Role)

Main Duties

A little bit about Make Mine…

• Founded in 2021, Make Mine is a social-first content production studio based in Central London.
• We are a challenger production company, identifying the problems with current content offerings and giving clients a new, fresh, more in-tune model to suit today’s content needs.
• We have great exposure to the London start-up ecosystem and have links to many larger brands. Some companies we work with are Vita Coco, Tangle Teezer, Candy Kittens, Surreal, Dash Water, JD Sports and many more…
• We’re a friendly, respectful, and passionate team who are excited about continuing the companies growth.

Job Description…

• Make Mine is on the hunt for a middleweight-level and above Video Editor focussed on social first content (branded content + paid ads) to help expand our small team to keep up with our continued growth and client demand. This position offers a unique opportunity to join our dynamic team early on, grow with the company, and develop your career. There will be a focus on editing but also some time on-set.

Your responsibilities will be…

• Editing a range of content from paid ads, to hero videos, to crowd funders (and much more).
• Organising and processing rushes/RAWs into an edit ready point.
• Helping run the production process. Take an active role pre-production, brainstorming, storyboarding, and planning shoots.
• Having input in creative conversations around briefs and brand.
• Contributing innovative ideas and techniques to enhance the visual quality and storytelling of assets.
• Assisting on content shoot days (with scope to shoot if this is attractive to you).
• To make sure that when assets go out to clients that everything looks and sounds amazing.
• To make clients feel that we have gone above and beyond what other production companies do, we need to show we really care.
• To keep up to date with current video trends to see what other brands/creators are doing.
• To be in the office 3-days a week (Hybrid Role).
• To use our systems and processes to make sure each project is carried out in a uniform way.

What to expect at Make Mine…

• We are a small core team (four in total when you come on board) with continued team growth matched with company growth.
• Every project we take on is growing not just in outputs and budgets but in creativity and exposure to bigger & better brands.
• We are a challenger production company, we do things differently and because of that we get to work with great, innovative brands.
• We are a supportive and collaborative team who develops close client relationships, we’re all in the together and help one-another.
• We are a young team all in our late 20s.
• We have an exciting, fun and fast-paced collaborative work environment.
• Hybrid role – A mixture of working out of our creative studio space in Central London, on location and from home.

Make Mine benefits…

• Salary £30-40K + performance bonuses depending on experience.
• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays.
• Regular team events and outings.
• Human approach to office dynamic, we’re here to support you in and out of work.
• Hybrid role, you will be based in the office 3 days a week.
• Company investment into staff development (learning opportunities)*
• Opportunity for flexitime. 9am to 6pm are the studio hours but you can start and finish earlier if you wish.

Skills and Experience Required

We’re looking for someone who…

• Has pre-existing experience creating content optimised for socials, think organic branded content and paid ads, for examples click here for paid ads & here for branded content.
• Is excited about the prospect of working in a small team and helping to grow the company.
• Has strong experience in a similar role or freelance experience at middleweight-level or above.
• Is an expert in Adobe Premier Pro and has experience using After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator (an added bonus would be experience using DaVinci).
• Can own the editing process to deliver assets to a polished client-ready level.
• Can use their creativity/organisation along with our company systems when working on projects to ensure that the process is smooth and delivered on time.
• Is passionate about learning and finds those marginal gains on every brief, bringing in their own ideas to the production process.
• Is able to tell story through video, understanding what the job of the content is and how it should make the viewer feel.
• Has knowledge and enthusiasm for short form social content (TikTok, IG Reels, YT Shorts etc).
• Has a strong work ethic, and takes pride in their work.
• Lives in London or easy commuting distance.