Video Editor and Animation Specialist

177 Group Limited is seeking a skilled Video Editor and Animation Specialist to create engaging, premium, and social-native video content for fashion, beauty, lifestyle, sports, and entertainment audiences. The ideal candidate should be able to transform raw creator footage into compelling content with strong storytelling, pacing, visuals, and audience retention.

Edit and assemble long-form football podcast videos with smooth flow and engaging storytelling.

Create Reels, TikTok videos, and other short-form content from creator-shot footage.

Develop edits that feel organic, creator-led, premium, and native to social media platforms.

Work with scripts, hooks, captions, music, graphics, and creator-specific editing guidelines.

Incorporate graphics, overlays, animations, and visual effects using appropriate editing tools.

Collaborate with content creators to understand creative direction and maintain brand consistency.

Perform colour correction, audio balancing, and other visual and sound enhancements.

Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality.

Optimize videos according to YouTube and other social media specifications.

Stay updated on trends in football, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, creator content, and video editing.

Contribute ideas that improve content formats, storytelling, performance, and audience engagement.

Take ownership of projects and work proactively with minimal supervision.

Proven experience editing long-form and short-form video content, preferably in sports, entertainment, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, or creator-led media.

Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Final Cut Pro.

Strong understanding of professional video editing workflows and YouTube publishing requirements.

Excellent understanding of pacing, hooks, storytelling, captions, graphics, and audience retention.

Strong visual storytelling and photography skills.

Ability to distinguish between polished advertising content, generic social edits, and authentic creator-led content.

Ability to work independently while maintaining high-quality standards.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Strong awareness of current social media and content trends.

Knowledge of football culture, terminology, and trends is an advantage.

Experience working with creator-shot footage is highly desirable.

*Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV

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