Video Editor

Varahe Analytics Private Limited · India

Job Description: Video Editor

Location: Panchkula

"Note: This is a short-term contractual role, with the contract ending in March 2027."

A. About Varahe Analytics:

Varahe Analytics is one of India's premier integrated political consulting firms, specialising in building data-driven 360-degree election management. We help our clients with strategic advice and implementation, combining data-backed insights and in-depth ground intelligence into a holistic electoral campaign.

We are passionate about our democracy and the politics that shape our world. We draw on some of the sharpest minds from distinguished institutions and diverse professional backgrounds to help us achieve our goal of building electoral strategies that spark conversations, effect change, and help shape electoral and legislative ecosystems in our country.

B. About this Role:

We are hiring a Political Video Editor to join our Communications team for the Punjab region . You will turn raw footage into compelling, fast-moving stories for political campaigns and social media. The candidate should understand the rhythm of social platforms, current editing trends, and how to produce content that captures attention, drives engagement, and supports the campaign narrative in Punjab.

This role requires strong video editing, storytelling, and motion graphics skills, along with the ability to work on multiple projects under tight deadlines. You will collaborate closely with content writers, designers, social media teams, and campaign strategists to create high-quality videos for digital campaigns, speeches, rallies, interviews, and rapid-response political communication. This is a contract-based campaign engagement running through March 2027.

C. What Would This Role Entail?

• Edit campaign videos, social reels, speech and rally highlights, interviews, and short-form political content.
• Create motion graphics, lower-thirds, titles, and simple visual effects to strengthen campaign messaging.
• Produce rapid-response political content within tight, time-sensitive turnarounds.
• Adapt footage into formats optimised for Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, YouTube, and WhatsApp.
• Apply platform-appropriate editing styles, pacing, captions, subtitles, and trending formats.
• Coordinate with content writers, designers, social media teams, media monitoring teams, and campaign managers.
• Maintain a clean, organised footage library and ensure timely delivery of all assets.
• Maintain confidentiality of campaign plans, raw footage, drafts, and internal communication.

D. Necessary Skills:

• Prior experience in video editing, preferably for social media, news, or political/campaign content.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects & Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
• Strong grasp of social-media editing styles, pacing, and current trends.
• Good sense of timing, sound, music, and storytelling for short-form content.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle urgent campaign requirements.
• Experience with AI-powered editing tools is an added advantage.
• A portfolio/showreel is mandatory.
• Must be based in Punjab or available to work in Punjab during the contract period.
• Should be comfortable working in a fast-paced political environment.
• Own a high-end device (capable of running editing software) is preferred.
• Flexible working hours during campaign events and urgent political activities.

E. Good to Have Skills:

• Experience in political campaigns, communications, consulting, media, or creative operations.
• Knowledge of Punjabi, Marathi, Hindi, and English is an added advantage.
• Ability to understand local-language speeches, news clips, and audio for accurate subtitling and editing is preferred.

F. Preferred Background

• Political or campaign video editing
• Social media / short-form and long-form content editing
• News, media, or digital agency editing
• Motion graphics and rapid-response content

G. How to Apply

If you're a professional looking for a high-impact challenge, interested in joining a team of like-minded and motivated individuals who think strategically, act decisively, and get things done, drop an email at openings@varaheanalytics.com with the subject line: Video Editor, Punjab