Senior AV Editor in London

Department: FEREF

Location: Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7JS

About FEREF and the Delta Group

Since 1968, Feref has helped launch some of the best-loved movies in cinema history. Today, we create entertaining, award-winning campaigns for the world's biggest entertainment names — from toys and TV to music and movies — including Disney, Mattel, Sky, Spotify, and more. Recent highlights include campaigns for Sky TV's Boyzone, Disney & MediCinema's 'The Magic of Movies', Disney+ Ironheart, Tron Ares and Mufasa. Now part of the Delta Group, the UK & Ireland's leading visual communications specialist, we combine our rich heritage with cutting-edge expertise to deliver standout large format print and experiential campaigns that truly captivate audiences.

Role Overview

The AV Editor will work as part of the FEREF creative team, delivering high-quality audio-visual content for brands, with a strong focus on the entertainment and retail sectors. The role sits at the intersection of creative ideation and technical delivery, supporting the development and rollout of AV assets across multiple channels, markets and formats. This role requires a confident editor with strong technical knowledge of AV workflows, including the adaptation and localisation of global assets (for example, converting US content for UK and international markets). The AV Editor will understand the end-to-end process of AV production including management, from creative intent through to final delivery, ensuring assets are accurate, compliant and fit for purpose across all required SKUs.

Working closely with Creative Directors, designers and client services teams, the AV Editor will contribute to ideation for product launches, brand promotion and campaign activity. AV and editing is one of several channels through which big creative ideas are executed at Delta and FEREF, and this role plays a key part in translating those ideas into best-in-class AV output.

Primary Objectives

• Deliver high-quality AV editing and adaptation work that meets creative, technical and brand standards.
• Support creative teams by contributing AV expertise during ideation, development and execution phases.
• Ensure global and regional assets are accurately adapted for UK and international markets, formats and specifications.
• Maintain strong technical understanding of AV workflows, formats and delivery requirements to support efficient rollouts.
• Collaborate closely with Creative Directors and wider teams to produce consistently high-quality output for brands.

Key responsibilities

• Edit, adapt and deliver AV content for brands, with a particular focus on entertainment-led projects.
• Adapt global AV assets (including US-originated content) for UK and other market requirements, ensuring technical and brand accuracy.
• Work collaboratively with Creative Directors, designers and creative teams to develop AV executions from initial idea through to final delivery.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise on AV formats, specifications and rollout requirements.
• Manage multiple AV deliverables across different projects, ensuring deadlines, quality and consistency are maintained.
• Take ownership of the AV editing process, from receiving briefs through to final output and delivery.
• Maintain awareness of evolving AV best practice, tools and workflows, and apply these to improve output quality and efficiency.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience as a lead creative editor, overseeing finishing and post-production delivery at a creative agency, post house, or within a streaming or theatrical in-house team.
• Expert in Adobe Premiere and post-production workflows, including finishing and delivery; working knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Deep understanding of digital video formats and technical specifications (frame rates, codecs, resolutions); skilled in troubleshooting, colour grading and final delivery.
• Knowledge of cross-platform video best practice, including optimisation and delivery specifications for broadcast, digital and social.
• Lead the post-production of commercial and branded content, especially social-first video for platforms such as Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
• Firm understanding of theatrical release deliverables such as BVOD, SVOD, on-air, TVCs and Clearcast.
• Contribute motion design, animation and visual effects elements where needed to enhance visual storytelling (a plus).
• Proactively support the wider team and demonstrate adaptability in picking up ad hoc tasks from the wider production team.
• Excellent communication skills, ensuring all correspondence is accurate and delivered in a timely manner.
• Strong attention to detail whilst remaining calm under pressure.
• Ability to prioritise workload to meet all deadlines, clearly communicate schedules and update stakeholders on any changes.
• Proactively troubleshoot technical issues, ensuring smooth post-production workflows and minimising delays.