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YouTube agency for the world's biggest brands · Posted 3d ago

Short-Form Video Editor

Edit founder-led shorts that go beyond talking heads, with motion, UI and sourced footage

  • Work directly with the founder
  • Shape the editing language
  • Retainer potential

The role

You'll edit 60-second founder-led videos about YouTube, media and storytelling, working directly with the founder and Head of Content Marketing. You'll also help set the visual language of a new content engine.

What you'll do

  • 1Turn scripted, founder-led footage into visually distinctive short-form videos
  • 2Build motion graphics, typography, UI treatments and sound around each idea
  • 3Source footage, imagery, screenshots and references to strengthen each story
  • 4Pitch ideas and work through feedback with the founder and content lead
  • 5Help define the editing conventions and recurring treatments as the channel scales

What they're looking for

Must-haves

  • Portfolio showing more than clean cuts, captions and punch-ins
  • Strong visual storytelling instinct
  • Motion graphics and design skills, creating treatments from scratch
  • Command of pacing, retention, music and sound
  • Reliable, independent worker in a remote team

Nice to have

  • After Effects or similar motion/design tools
  • Experience sourcing footage, images and screenshots
  • Comfort receiving direct feedback and iterating on versions

Skills and platforms

  • Short-form video editing
  • Motion graphics
  • Visual storytelling
  • After Effects
  • Typography
  • Creative direction
  • Pacing
  • Sound design
  • Editorial judgment
  • Visual metaphor
  • Content strategy
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Video production
  • UI design
  • Creative problem-solving
  • YouTube

The company

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YouTube agency for the world's biggest brands · Business Consulting and Services

A YouTube agency that helps major brands run YouTube as a strategic channel, staffing in-house teams and building long-form storytelling systems. Its founder previously built a 14-million-subscriber channel.

Verified employer, hiring directly. You apply on their own page.

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