Edit video content for SportyTV’s broadcast, digital and social platforms, including studio shows, news inserts, interviews, promos, features, explainers, hype pieces and short-form clips.

Produce fast-turnaround edits for daily and weekly sports programming, including news shows, magazine shows, preview shows, review shows, interviews, fan content and social-first formats.

Create platform-specific versions of content for YouTube, the SportyTV app, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X and other distribution channels.

Cut content with a strong sense of pace, story, emotion and audience engagement.

Work with producers, content directors, presenters and journalists to shape raw footage into clear, compelling and accurate sports stories.

Edit packages from studio shoots, field shoots, activations, press conferences, fan vox pops, remote interviews and live-event coverage.

Sync and clean basic audio, apply music, sound effects, transitions and graphics where required.

Colour correct and grade footage to ensure a clean, consistent and professional look.

Export and deliver final files in the correct formats, aspect ratios and technical specifications for each platform.

Proven experience as a video editor in television, digital media, sport, news, entertainment, agency or content production environments.

Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro is essential.

Strong working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, including Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Audition and Media Encoder.

Ability to edit quickly and accurately under pressure.

Strong understanding of social-first video formats, including vertical, square and widescreen edits.

Good sense of rhythm, music, pacing, emotion and storytelling.

Strong attention to detail, especially around spelling, graphics, names, stats and export settings.

Basic audio mixing, colour correction and motion graphics skills.

Ability to work with producers, presenters, camera operators, graphics operators and technical teams.

Strong interest in sport, with football as a key focus area.

Comfortable working flexible hours when required, including evenings, weekends and match days.

Must be based in Cape Town or willing to work from SportyTV South Africa’s Cape Town operation.