About Horizon Lumora
Horizon Lumora is a growing startup with a team of 15 people. We create videos for our YouTube channels and social media pages, covering technology, business, company stories and industry developments. As we grow, we are looking for people who enjoy storytelling, take responsibility for their work and want to grow with the team.
About the Role
We are looking for a Video Editor who can turn scripts, voiceovers and raw footage into engaging long-form YouTube videos, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels. You should know how to explain a topic through clear visuals, build interest and keep the story moving.
We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Documentary Video Editor with 4+ years of experience to join our team in Bangalore. In this role, you will be responsible for crafting compelling, high-retention, mid-to-longform documentary videos (10 to 15 minutes) or short videos centred around the business and technology niches.
Job Details
- Company: Horizon Lumora
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Experience: Minimum 4 years of professional video-editing experience
- Salary: ₹35,000–₹45,000 per month, depending on experience, portfolio and editing skills
- Employment: Full time
- Work arrangement: Work from office
- Schedule: 6 working days per week
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-End Editing: Take raw footage, scripts, and voiceovers, and transform them into engaging 10–15 minutes documentary-style videos or shorts.
- Niche Storytelling: Infuse visual flair, pacing, and emotional resonance suited for complex business, startup, and technology stories.
- Motion Graphics & Animation: Create fluid motion graphics, lower thirds, callouts, map animations, and data visualizations using After Effects or similar tools to simplify complex concepts.
- Sound Design & Grading: Perform basic colour grading and meticulous sound design, including audio cleanup, background music selection, and sound effects mixing.
- Pacing & Retention: Structure edits specifically to maximize audience engagement and retention across the entire 12–15 minutes runtime.
- Collaboration: Work closely with researchers, writers, and creative directors to ensure factual accuracy and narrative alignment.
Requirements & Qualifications
Experience: Minimum 4+ years of professional video editing experience, ideally with a robust portfolio featuring long-form documentaries, video essays, or deep-dive content.
Niche Expertise: Demonstrated interest or prior work experience editing in the business, finance or technology sectors.
Software Proficiency: Expert-level command of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects (or equivalent professional software).
Portfolio: A mandatory portfolio showcasing long-form storytelling, dynamic pacing, and motion graphics skills.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards and your experience level.
- An opportunity to work with high-impact storytelling in the fast-growing business and tech content landscape.
- A collaborative, creative, and fast-paced team environment in Bangalore.
How to Apply
Apply through Naukri or email
[email protected].
Email subject:
Application –Documentary Video Editor – Your Full Name
Please include:
- Your updated resume and a working portfolio link.
- Two long-form videos and two Shorts or Reels you personally edited.
- A short explanation of your contribution to each video.
- The editing software you use.
- Your current location, expected monthly salary and joining availability.
- Confirmation that you can work from our Bengaluru office six days per week.
Please share links that open without requesting access. Applications without relevant editing samples may not be shortlisted.
Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month
Application Question(s):
- 1. How many years of professional experience do you have editing documentary long-form and short videos?
- 2. Share two long-form videos and two Shorts or Reels and explain your contribution.
- 3. Have you edited technology, business or documentary-style content? Can you understand English scripts and check captions for spelling and accuracy?
- 4. Are you willing to work from our Bengaluru office six days per week?
- 5. How would you turn a script and voiceover into an engaging long-form YouTube video? Explain how you would choose visuals and keep viewers interested.
- 6. How would you turn a section of a long video into a Short or Reel? Explain how you would create the opening hook, adjust the pacing and make the story clear.
- 7. Why are you suited to this role? Give an example of how you handled feedback, revisions and a tight deadline.
- 8. What is your expected monthly salary, current location and earliest joining date?
- 9. Please share your portfolio link. Make sure the link opens without requesting access.
Work Location: In person
📌 Documentary Video Editor (Business & Tech) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Horizon Lumora
📍 Bengaluru