Overview
Al Safinah is a luxury scent and personal-care house rooted in cultural heritage, refined storytelling, and modern clean performance. Our product worlds include fine fragrance, grooming, skin care, laundry care, and home fragrance.
We are seeking an entry- to mid-level Video Editor & Marketing Associate who can transform provided footage into compelling content for social media and YouTube. This role is ideal for a creative, dependable candidate who wants to sharpen their editing skills, learn brand marketing, and grow with Al Safinah.
The selected candidate will work closely with the Marketing Director, receiving footage, creative direction, training, and feedback while managing multiple content projects from editing through final delivery.
Compensation and Schedule
- Starting pay: $17.50 per hour
- Starting schedule: 20 hours per week
- Typical schedule: Four hours per day, Monday through Friday
- Employment type: Part-time, hourly
- Work arrangement: On-site during the initial three months
- All required training is paid
Growth Path
This position is intended to develop into a broader marketing role as Al Safinah grows.
- Months 1–3: 20 hours per week, five days on-site
- Months 4–6: 20 hours per week, three days on-site and two days remote
- After six months: Performance evaluation and potential increase to approximately 30 hours per week, with two days on-site and three days remote
- After one year: Performance evaluation and potential advancement into a full-time salaried position with benefits
Advancement, schedule changes, compensation increases, and benefits are based on performance, reliability, skill development, company needs, and the availability of a full-time position.
The long-term goal is to help the selected candidate grow beyond video editing and develop into a Marketing Lead capable of supporting content strategy, social media, product launches, campaigns, market research, and creative production.
Primary Responsibilities
- Edit short-form videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and other social platforms
- Edit long-form YouTube videos, vlogs, interviews, product stories, and behind-the-scenes content
- Transform footage provided by the Marketing Director into polished, brand-aligned content
- Add captions, music, transitions, graphics, sound effects, and basic color correction
- Export and optimize videos for different platforms, dimensions, and audiences
- Maintain Al Safinah’s refined, cinematic, and premium visual identity
- Manage multiple editing projects, deadlines, revisions, and deliverables
- Organize raw footage, project files, product photography, graphics, and completed assets
- Assist with social media scheduling, publishing, and account management
- Conduct market, competitor, audience, and content-trend research
- Support content related to fragrance development, product launches, manufacturing, packaging, the Al Safinah Perfume Bar, events, and retail activations
- Assist with photography, video shoots, product styling, and production preparation
- Travel locally when needed for content shoots, pop-ups, kiosk activations, and company events (Travel reimbursement provided)
- Perform other reasonable creative and marketing-related responsibilities as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Entry- to mid-level video-editing experience
- Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro
- Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop
- Familiarity with the Adobe Creative Suite
- Understanding of short-form social media content, pacing, captions, hooks, and platform formats
- Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and revision requests
- Strong attention to detail and digital file organization
- Reliable communication and willingness to receive constructive feedback
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Interest in fragrance, beauty, personal care, lifestyle, or product marketing
- Reliable transportation and the ability to report to the workplace as scheduled
- Access to a dependable laptop capable of handling professional video-editing projects
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Adobe After Effects, animation, or motion graphics
- Experience editing YouTube videos, TikToks, Instagram Reels, or product advertisements
- Familiarity with photography, videography, lighting, and audio production
- Experience managing or scheduling content for social media accounts
- Basic understanding of branding, digital marketing, and audience engagement
- Experience producing content for fragrance, beauty, fashion, lifestyle, or consumer-product brands
- A portfolio, demo reel, or examples of completed editing projects
Formal education is welcome but not required. Al Safinah is willing to train a motivated candidate who demonstrates creativity, reliability, professionalism, and a genuine desire to improve.
What Al Safinah Offers
- Paid training and hands-on creative experience
- Mentorship in video editing, content strategy, brand marketing, and social media
- Opportunities to work on product launches, fragrance storytelling, events, and retail activations
- Increasing schedule flexibility based on performance and reliability
- A defined opportunity to grow from a part-time editor into a broader marketing position
- Potential advancement into a full-time salaried role with benefits
How to Apply
Please submit:
- Your résumé
- A portfolio, demo reel, or links to editing samples
- A brief introduction explaining your interest in Al Safinah and the position
- Your weekly availability
- The editing programs and equipment you currently use
Applicants without an extensive professional portfolio may submit personal, academic, freelance, or independently produced work.
Al Safinah provides equal employment opportunities and makes employment decisions based on qualifications, performance, business needs, and the ability to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.
Pay: From $17.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
Experience:
- Video editing: 1 year (Preferred)
- Adobe Premiere Pro: 1 year (Preferred)
- Marketing: 1 year (Preferred)
Language:
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Burr Ridge, IL (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
