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As a Video Editor, you'll play a key role in editing and adapting video content for audiences across William Reed's portfolio. Working across multiple brands and channels, you'll create high-quality video that drives audience growth, strengthens our digital products and maximises the value of our editorial and commercial output. From editing interviews and webinars to creating platform-specific video, you'll help extend the reach, impact and lifespan of our media across a range of channels.

Please include a showreel, portfolio or links to examples of your work as part of your application.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Edit and produce video content for websites, social channels, webinars and on-demand platforms
  • Shape raw footage into clear, compelling stories, making confident editorial choices about structure, pacing, graphics, music and sound
  • Adapt content for different audiences, platforms, formats and aspect ratios while maintaining consistently high standards
  • Create clips, highlights and other derivative content that increase the reach and lifespan of existing video
  • Carry out basic colour correction, audio clean-up, captioning and quality checks
  • Review finished content for editorial accuracy, brand consistency, accessibility and technical quality
  • Manage and organise project files and digital media assets so content can be easily found and reused
  • Work closely with editorial, marketing, commercial, events and production teams to deliver content that meets agreed objectives and deadlines
  • Contribute ideas that improve storytelling, content performance, audience engagement and production workflows

What You’ll Need

  • Experience editing video for digital channels, either in a professional role or through relevant training and projects
  • Confidence using Adobe Premiere Pro or comparable professional video editing software
  • Working knowledge of tools such as After Effects, Photoshop or Audition
  • Knowledge of video editing, visual storytelling and production principles
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • Familiarity with basic colour correction and audio clean-up
  • Ability to create captions and apply accessibility standards
  • Familiarity with exporting video in the correct formats, aspect ratios and specifications for different digital platforms
  • Experience managing project files, footage libraries and version control
  • Understanding of how video, audio, graphics and captions work together to create engaging audience experiences

Benefits & Initiatives

  • Generous annual leave –25 days plus standard England and Wales bank holidays for full-time employees
  • Long service holiday reward – Receive an extra day's annual leave for each year of service after six years, up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays for full-time colleagues
  • Christmas office closure – Enjoy additional paid leave between Christmas Day and New Year's Day to cover discretionary office closure days
  • Holiday purchase scheme – Buy up to three additional days' annual leave each year and spread the cost over up to six months
  • MeDay – Take an additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday, a cultural or religious event, or another occasion that is meaningful to you
  • Volunteering day – One paid day each year to support a charity, community group or cause close to your heart
  • Hybrid and agile working – Flexible ways of working to help you balance work and life commitments (role dependent)
  • Enhanced pension contributions – Benefit from employer pension contributions above the statutory minimum
  • Life assurance – Providing financial protection and peace of mind for you and your loved ones
  • Group Income Protection – Financial support if you're unable to work due to long-term illness or injury
  • Family-friendly policies – Enhanced pay entitlements to support you and your family during important life events
  • Health and wellbeing support, including:
    • Healthcare cash plan
    • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
    • Virtual GP service
    • Health and wellbeing resources and tools
  • Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – Supported by employee-led networks, with a culture where everyone feels welcome and valued. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer
  • Cycle to Work scheme – Save money and support a healthier commute
  • Electric Car scheme – Access an affordable and sustainable way to drive an electric vehicle

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