About the Role

We are looking for a Video Editor to edit videos of our YouTube, social and campaign output - long-form explainers, parent testimonials, teacher features, campus and classroom footage, ads and Shorts. You will work directly with the YouTube Manager on a planned content calendar, not on ad-hoc requests.

Expected output is roughly 15 long-form videos and [20-25] Shorts a month, so we need someone fast who does not trade speed for sloppiness.

Retention is the metric that matters: we care less about how a cut looks in isolation and more about whether viewers are still watching at the four-minute mark.

This is a hands-on craft role with real ownership of the visual language of the channel - templates, motion system, pacing conventions - not a render-and-export seat.

Key Responsibilities

Editing & post-production

- Cut long-form videos end to end: assembly, story structure, pacing, B-roll, music and sound design.

- Edit for retention - tight cold opens, no dead air, visual change every few seconds, ruthless removal of anything that does not earn its place.

- Handle colour correction and grading, audio cleanup, levelling and mixing to a consistent standard.

- Produce accurate on-screen captions and burned-in subtitles, including for non-native-English viewers.

Motion graphics & brand system

- Build lower thirds, titles, kinetic text, transitions, animated explainers and end cards in the 21K brand system.

- Create and maintain a reusable template pack so common elements do not get rebuilt every time.

- Turn academic and admissions information into clear visual explainers - curriculum comparisons, timelines, process flows.

Shorts,



social & campaigns

- Identify and cut Shorts and Reels from long-form footage with hook-first openings, not trimmed leftovers.

- Version content correctly for each platform: aspect ratios, safe areas, durations, caption placement, thumbnails frames.

- Edit performance-marketing creatives to brief, including multiple variants for testing.

Production support & asset management

- Support shoots when needed - studio, remote and on-location - including basic camera, lighting and audio setup.

- Ingest, log, back up and organise footage so any asset can be found months later.

- Maintain a clean project and archive structure, with clear file naming and version control.

Workflow & quality

- Hold agreed turnaround times and flag slippage early rather than at the deadline.

- Take feedback in structured review rounds and close notes cleanly without repeat corrections.

- Keep every output on-brand: colour, type, logo usage, tone and factual accuracy of on-screen claims.

Requirements

- 3-5 years as a video editor in an agency, production house, creator team or in-house brand team - with a showreel we can watch, not just a CV.

- Strong command of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects; comfortable with Media Encoder,



Dynamic Link and proxy workflows on large projects.

- A retention-first editing instinct - you can explain why you cut where you cut, and what you removed to keep the viewer watching.

- Genuine audio skill: noise reduction, levelling, ducking and music selection. Bad audio loses viewers faster than bad video.

- Motion graphics ability sufficient to build clean titles, text animation and straightforward explainer sequences unaided.

- Speed with discipline - proven high-volume output, organised projects, and turnaround commitments you actually meet.

- Working English strong enough to cut dialogue-driven content for accuracy and meaning, not just rhythm.

Good to Have

- DaVinci Resolve for grading; Photoshop, Illustrator or Figma for stills and thumbnails.

- Camera operation, lighting and location sound experience.

- Subtitling or editing in Hindi, Tamil or other Indian languages, or for GCC and international audiences.

- 2D character animation, whiteboard or explainer-style animation.

- Fluency with AI-assisted post tools (Descript, Whisper transcription, Topaz, auto-caption and cleanup tools).

- Edtech, education, parenting or another category where factual accuracy matters.

Why Join Us

- Your work is the first impression thousands of parents get of the school - and you will see the retention data prove what worked.

- A planned content calendar with real briefs, not last-minute scrambles.

- Ownership of the channel’s visual language and template system from the ground up.

- [Equipment and workstation provided / learning budget / flexible working - customise]

📌 Video Editor (Bengaluru)
🏢 21K School
📍 Bengaluru