Dear Candidate,

We highly appreciate your interest in our company and this particular job opportunity of the Video Editor role **at **TheSoul Publishing.

You have an interesting profile for this role, and we are excited to invite you to perform a test task, that will help you demonstrate your professional expertise, vision, and skills.

We are confident you will enjoy performing the task and we, in our turn, will be able to see how well you understand this particular role.

Test Task Instructions 🚀

Please download the raw footage from the link below:

TEST-TASK FOOTAGE

<aside> 1️⃣ Video Editor Test Task: Blindfold Connect 4 Pilot Episode

OverviewYou will receive:

• One continuous take of two people playing Connect 4 while blindfolded
• Footage from three camera angles
• A separate clean audio track

Your task is to edit this into a dynamic, fun, and publish-ready pilot episode for what could become a series.

✅ What We Expect From YouThis is not just a technical test — we want to see your creative direction, editing style, and ability to shape a concept from raw footage.

1. Develop a Mini Pilot Episode

• Treat this edit as a pilot for a potential YouTube/social media series.
• Establish a tone and format that can work for future episodes.

2. Editing Goals

• Create a dynamic cut — remove any dull or overly slow moments.
• Keep the gameplay understandable and entertaining despite trimming time.
• Use creative pacing, timing, and camera switching for engagement.

3. Sound

• Clean the audio: remove background noise, balance voices, enhance clarity.
• Add background music tastefully where needed — build rhythm and energy.
• Add SFX to complete the sound design.

4. Graphics

• Design and include:
  • A scoreboard visible throughout or at key points.
  • An intro graphic/logo and series title.
  • Name tags / labels if you think they help.
  • Any other graphic ideas are welcomed.

5. Intro & Hook

• Create a strong intro (10–30 sec) to draw in viewers. Could be:
  • A cold open with a funny/confusing move
  • A highlight montage
  • A host/cast intro
  • It can be something completely different that will stand out

6. Creativity & Style

• Bring your own creative ideas: transitions, effects, sound cues, memes, graphics, cutaways, subtitles, etc.
• Suggest or set a visual style that could carry across an entire series.

🎯 Deliverables

• A final edited episode — duration based on your judgment.
• A short video introducing you and explaining:
  • Your creative choices
  • Any style guides you’d use for the series going forward
  • Tools used (e.g., Premiere, After Effects)

🧠 What We're Evaluating

• Sense of pacing and rhythm
• Creative direction, storytelling and humor
• Technical proficiency (editing, audio, motion graphics)
• Ability to enhance raw footage into something engaging and publish-ready </aside>

<aside> ℹ️ Submission Guidelines

• Upload your completed videos to Google Drive.
• Ensure your files are publicly accessible for download (no login required).
• Share the link with your recruiter upon completion. </aside>

This Test Task is an important step of the selection process and is given to all candidates to ensure a fair recruitment process. It is solely aimed at demonstrating the skills and expertise required for the role.

Upload your test task to a Google Drive and send a public link to your recruiter.

• How to set the right sharing settings in Google Drive?

Deadline: 5 days to complete this task.

Good luck! ☘️