Mawave – Europe's leading agency for social media outcomes – translates consumer brands into social media. As the social lead agency behind brands like E.ON, Jack Wolfskin, and ATU, Mawave manages the largest social media budget of any independent agency in Europe, with an advertising volume of nearly €200 million.

The secret to the success of these over 170 social media natives lies in their profound understanding of social media and their innovative use of it beyond traditional formulas: through the complete reintegration of media, creative, and production skills. Through agile, always-on approaches instead of classic campaign thinking. Through data-driven optimization instead of hoped-for virality – consistently managed and measured against customer-relevant business goals along the marketing funnel.

Your tasks

• You are responsible for the creative and technical post-production of high-performing social media videos.
• With your flair for storytelling, platform mechanics and current trends, you transform raw material into attention-grabbing content pieces for some of the biggest D2C brands on the market.
• You use pacing, sound design, color grading, VFX and motion graphics in such a way that content is delivered in a way that is both brand-appropriate and performance-oriented.
• You will work closely with our creative, strategy, and production teams, contributing your expertise to the concept development process at an early stage.
• You are a sparring partner for all topics related to video editing, post-production, and creative best practices, and you actively participate in shaping internal knowledge transfer.
• You constantly question our processes, identify potential for optimization, and actively contribute to the further development of our content area.

Your profile

• You have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience in video editing, ideally also in an agency environment (permanent employment or regular freelance work for agencies).
• You have a strong sense for storytelling, timing, dramaturgy and visual communication – especially in the social media context.
• You know the differences between organic and paid social media and use appropriate editing and communication strategies in a targeted manner.
• You have in-depth experience in editing (short-form) content for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
• Your post-production workflow is structured, efficient, and of a high quality. This includes color grading, sound design, motion graphics, and basic VFX.
• You are proficient in the common programs of the Adobe Creative Cloud*, especially Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• You are very proficient in using common AI image and video generation workflows.
• You have a good feel for current content trends, hooks, and creator formats and can adapt them in a targeted way for brands.
• You have very good German and English skills and interact confidently and professionally with clients and team members.