Senior Video Editor

YAZ Media is a group of five specialist agencies: YAZ Creative, YAZ Social, YAZ Communications, YAZ Production and YAZ Technology. We help brands and institutions be understood by the people they serve, in their language, in their context and wherever attention lives today. Our clients range from growing businesses to Fortune 500 companies, UAE government entities and regional brands. Our briefs range from a single campaign to work that spans several disciplines at once. You'll work alongside strategists, creatives, producers, communications specialists and technologists who expect clear thinking, well-made work and ownership of what you deliver.

We are looking for a Video Editor to join our studio department in the post production team.

This role is responsible for editing high-quality, creative video content across social media, brand campaigns, events, and digital platforms.

The ideal candidate is fast, detail oriented, creatively driven, and comfortable working with modern editing workflows, including motion graphics and AI-assisted tools.

You will collaborate closely with producers, designers, strategists, and account teams to deliver engaging video content that meets both creative and business objectives.

• Edit short-form and long-form video content for social media, campaigns, websites, branded content, and digital platforms.
• Own the editing process from brief understanding and footage review through final delivery, making creative decisions around storytelling, pacing, structure, and visual style.
• Create platform-optimized edits for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, and digital advertising formats.
• Edit brand films, event videos, corporate content, campaign videos, teasers, highlights, and recap content.
• Apply motion graphics, typography animation, transitions, visual effects, and basic compositing using tools such as After Effects.
• Enhance video quality through colour correction, basic grading, sound improvement, and creative post-production techniques.
• Maintain visual consistency with brand guidelines, creative direction, and campaign objectives across all deliverables.
• Use AI-powered tools and emerging technologies to improve editing workflows, including transcription, captions, cleanup, enhancement, templates, and other productivity solutions.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Producers, Designers, and Account teams to refine edits, incorporate feedback, and deliver effective creative solutions.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while prioritizing deadlines, feedback rounds, and production requirements without compromising quality.
• Organize project files, timelines, footage, assets, and exports according to studio workflows and ensure final deliverables meet technical and platform requirements.
• Capture high-quality video footage for social media, brand content, events, interviews, and other production requirements, following the agreed creative direction and shot list.
• Set up and operate cameras, basic lighting, and audio equipment while ensuring proper framing, exposure, focus, and overall footage quality.
• Collaborate with creative and production teams on set to execute shots, manage footage, and ensure all required content is captured for post-production.
• Stay updated with social media trends, editing styles, storytelling techniques, emerging formats, and post-production technologies, while supporting junior editors through feedback, guidance, and knowledge sharing when required.

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Good working knowledge of Adobe After Effects (motion graphics, transitions, text animation)
• Solid understanding of storytelling, pacing, rhythm, and visual flow
• Experience editing social media content (Reels, TikTok, Shorts, ads)
• Familiarity with AI tools for video editing (e.g. auto-captions, AI transitions, enhancement tools)
• Ability to work fast without compromising quality
• Strong attention to detail and visual consistency
• Good communication skills and ability to take feedback constructively
• Organized, reliable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced agency environment