Senior Video Editor

Company: Cintra Consultancy — a full-stack social media agency based in Singapore helping brands scale with platform-native content and performance creative.

Role Overview
We’re hiring a Senior Video Editor to own the end-to-end post-production of high-impact short-form content (TikTok, IG Reels, Meta) and to elevate our editing standards across accounts. You’ll lead creative from brief to delivery, mentor editors, build efficient editing systems, and partner with Strategy/Creative to test, learn, and scale winners.

What You’ll Do

Creative & Craft

• Lead editing for short-form campaigns: story structure, pacing, hook science, retention tactics, and strong CTAs.
• Translate scripts/boards into scroll-stopping cuts; refine beats, transitions, typography, sound design, and motion for maximum watch-through.
• Build reusable templates, graphic packages, LUTs, SFX libraries, captioning presets, and project structures to accelerate output without sacrificing quality.
• Maintain a high bar for color, audio mix, clean plates, masking/roto, tracking, and selective VFX.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor a small bench of editors/assistants: give actionable feedback, run edit reviews, and uplevel the team’s craft.
• Partner with Creative Director/CCO, Producers, and Strategists to align edits to brand goals, voice, and performance targets.
• Confidently handle client reviews: present rationale, gather feedback, and manage versioning.

Speed, Ops & QA

• Ship fast: manage multiple deadlines, prioritize critical deliverables, and uphold naming/version control and media hygiene.
• Own a robust QC process (audio peaks, safe margins, captions accuracy, brand/legal checks, platform specs).
• Standardize workflows in CapCut + Adobe (and Premiere where relevant); champion Frame.io (or equivalent) for reviews.

Performance & Experimentation

• Collaborate on test plans (hooks, lengths, captions, thumbnails), run A/B/C creative variations, and use insights to iterate.
• Stay ahead of platform changes, viral formats, and policy updates; proactively propose new series/formats.

What You’ll Bring

Must-Haves

• 5–8+ years of professional editing, with a portfolio of high-performing TikTok/Reels work for brands or creators.
• Expert in CapCut and Adobe After Effects; strong proficiency in Premiere Pro (or willingness to lead hybrid CapCut/Premiere pipelines).
• Proven mastery of short-form pacing, hook frameworks, captioning styles, kinetic type, transitions, and SFX/music selection.
• Solid color correction/grading (basic to intermediate), audio cleanup/mix, and motion graphics fundamentals.
• Comfortable leading edits end-to-end, scoping timelines, and managing junior support.
• Meticulous attention to detail; thrives in fast, feedback-heavy environments.

Nice-to-Haves

• On-set experience (directing pickups/B-roll), thumbnail/title testing, or creator-collab workflows.
• Familiarity with Frame.io, Figma, Google Workspace, and asset/version control best practices.