Video Editor (Social-First)

ButterWorks is hiring a Video Editor (Social-First) in Mumbai, India. The details below summarise the employer's own listing; applications happen on the original posting, not on GetFirstJob.

What the work involves

• Take raw footage and find the story in it. You decide the best cuts, the pacing and the structure for maximum engagement on Reels and Shorts, without waiting to be told.
• Come up with the video treatment yourself. Given the footage and a brand, you pitch how it should look and feel so that it's genuinely fun to consume.
• Reference constantly. You study what's working on social right now, across brands and creators, and use it to pick the right editing style for each client.
• Make videos entertaining with motion and sound: quick cuts, animated text and graphics, pop sounds, sound effects, music hits, and playing video and audio against each other to keep people watching.
• Own your edits from rough cut to final export, and turn them around fast. Speed matters here, and so does quality.
• Occasionally work on pitch and new-business videos, bringing the same eye for what makes a video land.
• A heavy content consumer. You're always on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, you notice how videos are edited, and you can tell us why one reel worked and another didn't.
• Comfortable in Premiere Pro and After Effects, with a good ear for sound design and mixing, and curious about AI-assisted editing tools.
• Fast, organised and reliable across multiple accounts at once.
• A personal page or portfolio that shows your taste, not just client work.

What they are looking for

• 3 to 5 years of editing experience, ideally at an agency or content studio, with real social-first work to show for it.
• Someone with strong creative instincts and the confidence to make calls on your own. When you're not sure, you bring a point of view, not just a question.
• Experience editing for multiple brands across different categories and tones.

Pay and dates

The listing does not state pay. The source page shows a relative posting age rather than an exact posting date; this role was first seen and checked as open on 4 November 2026.

How to apply

Apply on the listing where the employer published this role: Video Editor (Social-First) at ButterWorks. We found this listing via linkedin.com; it was still open when we checked on 4 November 2026. If the posting has closed or the link fails, the role may have been filled.