Xara F

Video Editor

Johannesburg, South Africa
Available Immediately
9 years of experience
Full-time: 40 hours per week
$2200 per month
Flexible on Timezone
English
Afrikaans

Candidate Online Assessment Results

Report Card

Overall Score
English
90
Adobe Software
66
Video Editing
66

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Video Interview

Xara F
  1. How did you become interested in video editing, and what motivated you to pursue it as a career?
  2. Tell me about a recent video editing project you’ve completed and what you enjoyed most about working on it?
  3. Which video editing software are you most comfortable using, and how long have you been working with it?
  4. Can you describe a time when you had to collaborate with a team or a client during a video editing project? How did you communicate and ensure everyone’s vision was incorporated into the final product?
  5. How would your boss and coworkers describe you?

Experience

Freelance Video Editor/Photographer/Videographer

January 2014 - Present

VOD Editor at Global Citizen

April 2022 - November 2022

  • Shot, produced and edited videos on an ad-hoc basis. Videos are mandated by Global Citizen offices in Johannesburg and New York. Videos created for internal distribution, Instagram, Tiktok, Youtube,etc. Projects worked on include videos for BeyGood Foundation, Global Citizen Curtis Fellowship and Global Citizen Live.

VOD Editor at Global Citizen Live

September 2021 - September 2021

  • Design and execute social media campaigns to increase brand awareness and drive sales
  • Monitor and analyze social media metrics to optimize strategy and performance.

Head Producer of Digital Media at TrendingSA

June 2020 - June 2021

  • Sourced, produced and created necessary imaging and visual elements for episodes.
  • Produced and managed digital content on live episodes.
  • Managed processes for streamlined functioning of the digital team.

Videographer at OM & Barker

February 2020 - August 2020

  • Shot video and photo content for clients when required, edited photos and video content for client delivery, and maintained and managed camera, lighting, and sound equipment.
  • Reported on client engagement and shoots.

Digital Content Producer at Black Rose Factory

January 2019 - January 2020

  • Shot and edited required video content for social media as well as YouTube and website upload and shot necessary photographs for social media content and website.
  • Designed graphics for social media posts, sourced necessary imaging for web content, and consulted on technical aspects for social media and web rollouts
  • Used Photoshop, Premiere Pro & After Effects to carry out relevant tasks.

Digital Media Producer at Urban Brew Studios

April 2018 - January 2019

  • Sourced, produced and created necessary imaging required for each episode according to brief, and created promotional imagery for social media.
  • Created imagery for in-show games, prepared episodes for YouTube upload, and selected and edited highlights packages for social media and YouTube upload.
  • Used Photoshop, Premiere Pro & After Effects to carry out all tasks.

Junior Video Editor at afrOkaans

January 2017 - April 2018

  • Edited daily V-News deliverable segments using Premiere Pro, prepared sound packages for sound engineers to mix, and recorded voice-overs.
  • Exported and uploaded segments to various stakeholders, sourced footage for segments, and backed up project files as well as daily segments.
  • Maintained source sheets for monthly footage expenditure.

Junior Creative Professional at Jonathan Andrews

April 2016 - December 2016

  • Edited various creative video projects using Premiere Pro, assisted on social media campaigns from conception to output, and assisted on photography shoots in studio and on location.
  • Managed intern project involvement and output, produced and directed inserts for various YouTube channels, and production managed online show segments.
  • Shot various online features.

Video Production Intern at Jonathan Andrews

October 2015 - April 2016

  • Edited various creative video projects using Premiere Pro, assisted on social media campaigns from conception to output, and assisted on photography shoots in studio and on location.

Production Assistant Intern at RAD Productions

February 2015 - December 2015

Store Manager at Chesa Nyama

October 2014 - August 2015

Education

Diploma - Digital Editing

New York Film Academy, New York, USA

2013

Services Available

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