Video Editor (Mid-Level) in London

Hello Klean is a London-based beauty brand solving hard water problems. We have sold 1M+ units and grew 700% over two years, entirely bootstrapped. Featured on BBC Dragons' Den (2023), now in Sephora and expanding internationally.

Hello Klean is looking for a mid-level Video Editor with a strong sense of story, a refined eye, and the ability to create elevated, brand-led video content for the modern beauty landscape. This isn’t a trend-editing role. We’re not looking for loud captions, template-driven cuts, or podcast-style edits. We’re looking for someone with real craft, someone who can take raw footage and turn it into a world, a feeling, a story.

About the Role

You will be responsible for shaping the visual language of our video output across brand films, product stories, social content, and paid assets. The right candidate understands how to build a narrative without leaning on gimmicks or hyper-edited formats. Sometimes we need to capture the audience's attention very quickly, while other times we need to tell deeper stories with a slower, more deliberate rhythm.

We expect you to have the ability to transform raw footage into videos ready to post. This means you should have solid skills in editing, colour grading, and even visual effects and motion. Of course, this won’t always be a one-person job—when working on larger projects, you’ll be part of a professional production team.

A key part of this role is colour grading. We’re looking for someone who can bring consistency, warmth, and a premium tonal feel across a wide range of content. Colour is part of how Hello Klean communicates clarity, calm, and trust, and we want someone who approaches grading with intention.

This is a role for a confident storyteller, someone who knows how to draw emotion from pacing, framing, and light, and someone who instinctively understands when a moment is humorous, human, or meaningful. We value someone who cares about their lifestyle and personal creative style, and who is also a strong, collaborative communicator.

We will provide the necessary hardware and software support based on your capabilities and our project needs.

What You’ll Do

• Edit a range of content including brand storytelling, campaigns, social-first videos, product visuals, and paid ads.
• Say more with less. Build clean, intentional narratives without relying on subtitles to carry the story.
• Apply thoughtful, consistent colour grading that aligns with the Hello Klean aesthetic.
• Identify standout moments from raw footage, whether emotional beats, humour, or texture.
• Work collaboratively with brand, creative, and studio teams to bring concepts to life.
• Create social-first videos that feel premium, minimal, and design-led (not trend-led).

Who You Are

• A mid-level editor with brand, studio, or agency experience.
• Highly proficient in English (native or near-native). You can instinctively recognise what’s funny, what’s unnecessary, and what makes a moment worth keeping.
• Someone who lives and breathes social media, but with a strategic lens; you understand tone, context, and culture.
• Strong in colour grading, with examples of consistent, intentional colour work in your reel.
• A visual storyteller who builds narrative through pacing, texture, and emotion rather than effects.
• Confident in shaping edits from incomplete footage and elevating simple visuals.
• Calm, creative, and able to bring a brand perspective into every cut.

We hope you are proficient with software such as Premiere Pro, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, and After Effects for editing, colour grading, VFX, or motion graphics. Please also let us know your skill level with each of these tools.

Your Portfolio Should Demonstrate

• Brand, campaign, or commercial-standard editing.
• Social content that feels refined and premium.
• Storytelling that doesn’t rely on heavy captions.
• Visual sensitivity (movement, framing, light, texture).
• Can use some AI video tools.

This Is Not The Role For

• Trend-driven TikTok styles.

If you pass the initial review, we may ask you to complete a non-commercial editing test. If you are not willing to participate in this test, please do not submit your application. We’re looking for editors with real narrative and visual craft.

What We Offer

• A vibrant and supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• A hybrid working space where you’re expected to be at our London Shoreditch office 2-3 days a week.

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing