Freelance Video Editor – Social & Marketing

About This Role

Netflix India is looking for talented fresh graduates as Freelance Video Editors within its India Marketing and Social Media teams. You will create promotional video content for Netflix India's original series, films, and stand-up specials — editing social media clips, trailers, teaser reels, and campaign assets that build excitement for Netflix India's growing originals slate across Bollywood, regional cinema, and web series.

Job Overview

Role Context

Netflix India produces and markets some of the most-watched streaming originals in the country — Sacred Games, Delhi Crime, Mismatched, Scam 1992, and dozens of Bollywood films and regional language titles. Netflix India's marketing team creates extensive video content across Instagram, YouTube, Twitter/X, and Facebook to build series anticipation, drive subscriptions, and keep Netflix's Indian audience engaged between releases. Freelance Video Editors support this pipeline — editing social-first trailer cuts, character spotlight clips, behind-the-scenes content, and event coverage from Netflix India's press and fan events. The entertainment industry context and high creative standards make Netflix one of the most coveted freelance video editing environments in India.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit social media promotional clips for Netflix India originals — teaser cuts, character spotlights, dialogue reels, and countdown posts from raw series footage
• Create vertical video content for Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts — 15s and 30s edits engineered for maximum social engagement
• Produce behind-the-scenes content — editing cast interview footage, on-set clips, and production diary content for Netflix India's social channels
• Build motion graphic overlays — title cards, episode countdown graphics, and release date animations in Netflix's brand typography
• Edit event coverage footage — Netflix India premiere events, press junkets, and fan interactions
• Deliver multi-language variants with integrated subtitles for Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam content

Requirements & Skills

• Degree or diploma in Film Editing, Media Production, or Mass Communication — 2024/2025 batch
• Adobe Premiere Pro proficiency is essential; After Effects and DaVinci Resolve are preferred
• Deep knowledge of Indian entertainment — Bollywood, web series, and regional cinema landscape
• Instinctive understanding of what makes entertainment social content go viral — emotional peaks, dialogue moments, and visual hooks
• Ability to edit within NDA constraints — handling unreleased series content with confidentiality
• Portfolio demonstrating entertainment video editing — trailers, reels, or social clips for films/series

Benefits & Work Conditions

• ₹6–12 LPA annualized contract rate — competitive with entertainment industry freelance rates
• Fully remote engagement
• Netflix India brand portfolio credit — one of the most recognizable names in the entertainment industry
• Access to unreleased content — early exposure to Netflix India's originals pipeline
• Potential for long-term retainer across multiple series campaign cycles

Who Should Apply

A fresh film editing graduate who is passionate about Indian entertainment — web series, cinema, and the storytelling craft of the promotional trailer. You understand how to find the emotional peak of a scene and cut a 30-second clip that makes audiences immediately want to watch the full series. You are fast, creatively intuitive, and deeply familiar with India's streaming entertainment landscape.

About the Company

Netflix is an American streaming entertainment company with $38 billion+ in annual revenue and 270 million+ global subscribers. Netflix India, based in Mumbai, has invested $500 million+ in India originals and is one of the most active producers of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and other Indian language streaming content — making Netflix India's marketing team one of the most prolific and creatively ambitious video content producers in the Indian entertainment industry.

How to Apply

Apply at jobs.netflix.com. Search "Video Editor" or "Marketing Editor" contract roles. Include a portfolio or showreel demonstrating entertainment video editing — trailer cuts, social reels, or promotional content — alongside your application.