Video Editor

Responsibilities:

• Edit weekly sermon clips, testimonies, announcements, event highlights, and promotional videos.
• Transform long-form sermons into engaging short-form content for social media.
• Apply professional color grading and color correction to maintain a premium visual standard.
• Enhance videos with motion graphics, captions, transitions, sound effects, and music.
• Ensure all content aligns with the church's brand, vision, and communication style.
• Collaborate with the Media, Communications, and Creative teams to plan content.
• Meet agreed production timelines without compromising quality.
• Organize and manage video assets for easy retrieval.

Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or similar professional editing software.
• Experience with Adobe After Effects or motion graphics software is an advantage.
• Excellent understanding of color grading, sound design, and cinematic editing.
• Knowledge of video formats for YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and other digital platforms.
• Strong attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to receive and implement feedback quickly.
• Passion for storytelling and digital media.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

Content Engagement:

• Increase average video watch time.
• Improve audience retention.
• Generate higher engagement rates (likes, comments, shares, saves).
• Increase reach and organic distribution across platforms.

Storytelling & Creative Quality:

• Ability to create emotionally engaging and compelling edits.
• Strong pacing that keeps viewers watching.
• Effective use of music, transitions, and visual effects to communicate the message.

Editing Quality:

• Professional color grading and color correction.
• Clean audio mixing and synchronization.
• High production standards with minimal revisions required.
• Consistent branding across all video content.

Productivity & Delivery:

• Deliver projects on or before agreed deadlines.
• Efficient turnaround time for urgent content.
• Ability to manage multiple editing projects simultaneously.

Content Performance:

• Growth in social media engagement attributable to video content.
• Increased views and completion rates on short-form videos.
• Improvement in click-through rates for promotional content where applicable.