Video Production Manager (Johannesburg)

Job description

Video Product Manager / Head of Video Editing
Creator Agency | 100% remote
Full-time | South Africa

We're hiring a Head of Editing to own the entire editing function at a fast-growing creator agency. Competitive base, performance bonuses, full benefits, and 100% remote work - this is a true function-owner seat from day one.

About the role

You'll own editing as a function - systems, standards, hiring, performance, and scale. This is a leadership seat from the moment you start, with the mandate and backing to build editing into a real competitive advantage.

Every piece of content our agency produces flows through editing. As we scale, we need someone who can build the system, set the quality bar, and lead a team of editors to ship work that gives every creator their best shot at performing. You won't be hands-on editing - daily quality lives with our Quality Manager. You'll own the systems, the standards, and the people.

What you'll own

• The entire editing function across short-form video, image, long-form YouTube, and trailer cut-ups.
• Building, documenting, and running the workflows that keep production smooth as volume grows.
• Leading a Quality Manager and a team of roughly six to seven editors - and growing it as we scale.
• Setting and defending the "ready to ship" quality standard for every content type.
• The editing database, hand-offs in and out of the function, and clean escalation of upstream issues.
• Weekly written updates to leadership and a monthly review of the function.

What we offer

Fully remote

• 100% remote work - work from anywhere in South Africa, no commute, no compromise.

Competitive pay

• A competitive salary with performance-based bonuses tied to clear, achievable goals.

Real benefits

• Paid leave, a dedicated equipment stipend, and an ongoing learning budget so you can keep sharpening your craft.

Genuine ownership

• You'll own the editing function end-to-end systems, standards, and people — with leadership backing and zero micro-management.

A rare growth seat

• We're scaling from 21 to 87 creators across short-form, image, long-form YouTube, and trailer content. You'll build the engine that makes it possible.

Proper employment

• Compliant, full-time employment via a top-tier Employer of record (Deel or Remote.com) - no contractor admin, no payment headaches.

A team that respects the work

• You'll work alongside a sharp, international team that values clean execution and treats editing as a craft, not a commodity.

Work location: Remote

To apply send your CV to: [[biz@expandmyfans.c

What you bring

• 6+ years in video editing, with at least 2 years managing a team of 3 or more editors.
• Deep craft fluency across short-form video, image, and long-form editing - you can set a quality bar and defend it.
• A genuine ownership mindset. You've improved a process or workflow before and can talk about it with numbers.
• Comfort in data - Sheets, Airtable, dashboards. You spot trends before they become problems.
• Calm under volume. 100+ pieces a day doesn't rattle you.
• A root-cause thinker who builds people up rather than burning them out.
• Strong written English - you'll work daily with an international team.

Nice to have

• Hands-on time with Process Street, ClickUp, Asana, or similar process tools.
• A track record scaling a creative function through real growth.

This role isn't for you if

• You want to be the hands-on editor this is a leadership seat.
• You can't name a specific workflow you've improved and the impact it had.
• You struggle to delegate quality without becoming the bottleneck.