VFX Editor

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Conceptualise and edit trailer-style showreels, teasers, and promotional videos.
• Identify emotional and visual arcs in VFX content and translate them into compelling narratives.
• Source and select music, sound design, and voiceovers to build emotional resonance.
• Cut fast-paced, cinematic edits that feel like movie trailers or campaign promos.
• Collaborate with the Creative Head, producers, and supervisors to identify reel-worthy material.
• Perform light to mid-level color grading to maintain cinematic consistency.
• Manage multiple edits, maintain organized project files, and deliver on tight timelines.
• Explore new visual styles, editing rhythms, and storytelling techniques.
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in trailer editing, promo editing, or creative video editing.
• Strong command over Adobe Premiere Pro (DaVinci Resolve a plus).
• Deep understanding of pacing, timing, and sound sync.
• Proven ability to create emotionally charged edits through music, dialogue, and rhythm.
• Experience editing trailers, TV promos, showreels, or brand films.
• Understanding of color grading, LUTs, and cinematic look development (preferred).
• Familiarity with VFX content or post-production pipelines is an advantage.
  

Personal Traits

• Passionate about film trailers, cinematic storytelling, and editing craft.
• Resourceful and proactive in sourcing the right music and sound elements.
• Keen eye for detail, emotion, and visual rhythm.
• Team player who thrives under feedback and tight turnarounds.
• Strong sense of aesthetics and cinematic design.