Video Editor & Graphic Designer (Part-Time, 20 hrs/wk) — UK Hours

About us
Design Makers Co creates high-impact social content for brands across events/AV & production, housing/property, and dental. We publish a lot of Reels/TikToks/Shorts and design carousels that get saved and shared.

Role snapshot
We’re hiring a high-level Video Editor who also delivers clean, on-brand graphic design for social. Remote, 20 hours/week. You must be able to work UK hours (exact schedule confirmed after interview).

What you’ll do

Edit punchy short-form video (Reels/TikTok/Shorts) from event and brand footage

Cut longer highlights that are story-led, beat-matched, and fast-paced

Build motion graphics/animation inside the video (animated hooks, kinetic typography, logo stings, tracked labels/callouts, masking & tracking, smooth transitions)

Colour grade, audio mix, export correctly for each platform

Design Instagram/LinkedIn carousels and static posts to brand guidelines

Repurpose to 9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9 and stay current with platform specs & trends

Keep projects tidy (naming, versioning, Drive/Dropbox/Frame uploads)

Must-have skills (non-negotiable)

Expert editing in Adobe Premiere Pro and motion in After Effects

Proven ability to create motion graphics/animation within the edit (not just static captions/templates)

Strong design in Photoshop/Illustrator (Figma for layout is fine)

Recent portfolio for events, housing/property, or dental (not just POV/interview-only work)

Up-to-date on social trends (hooks, pacing, on-screen text, native behaviours)

Excellent English, fast turnaround, strong attention to detail

Nice-to-have

DaVinci Resolve familiarity (allowed), ---------- workflows, LUTs/sound design polish, captioning/SRT

Schedule & location

20 hrs/week, remote, UK hours required (final hours agreed post-interview)

Quick turnarounds when needed

In your application, include:

Showreel link demonstrating advanced editing (not just basic/template Reels): pacing to music, speed-ramping, masking & tracking, clean transitions, kinetic typography, animated titles/logo stings, colour grade, audio mix, platform-ready exports.

Portfolio links with 3+ event highlight edits and 2+ brand pieces specifically relevant to events/AV, housing/property, or dental (no interview-only/POV-only submissions).

One Reel example where you built motion graphics/animation inside the video (e.g., tracked labels/callouts, kinetic type, logo animation).

Graphic design samples: 2–3 carousels + 2 static posts (links or PDFs). Layered files (.psd/.ai or Figma) are a plus.

Tool stack & workflow (5–8 sentences): Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop/Illustrator (and any others), and your process from ingest ? selects ? story ? grade ? mix ? export.

UK-hours confirmation: list the local hours you can work that overlap with 09:00–17:30 UK.

We will reject applications that only show basic/template Reels or interview-only work. No agencies. Applications must be submitted via OnlineJobs.ph.

Hiring process

Screening (application + portfolio review)

Pre-Interview Task (24 hours)

We provide raw footage + a detailed brief

Deliverables: one 30–45s Reel (9:16) + one 4-slide carousel

Show full range: trend-aware hooks, in-video motion graphics/animation, precision cuts, on-brand typography, colour grade, audio polish, correct exports

Submit project files (.prproj, .aep, assets) + final renders

Interview (Google Meet): walk-through of your project, design choices, and trend thinking

Offer (may include a short paid trial)

What great looks like here

Reels that hook in 1–2s and feel native to each platform

Carousels with strong hierarchy that tell a clear story and drive saves/DMs

On-brief delivery, neat files, minimal revisions, reliable UK-hours overlap

Tooling policy

We use Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop/Illustrator).

You may use other editors (e.g., Resolve) but must supply Adobe-compatible deliverables when requested.