Digital Blueprint · Remote, AE
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*The Digital Blueprint* · Remote · Headquartered in Dubai, UAE *Before anything else* _No portfolio, no application._ We are not reading CVs that describe editing. We are watching work. If your application arrives without a link to a reel or a folder of finished pieces, it gets closed without being opened. This is not a formality. It is the entire first round. *Who we are* The Digital Blueprint is headquartered in Dubai and works with brands across the UAE, Europe and Asia. We are the outsourced marketing department for companies that are done with juniors, handoffs and account managers who forward emails. Senior people only. No layers. The role is fully remote. Not onsite, not hybrid, not relocating. Roughly four hours of daily overlap with Gulf Standard Time is what makes it work. *What we actually need you to be good at* These are requirements. Not preferences. *Cinematic edits.* You understand pacing, tension, when to hold a shot and when to cut. Your work looks like film, not like a template with transitions on it. *Colour grading.* Properly. Not a LUT dropped on the timeline and shipped. You can match footage from three different cameras, build a look that fits a brand, and explain why you made those calls. *Music.* This is where most editors give themselves away. The track is half the edit. We need someone whose choices feel deliberate, current and correct for the brand, not the first thing that came up in a stock library search. *Current editing language.* You know what is landing right now on Reels, TikTok and YouTube, and you know why. Not what worked eighteen months ago. *SaaS and FinTech motion graphics.* Read this one twice. This is not a bonus. A large part of our client work is product interfaces, dashboards, app flows, data visualisation and abstract financial motion. If you cannot build this, the role is not for you. *The thing that will move you to the top of the pile* AI-assisted production. Specifically ultra-realistic AI video: Higgsfield, OpenArt, Veo, Runway, Sora and whatever you have found that is better. We do not mean AI slop. We mean AI footage that holds up in a paid campaign next to real production, cut into a real edit, graded to match. If you can generate a shot that a client cannot tell from a camera, we want to talk to you today. We are already building this into client work. You would be pushing it further. *What you will own* * Short-form for 3 to 4 global brands across categories * Long-form when it is called for. Brand films, founder content, case studies * Motion graphics for SaaS and FinTech clients * Ad creative built to perform, working directly with the media buyers * Your own quality bar. Nobody is going to check your export before it goes out * Turnaround that does not need chasing *You are not a fit if* * Your reel is mostly other people's footage with your cut on top * You need a reference video for every brief * Your motion graphics are After Effects presets * You go quiet when a deadline is close * You describe your work as "clean and modern" *What you get* * Direct access to founders with 30+ years of combined senior marketing experience. Feedback that is specific and fast, not vague and late * Real brands, real budgets, real distribution. Your work runs as paid media, not as portfolio filler * A licensed AI stack and freedom to build your own workflow on top of it * Full remote, paid in USD * No account manager between you and the brief *How to apply* Send: * *Your portfolio.* Reel or folder. Public link, no download requests, no password walls we have to email you about. * *Three specific timestamps* from your own work. One where the grade is doing the heavy lifting. One where the music choice made the edit. One motion graphics sequence you built from scratch. * *Any AI-generated footage you have made.* Raw or cut in. If you have none, say so and skip this. * A short note. Under 150 words. Write it yourself. *Applications without a portfolio will not be reviewed.* Pay: AED1.00 - AED2.00 per month Application Question(s): * Do you have a portfolio, reel, or link to previous video editing work you can share? Applications without a portfolio will not be considered. Experience: * Video editing: 3 years (Preferred) Work Location: Remote