Senior Video Editor

Companion Group is a AAA co-development gaming studio with a globally distributed and fully remote setup. We are renowned for overcoming the most intricate challenges in multiplayer game development. As the primary choice for clients aspiring to elevate their multiplayer titles, we enable scalability, maximize player density, and craft immersive gameplay experiences.

Embedded seamlessly within our clients’ in-house teams, we collaborate harmoniously to turn dreams into reality. Our portfolio boasts groundbreaking games developed in collaboration with major studios worldwide. As a fully remote studio, we value clear, continuous, and transparent communication as highly as technical expertise.

Are you a creative Senior Video Editor passionate about producing stunning visual content that showcases and elevates game development? We’re looking for someone who thrives on crafting cinematic and commercial-quality video content—from trailers and dev diaries to stylized teasers and in-engine cinematics. If you love bringing gameplay, narrative, and visuals together to create unforgettable video moments, we’d love to hear from you.

This role is for a freelancer who can work 1 week every 6 weeks/as and when needed. 

Your Responsibilities:

• Own the full video production pipeline—from initial concept and storyboarding to editing and final delivery—for promotional, marketing, and behind-the-scenes content.

• Work directly within Unreal Engine to capture, sequence, and enhance real-time footage using in-engine cameras, lighting, and VFX.

• Collaborate closely with Art, Design, and Marketing teams to communicate the visual tone, mechanics, and narrative of the game through video.

• Edit high-quality trailers, sizzle reels, and development showcases that engage and excite players, publishers, and stakeholders.

• Optimize captured footage for different platforms, formats, and marketing strategies.

• Provide art direction for motion graphics and sound to ensure cohesion across all video content.

• Support and review outsourced editing work, ensuring consistent visual fidelity and technical standards.

• Take initiative to pitch creative video ideas and experiment with storytelling formats, pacing, and presentation techniques.
  

Your Profile:

• 5+ years of experience in video editing, motion design, or cinematic content creation, with a portfolio of stylized, gameplay-driven video work.

• Strong proficiency in Unreal Engine for real-time cinematic capture, Sequencer, and scene setup.

• Advanced skills in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, or equivalent editing software.

• Proven experience producing videos for game trailers, dev diaries, marketing campaigns, or similar.

• Strong understanding of cinematic language—composition, pacing, lighting, camera movement, and sound design.

• Comfortable collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, fully remote environment.

• Self-motivated and detail-oriented, with excellent communication skills and a strong visual storytelling sense.
  

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with motion graphics and 2D/3D animation.

• Familiarity with color grading and LUTs for stylized visual presentation.

• Understanding of audio design, voice-over integration, and music licensing.
  

Benefits:

• Fully remote position, offering the flexibility to work from anywhere.

• Access to mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals in the gaming industry.

• Be part of a passionate and dynamic team working on exciting, boundary-pushing projects
  

Let’s craft cinematic experiences that showcase the magic of game development. Apply now and become part of one of the best game studios in the world!