Video Editor (Commercial) - 12 month FTC
About this role
About Mob
Mob is on a mission to create a world of home cooks, because cooking changes lives.
It is the best way to eat throughout the week. It improves your health. It lifts your mood. It saves you money.
We're building the world's best recipe app, making weekly cooking fun, easy and delicious. It will take the friction away from home cooking, so anyone can become an accomplished home cook.
It took us 24 months to reach 100k subscribers, and just seven months to double that to 200k. Our next goal: scale to over 1 million users across the globe.
Behind it all is a creative, data-driven team that collaborates to build experiences that ladder up to our mission. As a fast-paced startup, our core value is simple: make it happen, succeed together.
What You'll Be Doing
Key Responsibilities
We're looking for a Video Editor (Commercial) to create scroll-stopping short-form video that performs across Mob's channels and powers our commercial partnerships.
Edit and deliver short-form videos that perform across Mob's channels
Shoot in Mob's studio kitchen (around 20% of your time) and at external shoots, capturing strong beauty shots with clear creative intent
Own videos end-to-end through post-production, from ingesting and organising footage to final delivery against client, platform and formatting specs
Own the post-production workflow, using systems to organise files in a clear way
Use performance data and platform trends to sharpen every creative decision
Collaborate with Food, Content, Production, and the wider Commercial team to hit the brief
Prepare thoroughly for PPMs and shoots, and raise quality risks and pick-ups early
What does success look like in this role?
Consistently high-quality V1 edits with minimal rework, delivered reliably on deadline
Strong sense of creative judgement that measurably improves content performance
Proactive ownership of quality, including speaking up during shoots, with accurate project updates for the Creative Production Lead
Clear and organised edit processes and workflow
Edit deadlines are adhered to or flagged early if necessary
What You’ll Bring
You're a strong mid-level editor who lives and breathes short-form food and social content, as comfortable behind a camera as in the edit, and you take real pride in preparation and craft.
Our Must-haves
3+ years editing high-performing short-form video in Premiere Pro / After Effects for social or commercial channels
Proven ability to shoot as well as edit, in studio and on location, with strong beauty/food shots and confident lighting and colour correction
Strong organisation: genuine end-to-end post-production ownership, tidy file management and dependable deadline delivery
A real interest in social media and food content, and up to date with platform trends and emerging formats
It's a bonus if you have
Recipe and food photography experience
Experience working to commercial or client briefs
Experience onboarding or supporting freelancers
Systems
Premiere Pro, After Effects, a project management tool (e.g. Asana / Monday), iPhone filming and lighting kit.
You'll thrive in this role if you...
Take pride in preparation and sweat the details others miss
Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, driven by data and consumer insight
Don't wait to be told what to do; ask questions, find answers and make things happen
The Details
Team/Department: Commercial
Reporting to: Creative Production Lead
Contract type: Full time, 12 month Fixed-term Contract
Salary range: £45,000-£50,000 per year
Experience: Mid level
Location: We're based at our East London office 3 days a week
Sponsorship: Unfortunately we're not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
What’s in it for you?
We’ll pay you between £45,000 and £50,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!
Core benefits:
💰 Salary: Benchmarked using an external compensation platform and reviewed twice a year
🏛️ EMI scheme: Exciting options scheme giving you meaningful stake in our growing business
We also offer plenty of additional benefits, including:
🏝️ Enhanced AL policy: 27 days + Bank Holidays + 3 days to reset between Christmas and New Year
☀️ Finish early Fridays: we finish at 3.30pm on a Friday to start the weekend early
🕰️ Hybrid working (3 days in office) and core hours (9.30am-4.30pm)
✈️ Work from anywhere policy
🐣 Enhanced Parental Leave Policy
🩺 Private Healthcare through Vitality (upon passing Probation)
🧠 Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
🧘 Weekly yoga classes
🏃➡️ ClassPass membership
😌 Headspace and Breethe memberships
📚 Mob Book Club
🎓 L&D budget, providing access to training courses or conferences
⭐ Regular socials and team outings
🍝 Of course, a Mob Premium subscription
👩🍳 ...and be the first to taste-test our chef's amazing recipes!