Video Editor, Combat

London, UK (On-site)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the primary storytelling pipeline for high-impact combat-sports content, delivering compelling short-form promos, mid-form features, and event-night narratives across broadcast, YouTube, and social platforms.

  • Editorial craft and storytelling: shape interviews, archive material, and event footage into cohesive narratives.
  • Creative production rig: collaborate with producers and designers to elevate content with sound design, color grading, and compelling visuals.
  • Multi-format delivery: maintain high editorial and technical standards across formats and platforms while keeping output fresh and on schedule.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create high-impact video content across broadcast, YouTube and social platforms.
  • Develop compelling short and mid-form content including promos, trailers, interviews and original features.
  • Help establish and evolve the editorial style and tone across content strands and formats.
  • Craft engaging narratives from interviews, archive and event night content.
  • Use sound design, grading and music creatively to elevate storytelling and maximise impact.
  • Work closely with producers, graphic designers and the wider team to bring ideas to life.
  • Contribute ideas and creative solutions that push content forward and keep output fresh.
  • Work efficiently across multiple projects while maintaining exceptional standards.
  • Deliver content to the highest technical standards across a variety of formats and platforms.

Requirements

  • Must have expert knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro.
  • A working knowledge of After Effects and wider Adobe Creative Suite is advantageous.
  • Strong experience in editing short-form promotional and storytelling content.
  • Experience in editing mid-form interview and actuality-based feature content.
  • Long-form experience desirable but not essential.
  • Excellent understanding of shot selection, editorial structure, pacing and narrative.
  • Strong colour grading and sound design skills.
  • Experience setting visual and editorial styles across content series or recurring formats.
  • Confidence working with a wide range of camera formats, codecs and archive material.
  • Strong technical understanding of workflows and delivery specifications.
  • Ability to work quickly whilst maintaining exceptional quality.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience of editing onsite at live events is desirable but not essential.
  • Experience working in (combat) sports content is desirable but not essential.

Preferred

  • A passion for sport, especially combat sports would be a bonus but strong editorial instincts, creativity and storytelling ability are what matter most.
  • Long-form experience desirable but not essential.
  • Experience editing onsite at live events is desirable but not essential.
  • Experience working in (combat) sports content is desirable but not essential.
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Founded in 2017
San Francisco, California, USA
20 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

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3.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
23.9%
Direct
65.4%
Referral
7.6%
Social
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Paid
0.8%

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Current headcount: ~21

Marketing Team

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Funding

Total Funding
$35M
Last Raise
$35M
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Funding History

  • Jan 2022
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  • Oct 2020
    Series B • $35M
  • Sep 2017
    Seed

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