Video Editor – Individual Consultant or Agency

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🌐 India, Sri Lanka, +4 more countries – Remote

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🎬 Video Editor

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UNESCO

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1945

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting international collaboration in the fields of education, culture, natural sciences, and social sciences. It works to foster peace, development, and sustainable practices through educational programs and cultural initiatives. UNESCO advocates for equal access to education and cultural preservation around the world, leveraging its partnerships with various entities, including governments and institutions, to achieve its goals.

📋 Description

• Receive raw footage and project briefs from UNESCO • Produce edited video content for Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, and longer digital formats • Assemble sequences according to scripts, storyboards, creative briefs, or UNESCO direction • Recommend pacing, cuts, and visual elements • Produce reels, clips, teaser videos, interview bytes, event wrap-ups, campaign videos, and interview cuts • Apply colour correction and grading, audio editing and synchronization, sound mixing, subtitling, captioning, lower-thirds, motion graphics, voice-overs, and music integration • Add and synchronize subtitles and captions • Ensure visual content complies with UNESCO Graphic Standards and Logo Toolkit, including the UNESCO video outro where required • Mainstream UNESCO's gender strategy and reflect gender-balanced representation • Ensure compliance with international copyright policy and appropriate licensing • Submit first-round edits in MP4 format for review and incorporate feedback and revisions • Deliver ready-to-publish MP4 files using H.264 and appropriate platform resolution, plus editable source/master files and linked assets • Meet committed deadlines and promptly flag anticipated delays • Maintain regular communication with UNESCO via email and online meetings • Provide remote post-production and editing services on an on-call basis

🎯 Requirements

• Individual consultant (non-staff) or registered agency/firm • Candidates may be based anywhere in South Asia; must state country of residence/base and regions/countries available for assignments • University degree and/or professional training in film production, video editing, broadcast media, digital communications, or related fields • A demonstrable portfolio may be considered in lieu of formal qualifications • Minimum three (3) years of demonstrable professional experience in video editing, including social media content production • Experience with institutional or development-sector communications is an asset • Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or equivalent • Experience producing video content for Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn, including reels, shorts, and platform-optimized formats • Strong understanding of post-production workflows, colour grading, audio mixing, and multi-format export • Familiarity with Adobe After Effects or equivalent is an asset • Experience with subtitle and closed-caption integration • Ability to manage and archive large media file libraries • Ability to work independently and efficiently under tight deadlines and revision cycles • Familiarity with UNESCO or UN branding standards is an advantage • AI-generated content or AI video/audio enhancement tools are prohibited unless expressly authorized by UNESCO • Fluency in English, both oral and written, is required • Proficiency in local languages of the duty station is an asset • At least three recent portfolio work samples, from the last three years, with brief project descriptions and role • Ability to provide daily professional rates in local currency

🏖️ Benefits

• On-call roster assignments with no guarantee of assignment • Remote-based work arrangements • Opportunity to work with UNESCO's Regional Office for South Asia • Inclusion in a roster valid from 15 October 2026 to 31 December 2027, or until further notice • Assessment and evaluation via video or teleconference and email • Qualified candidates from non- and under-represented Member States, minority and indigenous groups, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply