Senior Video Editor (South Melbourne)

Location: South Melbourne Job Type: Full-Time About Burninghouse At Burninghouse, we create moving image content with impact. We are a energetic production house partner to some of Australia's most trusted brands, agencies, and institutions, including Bupa, Judo Bank, Guild, and various Federal and State Government departments. We do not just cut footage; we craft stories that stick. We are on the hunt for a brilliant, versatile Senior Video Editor to step into our fast-paced environment and lead the post-production charge. The Role As our Senior Video Editor, you will be the creative and technical engine room of our post-production workflow. This is a role for a true chameleon of the edit suite. We need someone who can edit an interview like butter on a Monday, and seamlessly pivot to a high-end, frame-accurate TVC on a Tuesday. You will have complete ownership over your projects, steering them from raw footage to polished, broadcast-ready deliverables, while ensuring our technical infrastructure remains bulletproof. Key Responsibilities
- High-End Editing: Craft compelling narratives across a massive variety of formats, including TVCs, online content, high-impact social media assets, branded docs, and product videos.
- Project and Timeline Management: Own your post-production timelines. You will keep projects on schedule, budget your time effectively, and ensure strict deadlines are met without sacrificing quality.
- Freelancer Collaboration: Work alongside and help guide freelance editors, motion designers, and sound mixers to ensure a cohesive creative vision across larger campaigns.
- Technical Infrastructure: Oversee local server management, asset organisation, archiving, and backup systems to ensure our media workflow is secure, fast, and organised.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Confidently interpret briefs from marketing agencies, corporate clients, and government stakeholders, translating feedback into slick, polished revisions. Who You Are
- The Experience: 5+ years of experience editing in a fast-paced agency or production house environment, with a killer portfolio to prove it.
- The Chameleon: You understand the pacing differences between a 15-second TikTok, a corporate brand video, and a 30-second broadcast TVC.
- Technical Ninja: Advanced mastery of Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, alongside a solid working knowledge of After Effects.
- Server Savvy: You are not afraid of the back-end. You have a solid grasp of server management, shared storage networks (NAS or SAN), and robust backup/archiving protocols.
- The Mindset: Calm under pressure, highly organised, and collaborative. You take pride in absolute attention to detail (yes, that means checking the audio levels and legal title safety zones every single time).
- Why You’ll Love Burninghouse
- The Work: No two weeks are the same. You will be working on tier-one brand campaigns and meaningful government projects.
- The Team: A supportive, ego-free, and highly collaborative group of creatives who love what they do.
- The Autonomy: You will have a major voice in shaping our post-production workflows and creative output. How to Apply
- If you are a master storyteller who loves the thrill of a fast-paced suite and knows how to keep a server purring, we want to hear from you.
- Please send your application to with the subject line "Senior Video Editor – [Your Name]". Your application must include:
- A cover letter telling us why you’re the perfect fit for Burninghouse.
- Your current CV.
- A link to your showreel/portfolio (please explicitly state your exact role in the projects showcased). Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qe1lb