Freelance Social Video Editor for E-commerce Growth

Job Position(s): Freelance Social Video Editor for E-commerce Growth

News UK is hiring a Freelance Social Video Editor for The Sun’s eCommerce department in London. This role sits within a commercial editorial team producing short-form video content for Instagram and TikTok, with the output directly tied to affiliate revenue and audience growth targets. It suits an editor who is equally comfortable behind a camera on location as they are in the edit suite shaping a scroll-stopping cut.

About the Role

The Sun’s eCommerce department operates at the intersection of editorial storytelling and commercial performance, producing social video content that drives measurable affiliate revenue rather than just impressions. This freelance position covers the full short-form video production pipeline, from scripting and filming through to final delivery and performance analysis. A typical day might move between an in-office edit session and an on-location product shoot, with content calibrated to platform-specific formats and campaign calendars.

Key Responsibilities

• Script, film, and edit short-form video content optimised for TikTok and Instagram, managing the full post-production workflow from rough cut to platform-ready deliverable.
• Lead on-location shoots for eCommerce campaigns, handling camera operation, framing, and lighting setups without a full crew.
• Produce Instagram carousel posts with a clear visual hierarchy that aligns with broader campaign creative.
• Coordinate with editorial and commercial teams to ensure social video output reflects active affiliate campaigns and content calendars.
• Track content performance using platform analytics and apply findings to adjust pacing, format, and storytelling structure across future edits.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects within a commercial content production schedule, hitting platform publishing windows without compromising edit quality.

What You Bring

• Demonstrable experience editing short-form video for social platforms, with a portfolio showing TikTok or Instagram Reels content at a commercial or editorial publication.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro, with working knowledge of After Effects for graphics and text animation.
• Hands-on experience filming on location, including operating cameras and managing basic lighting setups independently.
• Familiarity with affiliate and eCommerce content production, where editorial decisions connect directly to revenue outcomes.
• Strong understanding of platform-native storytelling, including aspect ratios, caption burn-in, and algorithm-informed pacing.

Why This Role

News UK is one of the UK’s largest media companies, and The Sun carries significant reach across its digital and social platforms, giving a freelance social video editor genuine scale for their work. This role offers direct involvement in a commercial content operation where editorial craft and performance data inform each other in real time.

Apply now for the Freelance Social Video Editor position at News UK and bring your short-form production skills to one of London’s most-read media brands.