Social Media Video Editor

Robot24.com, Dubai, UAE (On-site)

Experience: Minimum 4 years

About the Role

Robot24.com is looking for a Social Media Video Editor who lives and breathes short-form video. You know what stops a thumb mid-scroll, what keeps people watching to the end, and what gets shared.

You will turn raw footage from shoots around the world into scroll-stopping content for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and other social platforms. You will also cut longer YouTube content, but social is the core of this job.

This is not a role for someone who waits for edit instructions. You find the story yourself.

Your Responsibilities

• Review large volumes of raw footage and pull out the strongest moments, reactions and quotes
• Build a hook into the first 1 to 3 seconds of every video
• Edit high-performing short-form videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts
• Cut multiple versions of the same story for each platform, in the right format, length and pace
• Edit long-form YouTube content and cut social clips from it
• Add captions, subtitles, graphics, sound design and music that make the story stronger
• Spot trends, formats and sounds early and turn them into content that fits the Robot24.com brand
• Use platform data (retention, watch time, shares) to improve every edit
• Keep a premium visual standard across all content
• Work closely with the Editorial, Social Media and Production teams

You Must Have

• 4+ years of professional video editing experience, with a strong focus on social media content
• A portfolio of short-form work that has performed well on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
• Real understanding of each platform: formats, algorithms, trends, safe zones and what works where
• Advanced Adobe Premiere Pro and/or DaVinci Resolve skills
• Working knowledge of After Effects or similar tools for motion graphics and animated titles
• Strong sound design, music selection and colour grading skills
• Fast, accurate captioning and subtitle workflows
• Strong sense of hooks, pacing and retention
• Excellent visual taste. You know what feels modern and premium
• Ability to work independently and turn unstructured footage into a clear story
• Fluent English
• Excellent attention to detail

Highly Desirable

• Multicam editing
• Proxy workflows and managing large footage libraries
• Adobe Audition or professional audio workflows
• Frame.io or similar review platforms
• Experience editing for a news, media, tech or brand channel
• Own social accounts or content with strong organic reach

What Matters Most

Technical skill is the baseline. We want someone who watches hours of footage and instantly knows:

• Where is the story?
• What is the hook?
• What will make people keep watching?
• Which moments can go viral?
• What would someone actually want to share?

You should be equally at home cutting a fast 30 second Reel and shaping a longer story for YouTube.

Who Will Succeed

You notice when a shot stays on screen half a second too long. You know great editing is about timing, emotion and taste, not more effects. You follow how social video changes and know why some formats win and others flop. You don’t need anyone to tell you what to cut.

To Apply, Please Submit

• Your CV
• Your portfolio or showreel
• At least 5 social media edits you personally made, with links to the live posts where possible
• Performance numbers for those posts if you have them (views, retention, shares)
• At least 1 long-form example you personally edited
• A short note on your exact role in each example

Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

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