Video Editor

We are seeking a highly skilled and creatively driven Video Editor to lead the post-production process for a diverse range of content, including long-form and short-form videos, educational materials, interviews, podcasts, promotional, and brand-related projects. This role demands more than basic editing skills; it requires strong editorial judgment and technical expertise to transform raw footage, scripts, and brand assets into polished, publication-ready videos optimized for platforms such as YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and other digital channels. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of how editing choices impact storytelling, viewer engagement, and brand perception, managing the entire post-production lifecycle from initial footage organization to final delivery.

Key Responsibilities

- Take full ownership of video projects from raw footage ingestion through to final delivery, ensuring content is coherent, engaging, and professionally paced.
- Make independent editorial decisions on cuts, sequencing, pacing, and narrative flow, applying advanced editing techniques like dialogue editing, J-cuts, L-cuts, and speed adjustments.
- Identify and remove redundant or weak sections without compromising the core message, maintaining continuity across visuals, audio, graphics, and narrative.
- Manage multiple footage sources, including multi-camera setups, audio tracks, screen recordings, and supporting assets.
- Produce clean masters and platform-specific deliverables that meet technical specifications.
- Develop structured visual stories by identifying central messages and tailoring content to the intended audience.
- Edit long-form content such as educational, business, and interview videos, creating strong introductions and logical narrative sections.
- Create high-retention short-form vertical content for social platforms, crafting compelling hooks and adapting pacing and creative treatment to platform-specific behaviors.
- Edit multi-camera podcasts and interviews, synchronizing audio and video, selecting camera angles, and removing interruptions while preserving natural conversation flow.
- Design professional motion graphics including titles, lower thirds, captions, and overlays; perform audio cleanup, balancing, and enhancement; and apply consistent color correction across footage.
- Maintain organized project files, conduct thorough quality control checks on synchronization, captions, graphics, audio levels, and export quality.
- Utilize AI-assisted editing tools to improve efficiency while ensuring manual verification and maintaining editorial standards.
- Collaborate effectively by translating creative briefs into strong post-production decisions, communicating proactively about issues, and managing multiple projects independently.

Required Qualifications

- Minimum of 3 years of professional commercial video editing experience with a strong portfolio showcasing personal responsibility for projects.
- Proven ability to take projects from raw footage through to final delivery, with experience in both long-form and short-form editing.
- Professional experience editing talking-head, educational, business, interview, podcast, or promotional content.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or equivalent professional editing software.
- Working knowledge of Adobe After Effects or similar motion graphics tools is strongly preferred.
- Solid understanding of storytelling, pacing, visual rhythm, and audience retention.
- Strong fundamentals in dialogue editing, audio post-production, and color correction.
- Experience handling multi-camera footage, captions, subtitles, B-roll, graphics, and content repurposing.
- Familiarity with codecs, frame rates, resolutions, aspect ratios, proxies, exports, and delivery specifications.
- Excellent file and project management skills with the ability to independently troubleshoot post-production challenges.
- Strong attention to detail in visual, audio, editorial, and technical aspects.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and revision cycles while communicating clearly and professionally.

Preferred Qualifications

- Expertise in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, DaVinci Resolve.
- Experience with multi-camera podcast editing and YouTube long-form content.
- Proven success creating high-retention short-form social media videos.
- Skills in motion design, kinetic typography, sound design, and color grading.
- Background in educational, B2B, technology, or business content.
- Familiarity with content repurposing and YouTube retention analytics.
- Experience using AI-assisted post-production tools responsibly.

Successful candidates will consistently deliver polished, compelling content that enhances storytelling and viewer retention, maintain professional audio, color, graphics, and motion standards, and ensure projects are organized and technically reliable. They will proactively address quality issues, implement feedback efficiently, and meet deadlines without requiring constant supervision. This role is best suited for editors with strong fundamentals, editorial insight, and a professional approach to video post-production.