Senior Manager - Editor in London

About Mous

We are Mous. (Pronounced mouse, not moose.) People deserve tech and lifestyle products that are fit for purpose, perform as promised, and empower them to be their best. That’s why we’re building the go-to brand for products that genuinely deliver. For over 10 years, we’ve pushed product performance to its limits, designing from first principles, validating through real-world testing, and investing millions in R&D. In parallel, we’ve built world-class in-house marketing capabilities, creating highly engaging, performance-led content that proves what our products can do and resonates with a passionate, fast-growing community around the brand.

About the Role

As our new Senior Manager - Editor, you'll lead our editing team while staying hands-on with the edit yourself. This is a genuine player-manager role, not a promotion out of the craft you're good at. You'll personally cut our highest-priority content, own the editing pipeline end to end, and manage a remote team of editors from day one, balancing your own output with theirs. You'll work most closely with the Content Strategy Lead, and you'll partner regularly with content production, graphic design and creative strategy. Every channel we publish video on: paid social, organic, YouTube, ecommerce, and Amazon, depends on what comes out of your team.

This is high-visibility work across major launches and partnerships at a fast-growing, premium global brand, with direct influence over our creative standards, how the editing team is structured, and how the function scales as content volume grows. The natural path from here is leading the editing function outright as the team and output continue to grow.

About You

You're an editor first, someone who genuinely loves building a story in the edit and has the craft to prove it, but you've outgrown just being the best person on the timeline. You want to raise everyone else's work too, and you get real satisfaction from watching an editor you've coached level up. You would think commercially as much as creatively that a great cut isn't just satisfying to watch, it's a hook that retains and a number that moves. The opportunity to run a busy, multi-project pipeline without letting things slip excites you and you are able to stay calm and decisive when a launch deadline is approaching rather than letting the pressure show in your decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership – Line-manage the editing team: allocate workload, quality-control output, and run development plans and reviews for each editor.
• Hands-On Editing – Personally edit our highest-priority content, keeping your own craft at the standard you expect from the team.
• Pipeline Ownership – Own the editing pipeline end to end, keeping a high-volume, multi-project workload moving through peak launch periods without slippage.
• Performance & Iteration – Review performance data on published content and feed it back into how the team edits — hooks, retention, and what to change next time.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Work closely with content production, graphic design, and creative strategy teams.

How will success be measured?

• The editing team consistently ships high-quality, high-performing content across every channel, on schedule through peak periods.
• Your own edits maintain the standard the team is held to.
• Editors on your team show measurable development against their review plans.
• You would use performance data to actively shape how the team edits and not just report on it.

Skills requirements:

• Hard skills: Exceptional editing craft — a proven ability to build compelling stories through the edit (Premiere Pro/DaVinci or equivalent).
• 3+ years' editing experience across both short-form and long-form content.
• Experience managing or mentoring other editors.
• A track record editing performance content, with a real understanding of hooks, retention, and iteration.

• Soft skills: Highly organised — able to run a multi-project pipeline without slippage.
• Genuinely cares about performance and commercial outcomes, not just craft.
• A clear communicator and coach who can raise the standard of others' work.
• Calm and decisive under deadline pressure.

Nice to have:

• Commercial acumen — understands how content ladders up to revenue.
• D2C/consumer brand experience.
• Motion graphics or sound design ability.

About Our Offer

We operate a hybrid working model, typically spending at least three days a week in our Hoxton office to maintain our collaborative and high-energy culture. Benefits include:

• Significant opportunity for growth, ownership, and career progression.
• Competitive salary reflective of experience and impact.
• 30% Friends & Family discount on all Mous products.
• 25 days’ holiday + 8 bank holidays.
• 1 month paid leave after 5 years’ service.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Charlie HR perks and discounts.
• Regular socials, events, and on-site activities (including an on-site gym).

About our Values

• Get Results – We take accountability, prioritise impact, and push standards higher.
• Work Together – We collaborate openly, challenge constructively, and learn from each other.
• Enjoy the Ride – We stay agile, embrace change, and enjoy building something special together.

About Our Commitment

Mous is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate individuality and are committed to building a diverse team with a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.