Video Editor & Motion Designer

About the Company
We are looking for a Video Editor with strong motion design skills to join our creative team.

Job Description
This role is roughly 60% video editing and 40% motion design (sometimes 70/30 depending on projects). You’ll be crafting high-quality video content across multiple formats, from quick social clips to polished brand videos and tutorials. The right candidate will have a sharp eye for detail, solid technical ability, a strong sense of visual storytelling, and the initiative to bring their own creative ideas to the table; we don’t want to hand-hold every frame.

What the job involves

• Editing video content in Adobe Premiere Pro: pacing, storytelling, transitions, color correction, and music selection.
• Enhancing audio for clarity, balance, and consistency.
• Motion design in After Effects: animating assets, typography, and graphics to bring concepts to life.
• Researching and sourcing supporting visuals: b-roll, screenshots, reference footage, or images (including digging into articles, sourcing relevant clips of specific people, etc.).
• Collaborating with creative and marketing teams to ensure brand consistency across all projects.
• Contributing creative concepts and ideas for storytelling, visuals, and formats.
• Delivering high-quality content on time while meeting creative and technical standards.
• Staying up to date with new tools and best practices in video production and motion design.

Examples of video types you’ll be working on:

• Webmaster tools
• Mini Conference
• Short for podcast trailer
• Podcast Episode

Requirements

• Proven experience as a video editor, with a portfolio/reel that demonstrates both strong editing and motion design skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Strong knowledge of color correction and audio editing.
• Experience independently sourcing footage, references, and supporting visuals.
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Creative thinker who can pitch and execute fresh visual ideas.
• Highly organized and able to work autonomously with a self-starter mentality.
• Willingness to participate in a paid freelance project during the interview process.

Recruitment Process

1. Apply Online - Submit your application with a link to your portfolio and a link to a piece of work you believe is most relevant to this role.
2. Initial Screening - We’ll do a thorough review of your application to see if there’s a potential match.
3. Recruiter Call - An informal call to introduce you to Ahrefs and the role, while also getting to know more about you.
4. SME Interview - A deeper interview with a subject matter expert to discuss your technical skills, past experience, and the day-to-day aspects of the role.
5. Paid Editing Task - You’ll complete a short paid assignment to give us a better sense of your editing approach. All details will be provided at this stage.
6. Decision Time - If we both like what we’ve seen and heard, we’ll make you an offer and obviously, you’ll accept!

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