Video Editor – Multilingual Localisation

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Video Editor - Multilingual Localisation based in India.

This is a creative and technically focused video editing role centered on adapting high-performing content for multilingual audiences. You will transform advertisements, promos, and social media videos into culturally relevant versions that feel natural and engaging across different markets. The role combines advanced video and audio synchronization with strong visual storytelling, ensuring localized content preserves the original emotion, pacing, and narrative impact. You will manage multiple language versions simultaneously while maintaining high standards for organization, consistency, and quality. Collaboration with translators, voice artists, language specialists, and project managers will be central to delivering accurate and compelling adaptations. This opportunity is ideal for an editor who enjoys fast-paced production environments and the challenge of balancing technical precision with cultural nuance.

Accountabilities:

• Edit and localize advertisements, promotional content, social media videos, and other video assets for multiple language audiences.
• Execute precise localization using waveform matching, markers, timecode alignment, frame-level editing, and automated synchronization tools.
• Synchronize localized voice-overs and subtitles with original visuals while preserving timing, pacing, emotional tone, and storytelling impact.
• Manage multiple language versions of the same video efficiently using structured project, timeline, file management, and versioning workflows.
• Adapt on-screen text, graphics, lower thirds, overlays, and other visual elements to ensure linguistic and cultural relevance.
• Coordinate with translators, voice artists, language experts, and project managers to maintain consistency and quality across localized deliverables.
• Perform detailed quality control across audio, video, subtitles, graphics, and language-specific adaptations before delivery.
• Optimize editing workflows for scalability, faster turnaround, batch production, templated delivery, and concurrent multilingual projects.
• Maintain organized project files and ensure all language versions are accurately prepared and delivered according to production requirements.

Requirements:

• 2-3 years of professional video editing experience, preferably in multilingual localization, dubbing, advertising, social media, digital marketing, or branded content.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro as the primary editing platform, with familiarity with Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, and DaVinci Resolve.
• Advanced knowledge of audio synchronization techniques including manual waveform matching, timecode alignment, audio markers, auto-sync tools, and frame-level precision editing.
• Experience working with multilingual audio tracks, multiple language layers, localized voice-overs, and subtitle workflows including SRT and VTT formats.
• Fluency in English and Hindi, including strong reading, writing, listening, and cultural understanding.
• Excellent sense of pacing, rhythm, visual storytelling, and the ability to preserve the original message and emotional impact during localization.
• Strong cultural awareness, including sensitivity to regional humor, idioms, contextual references, and linguistic nuances.
• Exceptional attention to detail and quality control, with the ability to identify and correct synchronization, translation, visual, and audio inconsistencies.
• Strong organizational and file-management skills, including version control and handling multiple language deliverables simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines while maintaining creative and technical quality.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and collaborative, with strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Familiarity with tools such as PluralEyes, Auto-Align, Sync-N-Link, or similar audio synchronization solutions is an advantage.
• Experience with batch exports, templated workflows, automation tools, or scalable multilingual production processes is a plus.
• Knowledge of additional Indian or international languages is highly desirable.

Benefits:

• Monthly compensation of INR 45,000-55,000.
• Fully remote work arrangement in India.
• Contract employment with flexible remote collaboration.
• Opportunity to work on multilingual video content with diverse regional and international audiences.
• Hands-on exposure to video localization, dubbing, subtitles, audio synchronization, and culturally adapted storytelling.
• Opportunity to work with modern professional editing and synchronization tools.
• Creative environment combining technical video production with cultural storytelling.
• Opportunity to build expertise in scalable multilingual content workflows and production automation.
• Cross-functional collaboration with translators, voice artists, language experts, and creative project teams.
• Opportunity for professional growth in a fast-paced digital content and entertainment environment.