Video Editor (Short Form Specialist) - 6 Month Contract

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Marketing

Marketing is at the heart of Reckitt. We pride ourselves on our unique way of driving growth for some of the world's most loved and trusted health, hygiene and nutrition brands. Our purpose and fight are what motivates us to design and deliver distinctive communications throughout our consumer funnel, so that we deliver category growth as well as a positive impact on society. With extensive media and digital teams embedded throughout the organisation, we measure both our business and our societal impact. Our global teams lead on our overarching brand strategy, brand guardianship and innovation pipeline in close partnership with R&D. Leaving our local marketing teams to deliver on our regional goals in partnership with our Sales teams. With the scale of our 2500 marketing community - alongside our leading-edge Marketing Academy - your opportunities to grow and upskill will be extensive.

About the role

You’re the reason people don’t scroll.

You know exactly where to cut, when to zoom, and how to hook someone in the first 1.5 seconds. You understand pacing like a creator, not just an editor — and you know what makes someone watch till the end.

This is a high-output, high-impact role where your edits directly drive views, engagement, and growth.

Your responsibilities

• Edit daily short-form videos for TikTok & Reels.

Add:

• • Captions
  • Hooks
  • Transitions
  • Sound effects & trending audio
• Optimize pacing and storytelling for retention.
• Repurpose long-form or live content into snackable edits.
• Collaborate closely on iterations with Creator & Director.

The experience we're looking for

• Proficiency in tools like:
  • CapCut
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • After Effects / VN
• Strong understanding of:
  • Retention mechanics
  • Short-form editing style
• Experience with UGC or creator-style editing preferred.
• Portfolio required.

 

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

• Must be legally eligible to work in the UAE (valid UAE work visa).
• Must be legally allowed to create branded content in the UAE (including influencer/content permits where required).
• Comfortable appearing on camera and participating in shoots when required.
• Open to being featured as part of Reckitt brand content during the contract duration.
• Must comply with UAE regulations and Reckitt brand safety guidelines (no association with restricted/prohibited categories).
• Basic hands-on comfort with:
• Mobile/DSLR cameras
• Lighting setups
• On-set content production

The skills for success

 

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-volume content environment.
• Strong understanding of short-form video culture (TikTok, Instagram Reels).
• Team-first mindset — flexibility to support across roles during shoots.
•  Social Media

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.