Summary of the FOOTBALL VIDEO EDITOR job at The Whisper Group

FOOTBALL VIDEO EDITOR

Whisper is a leading global production company, specialising in sports, unscripted and branded entertainment. 

Our diverse team of over 285 international employees produce top-level sports such as Formula One, UEFA and The Paralympics, as well as branded content, prime time documentaries, and entertainment quiz shows for a raft of broadcasters.

Whisper’s creativity and storytelling are BAFTA-winning and Emmy International-nominated.

It is also a Sunday Times Best Places to Work

We are looking for talented and hard-working video editors with a track record of making engaging and effective football videos for major sports organisations.

Candidates must have a very strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro and a burning desire to improve this skillset every day, using analytics to inform their understanding of what makes a successful video.

We are after video editors who live and breathe football with a very strong understanding of the major storylines and protagonists of European football over the last 20 years.

Candidates must be constantly consuming content and seeking inspiration from content creators and publishers.

We want people who watch a new and exciting edit and then instantly want to try and make it themselves.

Whisper is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, communities, and lived experiences. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

What we’re looking for:

• A very strong editor who is constantly evolving their Adobe Premiere Pro skillset. You must be very comfortable cutting sport compilations, match highlights and social clips in a variety of aspect ratios. And be adept at cutting entertaining interview edits from two-camera shoots.
• A person that is completely locked into digital and social content. We want people who are regularly watching YouTube content and can take inspiration from this work and apply it to their own edits.
• A candidate who understands how YouTube works and what the best practice is for all types of content for that platform.
• An open-minded person who works well with others and is willing to listen to feedback and advice from several different stakeholders.
• Someone who can track their own progress and deliverables and communicate them to a wide group of stakeholders.

Your Mission:

• Make high-quality sport edits bursting with creativity that provoke strong reactions from your audience.
• Provide industry-leading video content for a major football brand’s channel that helps them to not only meet, but exceed, their strategic targets.
• Become Whisper’s in-house expert on best practice for social video editing, sharing information with junior football video editors and the rest of the football and digital teams.
• Use analytics and trends to improve your edits, dropping your ego and using data insights to deliver perfect edits for the platform.

Please note that responsibilities may be amended, added to, or removed to reflect the changing needs of the production or organisation.

The Skills You Bring:

• Very strong knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Media management is kept to the highest level of accuracy and detail.
• Mac experience but also comfortable using PC.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality control skills
• Comfortable using project management software and spreadsheets to track and communicate progress on edits and projects
• World class football knowledge that you use to inform your research and edits.
• Confident people and communication skills and problem-solving abilities
• A passion for digital and social platforms. You are constantly watching content on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok and stay close to trends and platform developments.
• You are extremely comfortable following workflows and delivering your content to a content management system using metadata.

If you want to make content that has the world talking, please submit a video cover letter, along with a portfolio and up to date CV.

Shortlisted candidates may be asked to participate in an edit test.

Location:

The base for this position will Kew, London.

There is no opportunity to work remotely.

Working Day:

5 days a week, all office based.

You will be expected to work with the team to plan a schedule based on production requirement.

Lieu days will be given for any days worked over a five-day week.

Start:

ASAP on 12-month FTC

Application Closing:

Friday 28th August 2026

Salary:

Based on experience

How to apply:

Please upload your CV, share links to your work and tell us in your own way why you are the right person for this opportunity to