Senior Video Editor

Job Overview

Megaphone is seeking a Senior Video Editor to lead the post-production process of our video output and elevate our storytelling through editing.

This is a senior creative role centered on editorial construction through montage. The Senior Video Editor will not merely assemble footage, but actively shape the narrative, rhythm, tone, and meaning of each video — contributing to what is often referred to as the “third meaning”: the added layer of interpretation created through sequencing, juxtaposition, pacing, and visual argument.

The role requires speed, precision, and strong editorial judgment. The Senior Video Editor will work on weekly and daily productions including explainers, short news reports, investigations, interviews, and special formats — ensuring high output without compromising narrative coherence or visual rigor.

The Senior Video Editor will collaborate closely with journalists, scriptwriters, designers, and the editorial leadership. They are expected to contribute editorial insights during production, suggest structural improvements, and refine scripts during the editing phase when needed.

Remaining informed about emerging trends in digital video storytelling, platform optimization (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok), and audience engagement is essential. The editor will also contribute to format development and R&D exercises aimed at strengthening Megaphone’s visual identity.

Occasionally, the Senior Video Editor may lead the post-production of special projects (documentaries, long-form investigations, co-productions).

Given the fast-paced nature of news production, the role requires the ability to handle urgent edits under tight deadlines (time off in-lieu days will be granted when applicable).

The Senior Video Editor reports directly to the Editor-in-Chief and the Creative Director.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead the editing of videos including found footage, field footage, interviews, archival material, and animated graphics
• Shape narrative structure, pacing, and visual language to enhance editorial clarity and impact
• Contribute editorial input during the post-production phase, strengthening scripts through visual storytelling
• Work quickly and efficiently under tight deadlines without compromising quality
• Oversee sound design and sound mixing to ensure professional output
• Integrate motion graphics and collaborate with designers to enhance storytelling
• Participate in conceptualization and storyboarding of videos 
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and development of new formats
• Ensure consistency in Megaphone’s visual identity and editing standards
• Supervise or mentor junior editors when needed
• Archive and organize edited projects according to internal standards
• Coordinate with the archiving and grants team for documentation purposes
• Flexibility with different types of outputs and different tones: video essays, features, coverages, interviews, video explainers, mini-documentaries.
• Basic knowledge of color grading

Additional (Plus) Responsibility:

• Ability to conduct and film interviews or capture footage on the ground when necessary is considered an asset
• 2D animation and motion graphics

Required Qualifications

• Strong background in video editing with proven senior-level experience
• Minimum 4–6 years of professional editing experience in media, journalism, or documentary production
• Demonstrated ability to construct compelling narratives through montage and sequencing
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Strong working knowledge of After Effects and motion graphics workflows
• Strong sense of rhythm, pacing, sound design and visual storytelling
• Ability to deliver high-quality edits under tight deadlines
• Solid knowledge of sound editing, mixing, and in-house VO integration
• Strong understanding of local politics and current affairs
• Fluency in Arabic and English
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and editorially rigorous

Additional Qualifications

• Experience leading post-production workflows or mentoring junior editors
• Experience in editing for cinema,  documentary films or investigative video production
• Filming experience (interviews, field reporting) is a plus
• Knowledge of French or other relevant languages is a plus