Oxford Talks
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Video Editor | Oxford Talks | London, Hybrid | Full-Time Contract
📍 London, Hybrid
💰 £35,000 – £40,000 per annum + Performance Bonus + Stock Options
📅 Start: Within 1 Month
About Oxford Talks
Oxford Talks is a media company operating at the intersection of ideas, leadership, and culture. We produce high-profile 10-12min videos, executive leadership programmes, and a rapidly growing global community of Oxford Talks Circle events.
We are founder-led and fast-moving. Everyone here owns their domain. There is no bureaucracy between you and the work.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Video Editor who lives and breathes content. This is a full-spectrum editing role. One day you will be cutting a punchy 30-second Reel from an Oxford Talks interview. The next you will be finishing a polished 10-12 minute flagship video, editing a podcast episode, or turning event footage into something people actually want to watch.
You know short-form inside out. You follow trends closely enough to move fast when something lands. And you have the technical range to go from a TikTok cut to a broadcast-quality long-form edit without breaking a sweat.
If you are an editor who takes pride in every cut and understands that great content is about rhythm, pacing, storytelling, and knowing your audience, this role was written for you.
What You Will Own
✂️ Short-Form Content
- Editing high-performing short-form content for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and LinkedIn
- Identifying the best moments from long-form footage and transforming them into shareable, platform-native clips
- Staying ahead of social media trends including formats, sounds, transitions, and hooks and applying them with taste and judgement
🎬 Long-Form Video
- Editing Oxford Talks flagship 10-12 minute interview and thought leadership videos to broadcast standard
- Colour grading, audio mixing, motion graphics, and titles across all long-form output
- Maintaining a consistent visual identity across every piece of content that leaves Oxford Talks
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🎙 Podcast & Event Edits
- Editing Oxford Talks podcast episodes, cutting for pace, removing dead air, and ensuring audio quality is broadcast-standard throughout
- Turning event footage into compelling recap videos, highlight reels, and promotional content
- Managing multiple edits across concurrent projects without missing deadlines
📱 Social Media & Content Strategy Input
- Advising the team on what formats, trends, and approaches are working across platforms right now
- Flagging opportunities to repurpose existing content into new formats for maximum reach
- Working closely with the Head of Productions and CEO to align content output with the Oxford Talks brand and growth strategy
What We Are Looking For
Essentials
- A strong portfolio demonstrating short-form and long-form editing. We need to see both.
- Mastery of short-form content. You understand hooks, pacing, platform behaviour, and what makes content perform on Reels, TikTok, and Shorts.
- Proficiency in Capcut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or equivalent. Tell us what you use and how well you use it.
- A sharp eye for colour, audio, pacing, and storytelling. You notice what most people miss.
- Understanding of social media trends. You follow them closely, you know which ones are worth using, and you move quickly when they matter.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously without quality slipping.
- Some hands-on videography experience. You are comfortable picking up a camera when needed.
- Highly organised, self-directed, and able to work at pace in a fast-moving environment.
Desirable
- Experience editing interview, documentary, or thought leadership content
- Motion graphics or animation skills (After Effects or equivalent)
- Experience with podcast editing and audio post-production
- Knowledge of SEO for video including YouTube optimisation, thumbnail strategy, and metadata
- Familiarity with Sony and DJI camera systems
- Existing understanding of the founder, investor, or intellectual content space
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What This Role Is Not
This is not a role where you wait to be briefed on every cut. You will bring creative ideas, flag what is working, and push the quality of our content forward. If you prefer to wait for a directive, this is not the right fit.
The Hiring Test
As part of the application process, we ask all candidates to complete a short creative task.
Take any existing Oxford Talks video from our YouTube channel and edit it into what you consider to be the best possible short-form clip. Submit your edit along with a brief written explanation of your creative process. Why did you choose that moment? What decisions did you make in the edit and why? What platform were you cutting for?
This is your opportunity to show us how you think, not just how you cut.
Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@oxfordtalks
Submit your edit and process notes through the application portal along with your CV and portfolio.
The Package
- ✦ £35,000 – £40,000 per annum, based on experience
- ✦ Performance-based bonus scheme
- ✦ Early Employee Equity
- ✦ Gym membership included
- ✦ Tennis and Squash Membership
- ✦ Travel expenses covered for all location work
- ✦ Additional benefits discussed at the offer stage
- ✦ 3-month probationary period
How to Apply
We do not accept CVs by email. All applications must be submitted through our official careers portal.
👉 Apply here: https://oxfordtalks.typeform.com/careers
We review applications on a rolling basis. Early applications are strongly encouraged.
Oxford Talks is an equal opportunity employer.
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