Video Editor
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Argos - Bradwell, Milton Keynes, MK13 9HA
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Marketing
Closing date: 15 July 2025
Requisition ID: 400004656
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largest websites. So marketing here really happens at scale. We move a lot faster than you’d think too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. More people shopping with us each week means more interactions. And thanks to data insight, we understand customers in a way that almost nobody else does. We work alongside incredible brand partners and the best agencies around. So if you have a passion to learn, grow and experience new teams, come and explore it all with us.
Why join us
Joining the creative team at Zest within Sainsbury's offers an exciting opportunity for a talented Video Editor to showcase their storytelling skills and creativity across a diverse range of platforms and projects. As part of our in-house agency, you will collaborate with a team of videographers, producers, and designers to craft engaging video content that resonates with our audience while pushing the boundaries of innovation. With access to industry-standard editing software and a supportive environment that values collaboration and continuous learning, this role provides a platform for you to grow and excel in delivering high-quality, impactful video assets across multiple brands within our organisation.
What you'll do
As a Video Editor within the Zest creative team at Sainsbury's, you will be responsible for editing engaging and dynamic video content across various platforms, ranging from mobile-first social content to high-impact campaign films. Your role will involve working closely with videographers, producers, and designers to craft compelling narratives that resonate with our audience, ensuring high production value and audience engagement. You will utilise industry-standard editing software and techniques to optimise edits for different platforms, integrating motion graphics, typography, and visual effects as needed to enhance storytelling. Your focus will be on ensuring final edits meet brand guidelines, creative expectations, and technical excellence, contributing to the delivery of high-performing, engaging video assets that resonate with audiences.
Who you are
As a Video Editor for Sainsbury's Zest In-House Creative Agency, you are a skilled and creative professional with a strong passion for storytelling and visual composition. With expertise in editing content for various platforms, from mobile-first social media to high-impact campaign films, you bring a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of industry-standard editing software. Your ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders, coupled with your adaptability, resilience, and innovative mindset, allows you to craft engaging and high-quality video assets that resonate with audiences and drive creative excellence across multiple brands.
Essential criteria:
- Proven experience as a Video Editor, with a strong portfolio showcasing work across mobile-first and campaign content.
- Experience in CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and After Effects.
- Experience working with both mobile-shot (iPhone preferred) and Cinema footage.
- Experience in sound design, colour grading, and motion graphics integration.
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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, our roles may close early.
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.
Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
