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Video Editor (Founder's Media Team)

Jay Wright Media Team • Newcastle, New South Wales 2300, Australia • Full-time
AI Job Summary
  • Proven experience as a video editor/creator with a strong portfolio or social account showing editing skills.
  • Strong proficiency in CapCut and native editing tools like TikTok or Instagram Edits.
  • Able to review long-form recordings, spot key moments, and create engaging short-form videos with minimal direction.

Role Type

On-site • Permanent • Full-time • Entry Level

Description

We’re looking for a Video Editor who can turn raw footage into scroll-stopping content that performs. Based from our Newcastle office and working closely with our Founder’s Media Team, you’ll be creating high-quality video content daily across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn – delivering sharp, engaging videos that drive real results.

This is an entry-level role perfect for someone hungry to turn their content career professional. If you’re a social media native who lives and breathes platforms, can spot the gold in long-form content, and wants to master social content creation, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll do

  • Transform raw footage into polished, ready-to-publish videos with tight pacing, strong hooks, and platform-optimised outputs
  • Edit daily content across multiple formats (9:16, 1:1, 16:9) for different platforms
  • Apply captions and trending sounds in line with brand standards
  • Translate creative briefs into strong, visually engaging content
  • Adapt content for different platforms and audiences, tailoring pacing and tone
  • Integrate licensed music, sound effects, and stock footage as required
  • Create content designed to maximise watch time, engagement, and conversions
  • Review feedback and analytics from the Content Creator to continuously improve your edits
  • Stay current with social media trends, editing styles, and viral formats
  • Recommend new approaches to structure, hooks, or visual execution that can lift results
  • Keep all projects well organised with consistent naming conventions and clear folder structures
  • Deliver all assets on time and to brief

What you’ll bring

  • You’re a social media native – you live and breathe social, know what’s trending, what sounds are taking off, and can demonstrate how you’ve made engaging content
  • Strong proficiency in CapCut and native editing software like TikTok or Instagram Edits
  • You can review long-form recordings, spot the best moments, and turn them into engaging short-form videos without step-by-step direction
  • Skilled in adding captions and trending sounds that enhance storytelling
  • Strong eye for pacing, composition, visual detail, and picking attention-grabbing shots
  • Ability to edit for speed, retention, and engagement while maintaining brand tone and consistency
  • Experience optimising content for different aspect ratios and platform requirements
  • Ability to interpret creative briefs and execute with minimal direction
  • Highly organised with excellent time management – proven ability to meet tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Comfortable working autonomously while maintaining close communication with the Founder and Content Creator
  • You bring energy, initiative, and creativity to every edit, keeping the process fast and fun
  • You’re obsessed with getting better – you study creators, watch breakdowns, and test what you learn. You want to master social content, not just make it.

Why Ecommerce Equation?

  • We’re not just another player in the ecommerce space; we’re the rocket ship behind some of Australia’s (and now the US’s) most ambitious founder-led brands.
  • Founded by ex-agency founder and ecommerce weapon Jay Wright, we’ve helped hundreds of brands go from plateauing to skyrocketing, and we’re just getting started.
  • We’re a tight-knit team that values data, creative thinking and winning together
  • We’re a high-growth team building something big (and fun). If you’re looking for meaningful work, a clear path for growth, and a crew that’s going places, folks, this is it.