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 shows—animated 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: We’re hiring a Senior Video Editor — Lead to own story flow, pacing, and finishing across weekly originals.This is a hands-on role:you will personally cut the flagship edits each week while leading planning and delivery. You’ll turn scripts and visual beats into high-retention edits, plan A/B openings, coordinate motion/AI editors and an intern per task, and keep projects organised for fast iterations. Colour is handled by DoP/grade where needed; your focus is story, rhythm, structure, and delivery.What you’ll do - 1) Edit Leadership & Story Lead weekly long form edits (7–12 min) with strong 0–30s 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: carryone concrete changeinto next week’s cut (hook, pacing, or structure).Must-haves 5–9 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:designs0:00–1:00 hooks , plansA/B openings , and canrestructure scripts visuallywhen 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 inPremiere ProorDaVinci 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 Apply on LinkedIn or 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.

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