JUNIOR EDITOR Job Specification Location: Cape Town, South Africa (studio-based, with on-location shoots) Reports to: Creative Producer & Senior Editor Type: Full-time Salary: Market-related, based on experience About Waterkant Studio Waterkant Studio is a hospitality content studio based in Cape Town. We produce strategy, content, and media libraries for a group of hospitality brands, including a wine farm and restaurant, family vineyards, and UK-based partners. Our work spans branded video, photography, podcast production, and on-location shoots. The Role We're looking for a Junior Editor to join our small production team. You'll work across video and audio content — cutting footage from on-location shoots, assembling podcast episodes, and maintaining our media library — under the direction of the Creative Producer & Senior Editor. This isn't a button-pusher role: we need someone with a cinematic eye and a feel for story, who can take direction and cut in service of the group's bigger picture. *If you're driven, creative, and excited to produce high-quality work, we'd love to see what you can bring to the team. Responsibilities * Assist the senior editor with all aspects of the post-production workflow * Edit video content for client deliverables: short-form social cuts, long-form brand films, and on-location shoot footage * Assemble podcast episodes, including audio clean-up, basic mixing and sound syncing * Organise, label, and archive raw and edited footage in the studio's media library * Colour grade and colour correct footage to a consistent studio standard * Add motion graphics, titles, and lower-thirds where required * Export review versions and final deliverables in multiple formats and aspect ratios for different platforms * Support on-set logistics for on-location shoots as needed (equipment prep, backup, file transfer) * Work efficiently to meet production schedules and turnaround deadlines set by the Creative Producer and Senior Editor * Maintain version control and naming conventions across projects Requirements No muggles allowed. * 1–2 years' experience editing video professionally (freelance, agency, or in-house) * Cinematic eye — a strong, instinctive sense of composition and shot selection * Storyteller — can shape footage into a narrative, not just cut it together * Strong offline editing capability in both DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro * Proficient in Frame.io for review and approval workflows * Takes direction well and edits in service of the group's bigger picture, not just the brief in front of them * Understanding of codecs, frame rates, and file management for multi-camera and drone footage * Based in or able to commute to Cape Town Nice to Have * Experience creating motion graphics, animated titles, and branded visual assets (Extra points) * Basic understanding of sound design * Experience editing podcast or long-form interview content * Photography or on-location production experience What We Offer * Direct mentorship from the studio's Creative Producer & Senior Editor * Hands-on experience across video, podcast, and photography production * Exposure to hospitality and lifestyle brand content work, including on-location shoots To Apply Send a CV and a link to your editing reel or portfolio to [email protected]. (021) 944 1307  ·  waterkantstudio.co.za