Overview
Head of Video Editing – Join Top-Tier Agency | Premium Compensation and Bonuses Jobs in Home Based at Darroch Kai Associates
We’re hiring a Head of Editing to own the entire editing function at a fast-growing creator agency. Competitive base, performance bonuses, full benefits, and 100% remote work — this is a true function-owner seat from day one.
What We Offer
- Fully remote: 100% remote work — work from anywhere in South Africa, no commute, no compromise.
- Competitive pay: a competitive salary with performance-based bonuses tied to clear, achievable goals.
- Real benefits: paid leave, a dedicated equipment stipend, and an ongoing learning budget so you can keep sharpening your craft.
- Genuine ownership: you’ll own the editing function end-to-end — systems, standards, and people — with leadership backing and zero micro-management.
- A rare growth seat: we’re scaling from 21 to 87 creators across short-form, image, long-form YouTube, and trailer content. You’ll build the engine that makes it possible.
- Proper employment: compliant, full-time employment via a top-tier Employer of Record (Deel or Remote.com) — no contractor admin, no payment headaches.
- A team that respects the work: you’ll work alongside a sharp, international team that values clean execution and treats editing as a craft, not a commodity.
Compensation
We pay competitively for the right person, with bonuses on top:
- Base salary: USD 2,700/month, paid monthly in your local currency via our Employer of Record.
- Performance bonus: up to 20% of base (≈ USD 540/month), paid quarterly against a clear scorecard.
- Total target earnings: approximately USD 3,240/month (~USD 39,000/year) when you hit your targets — and we want you to.
About the Role
You’ll own editing as a function — systems, standards, hiring, performance, and scale. This is a leadership seat from the moment you start, with the mandate and backing to build editing into a real competitive advantage.
Every piece of content our agency produces flows through editing. As we scale, we need someone who can build the system, set the quality bar, and lead a team of editors to ship work that gives every creator their best shot at performing. You won’t be hands-on editing — daily quality lives with our Quality Manager. You’ll own the systems, the standards, and the people.
What You’ll Own
- the entire editing function across short-form video, image, long-form YouTube, and trailer cut-ups.
- building, documenting, and running the workflows that keep production smooth as volume grows.
- leading a Quality Manager and a team of roughly six to seven editors — and growing it as we scale.
- setting and defending the “ready to ship” quality standard for every content type.
- the editing database, hand-offs in and out of the function, and clean escalation of upstream issues.
- weekly written updates to leadership and a monthly review of the function.
What You Bring
- 6+ years in video editing, with at least 2 years managing a team of 3 or more editors.
- deep craft fluency across short-form video, image, and long-form editing — you can set a quality bar and defend it.
- a genuine ownership mindset. You’ve improved a process or workflow before and can talk about it with numbers.
- comfort in data — Sheets, Airtable, dashboards. You spot trends before they become problems.
- calm under volume. 100+ pieces a day doesn’t rattle you.
- a root-cause thinker who builds people up rather than burning them out.
- strong written English — you’ll work daily with an international team.
Nice to Have
- experience in the OFM/creator industry.
- hands-on time with Process Street, ClickUp, Asana, or similar process tools.
- a track record scaling a creative function through real growth.
This Role Isn’t for You If
- you want to be the hands-on editor — this is a leadership seat.
- you can’t name a specific workflow you’ve improved and the impact it had.
- you struggle to delegate quality without becoming the bottleneck.
Ready to Apply?
If you’ve been waiting for a role where editing is treated as a real function, with the headcount, the budget, and the leadership backing to build it properly, this is it. Apply with your CV and a short note (3–5 sentences) on a workflow or process you’ve improved and the result it produced. We read every application.
Pay: R44 000,00 – R55 000,00 per month
Work Location: Remote
Title: Head of Video Editing – Join Top-Tier Agency | Premium Compensation and Bonuses
Company: Darroch Kai Associates
Location: Home Based
