Activate Talent is hiring a Video Editor (Social & Paid Content)

Job Title: Video Editor (Social & Paid Content) Job Type: Full-time / Remote Work Hours: CET business hours Job Overview: We’re helping our client, a premium golf brand based in Amsterdam, find a Video Editor to produce high-quality, social-first content that defines how the brand is experienced globally. In this role, you’ll translate creative and performance briefs into polished video content across organic and paid channels. You’ll own the editing process end-to-end, from pacing and storytelling to color grading and sound design, ensuring every piece reflects a premium, design-led brand. This is a high-impact role within a fast-moving, ambitious team, where your work will directly shape how the brand is perceived as it scales across Europe and expands into the US. Responsibilities: Social-first Editing (Primary Focus) • Edit high-volume short-form content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts • Translate performance briefs into paid ad creatives (hooks, variants, formats) • Produce multiple variations for creative testing • Cut and refine UGC into polished, on-brand content Creative Execution & Storytelling • Make strong editing decisions (pacing, structure, music, sound design) • Select and integrate music aligned with a premium brand aesthetic • Source stock footage, imagery, and audio when needed • Create and integrate AI-generated voiceovers Motion Graphics & Visuals • Add text overlays, captions, and kinetic typography • Create reusable motion templates (lower thirds, transitions, product highlights) • Deliver clean, minimal motion work aligned with brand identity Color Grading • Apply consistent, premium color grading across all content • Match footage from different sources into a cohesive visual style • Help develop and maintain Kaddey’s visual grading standard Workflow & Collaboration • Manage feedback cycles via Frame.io • Maintain organized project files and asset libraries • Communicate timelines clearly and flag blockers early Must-Have: • Strong portfolio of short-form social content demonstrating pacing, hook structure, and premium brand sensibility • Proven ability to convert performance creative briefs into paid ad variants • Colour grading proficiency; produces a consistent, premium look across mixed footage • Frame.io proficiency; primary async review and collaboration tool; non-negotiable • Solid motion graphics; text animations, kinetic typography, overlays in After Effects • Strong instinct for music and sound; selects tracks and sound design that match a premium aesthetic • Experience sourcing stock footage, imagery, and audio assets • Ability to create and direct AI-generated voiceovers • Proficient in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve; fast, organised, consistent at high volume • Active golfer, plays regularly, understands the game and what the experience on the course means • Strong aesthetic sensibility for a premium brand; knows the difference between an edit that earns trust and one that undermines it • Fluent English, written and spoken to a professional standard Nice to Have: • Experience with golf, outdoor, or premium lifestyle brand content • Creative input during briefing; can contribute ideas, not just execute • Captions and subtitle workflow for multilingual content