Senior Video Editor - Lead

Full-time On-site (Vashi, Navi Mumbai)

About Swarna Bharat TV:

Swarna Bharat TV is a mission-led creative platform telling precise, high-quality stories on Bharat's history, culture, spirituality, and knowledge systems. Our YouTube channel is live with RashtraGaatha, and we're rolling out twelve original showsanimated series, on-field documentaries, studio formats, and feature specials. We pair research-first writing with cinematic craft, and we're preparing our originals for wider distribution, including OTT.

The Role:

This is a hands-on role:

What you'll do -

1) Edit Leadership & Story

• Lead weekly long form edits (712 min) with strong 030s hooks, clean act structure, and satisfying closes.
• Plan A/B versions of the opening minute; propose alt pacing/VO trims from a retention lens.

2) Planning & Handoffs

• Run a light Edit Board each week: lock sequence plan, asset needs, and deadlines.
• Keep tidy project files (bins, proxies, naming, versioning); hand off to motion/AI editor cleanly.

3) Packaging & Variants

• Deliver main cut + social pulls/teasers; coordinate with thumbnail designer on moment frames.
• Add temp sound design/music beds and supervise final mix (freelance sound if used).

4) Quality & Iteration

• Maintain export discipline (levels, loudness, safe titles, captions when needed).
• Turn analytics into action: carry

  one concrete change

  into next week's cut (hook, pacing, or structure).

Must-haves

• 59 years editing non-fiction/digital/featurettes; YouTube pacing sense (hooks, retention beats).

• Hands-on lead:

  you ship weekly edits and run a simple weekly edit plan.

• Retention-first storytelling:

  designs

  0:001:00 hooks

  , plans

  A/B openings

  , and can

  restructure scripts visually

  when needed.

• Project hygiene at scale:

  clean bins/proxies/naming/versioning; enforce templates and stable exports.

• Cross-functional coordination:

  brief & integrate outputs from motion graphics, AI-filmmaking, and intern with clear notes.
• Expert in

  Premiere Pro

  or

  DaVinci Resolve

  ; proxies, multicam, audio cleanup, captioning.
• On-site (Vashi); dependable weekly delivery; collaborates well with writers/designers.

Nice-to-haves

• After Effects (basic): titles/callouts/maps; ability to brief motion designer precisely.

• Builds simple sequence templates/checklists; mentors by example.
• Archive/rights awareness; LUT-aware handoff to colour.

Why join us

• Lead the editorial voice on originals with national resonance.
• Mission-led team, fast decisions, visible crediting.
• Multi-platform exposure: digital now, repackaging for wider distribution.

How to apply

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with:

• Portfolio/reel link(s) (

  include one full edit you cut end-to-end

  )
• A ?50-word note on how you balance hands-on editing with overseeing post
• Subject:

  Senior Video Editor Lead (Vashi)

• Shortlisted candidates will receive a brief assignment before the interview.