About Topham Guerin
Topham Guerin are the global influence experts.
We combine strategy, creativity and technology to shape opinions, build movements and deliver measurable impact for ambitious organisations, leaders and campaigns around the world.
Our teams work across London, New York, Sydney and Auckland, delivering social media, digital communications, content and campaigns for clients in the UK and internationally.
The Role
We’re looking for a Senior Video Editor and Motion Designer who can turn strong ideas, footage and sometimes very loose briefs into sharp, high-quality content.
You’ll be equally comfortable cutting a fast-paced social video, building a motion-led animated asset or taking a longer-form film from rushes through to final delivery.
You should have strong editorial instincts, an eye for design and the ability to find the story in the material you’re given.
Because digital is our bread and butter, you should understand how people actually consume video online.
You’ll know how to hook attention quickly, build pace and structure, and adapt work for different platforms without simply resizing the same edit.
Motion design will be a major part of the role.
You should be confident in developing visual treatments, animation systems and motion graphics from scratch, rather than relying solely on templates.
You’ll work closely with designers, content specialists, art directors, videographers and strategists to bring ideas to life.
You’ll also be expected to work quickly and be trusted to own projects, manage your workload and get work over the line without needing constant creative direction.
We’re embracing AI across our creative workflow, so you should already be experimenting with new tools or be hungry to learn.
What You’ll Do
- Edit short and long-form video across social, digital and campaign work
- Develop motion design concepts, treatments and animation systems
- Create bespoke motion graphics and animation from scratch
- Turn raw footage and loose briefs into clear, engaging stories
- Use typography, music, sound design and graphics to elevate edits
- Develop platform-native edits for different social channels and formats
- Work with designers and art directors to bring wider campaign ideas to life
- Shoot interviews, events, social content and other productions when needed
- Think ahead to the edit when planning and capturing footage
- Own projects through editing, feedback, versioning and final delivery
- Manage multiple projects and deadlines without compromising craft
- Use AI tools to speed up workflows, explore ideas and push the quality of the work
- Keep up with new editing styles, motion techniques, tools and creative trends
- Help raise the standard of video and motion work across the creative team
Requirements
- 8+ years’ experience in video editing, motion design or a closely related creative role
- A strong portfolio or showreel demonstrating both editing and motion design
- Excellent editorial instincts, including pacing, storytelling, music and sound
- Strong motion design fundamentals, including typography, composition and animation
- Extensive experience with After Effects and Premiere Pro
- The ability to develop original motion work rather than relying on templates
- Experience shooting interviews, events and social-first content
- A good working knowledge of cameras, lighting and sound
- Experience with Cinema 4D, Blender or other 3D tools is a strong advantage
- A strong understanding of social platforms and digital advertising
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to quality-control your own work
- The ability to take ownership, solve problems and get projects over the line
- An appetite for experimenting with AI and emerging creative tools
- A team player who takes ownership, pitches in and cares about getting the work