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 2700/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 3240/month (~USD 39000/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 00000 - R55 00000 per month Work Location Remote