Short-Form Video Editor — Social Trends & Storytelling

Job Position(s): Short-Form Video Editor — Social Trends & Storytelling

Kairos Recruitment is hiring a Short-Form Video Editor based in Central London, England, UK. This role sits within the digital post-production workflow for a talent management and content operation, where the editor is responsible for cutting short-form content destined for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts on behalf of high-profile talent across music, sport, and creator industries. It suits an editor who understands platform-native storytelling and has a genuine feel for what makes an audience stay past the first three seconds.

About the Role

You will be working inside a content team that produces volume output for established talent with large, active audiences, which means the editorial decisions you make on pacing, hook structure, and caption timing have measurable reach. A typical day involves reviewing raw footage or supplied assets, editing to trend-aware formats, and coordinating with internal creative and talent management teams to hit platform-specific briefs. This is a hybrid London position, so there is genuine flexibility built into the working pattern.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit short-form video content to platform specifications for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, with attention to retention curves and native format conventions.
• Shape narrative structure across diverse content types, adapting storytelling approaches to suit music, sport, and digital creator talent.
• Monitor short-form content trends across platforms and translate emerging formats into actionable editorial decisions on active projects.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across the post-production workflow, maintaining consistent output quality under regular delivery schedules.
• Collaborate with talent management and creative teams to ensure each edit reflects both the talent’s brand and the intended audience.
• Review and refine cuts based on performance data and internal feedback, applying an analytical approach to editorial choices.

What You Bring

• Demonstrable experience editing short-form video content professionally, with a portfolio showing work across social video production.
• Proficiency in industry-standard editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.
• A working understanding of platform algorithms and how pacing, caption placement, and audio sync affect audience retention.
• Experience cutting content for talent or brand clients rather than purely personal or speculative projects.
• Ability to manage a high volume of edits without a drop in quality or missed delivery windows.

Why This Role

Kairos Recruitment places this Short-Form Video Editor into a content operation with genuine reach, where the work lands in front of millions of viewers rather than sitting in a client approval queue indefinitely. The role comes with real development opportunities, which in this context means exposure to a growing slate of high-profile talent and the editorial decisions that build a career in social video production.

Apply now for the Short-Form Video Editor role with Kairos Recruitment and put your editorial instincts to work at scale.