This example is for video editors at advertising agencies, production houses, TV stations, newsrooms and with online creators, and for camera operators and graphic designers who want to move into editing.
The employer wants to know what material you edit, in which software, whether you do colour grading, sound and simple animation, how fast you work and what your portfolio looks like. We show you how to describe this on your CV.
Video editor with 6 years of experience at an advertising agency. I edit commercials, corporate films and social media content in horizontal and vertical formats, do colour grading, clean up and mix sound and create simple caption animations. I deliver around 15 pieces a week, and a series of short videos I edited for a cosmetics client had over 3 million views.
Work experience
Video editor
03.2021 - present
Advertising agency, Warsaw
Commercials, corporate films and social media content.
Horizontal and vertical formats, versions for different platforms.
Colour grading, sound and caption animation.
Around 15 pieces a week to client deadlines.
Short video series for a cosmetics brand, over 3 million views.
Junior editor
06.2019 - 02.2021
Production house, Warsaw
Rough cuts.
Syncing sound.
Preparing broadcast files.
Education
Bachelor's degree, film editing
2016 - 2019
Film School
Skills
Editing commercials and corporate films
Social media content
Colour grading
Sound editing and mixing
Caption animation and motion graphics
Preparing broadcast files
Courses
Colour grading course, 2021
Motion graphics course, 2022
Languages
English: B2
Additional information
Online portfolio
Own editing equipment
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How to write a video editor CV
Professional summary
Write what material you edit, for whom, in which software and what you do besides editing. Add a result, for example views or pace of work. The employer is looking for an editor with a sense of rhythm who delivers good material on time and takes client feedback without drama.
Camera operator with 3 years of experience filming reports and events. I shoot, do rough cuts and prepare short online recaps. I am looking for work as a video editor at an agency.
Experience: duties and achievements
Describe the types of material, clients, formats, software, colour, sound, animation and pace. Show results in numbers. Add a portfolio link and courses. Also say whether you work with subtitles, language versions or TV material.
Weaker: Editing.
Better: Commercials, corporate films and social media content.
Weaker: Post-production.
Better: Colour grading, sound and caption animation.
Weaker: Results.
Better: Short video series for a cosmetics brand, over 3 million views.
Skills worth listing
List editing, formats, colour, sound, animation and preparing files. Name the software. In your soft skills show a sense of rhythm, meeting deadlines and taking feedback.
Professional skills
Editing
Vertical formats
Colour grading
Sound
Motion graphics
Broadcast files
Personal skills
Sense of rhythm
Meeting deadlines
Taking feedback
Creativity
Independence
Courses
List editing, colour and motion graphics courses. In this job a portfolio counts more than certificates.
First job as a video editor
Prepare a short portfolio of your best work, including personal and student projects. Add the link in your CV header.
Describe the software you know and the formats you work in. Agencies often look for people for vertical content.
Tailoring your CV to the job offer
An advertising agency looks for commercials and online content, a TV station for news material and work under time pressure, and an online creator for long videos and a consistent style. Move to the top what the job ad is about.
The most common mistakes on a video editor CV
No portfolio.
No software.
Leaving out colour and sound.
No results or pace.
A general "editing films" with no details.
A CV longer than one page.
Questions and answers
What should a video editor put on a CV?
Types of material, clients, formats, software, colour, sound, animation, results and portfolio.
Is the portfolio more important than the CV?
Both matter. The CV organises your experience, and the portfolio shows your skills.
Which results are worth giving?
The number of pieces, views, meeting deadlines and well-known clients, if you can name them.
How is an editor different from a camera operator?
A camera operator films the material, while an editor puts it together into a finished film.
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