Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and creative Senior Video Editor with a minimum of 5 years of professional editing experience to join our content production team. The ideal candidate has strong storytelling abilities, advanced technical editing skills, and experience producing high-quality long-form video content for digital platforms, corporate media, podcasts, documentaries, interviews, or educational productions.

The Video Editor will be responsible for transforming raw footage into polished, engaging, and professional 1-hour video productions that align with brand standards and audience expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit and produce high-quality 1-hour videos from raw footage
  
• Organize, trim, and assemble video sequences into compelling narratives
  
• Add transitions, music, sound effects, subtitles, graphics, and motion elements
  
• Perform color correction and audio balancing to ensure professional output
  
• Collaborate with producers, content managers, and creative teams
  
• Maintain consistency in style, pacing, branding, and tone
  
• Meet project deadlines and manage revisions efficiently
  
• Optimize videos for platforms such as YouTube, websites, online courses, or social media
  
• Ensure all final exports meet required technical specifications
  

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional video editing experience
  
• Strong portfolio demonstrating long-form video editing work
  
• Advanced proficiency in:
  
• Adobe Premiere Pro
  
• Adobe After Effects
  
• Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve
  
• Strong understanding of storytelling, pacing, and visual composition
  
• Experience with audio editing and color grading
  
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
  
• Strong communication and time-management skills
  
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience editing podcasts, interviews, documentaries, or educational content
  
• Motion graphics and animation skills
  
• Familiarity with YouTube optimization and audience retention techniques
  
• Basic knowledge of graphic design tools such as Photoshop or Illustrator
  

Deliverables

Each completed project should include:

• Fully edited 1-hour video
  
• Intro/outro integration
  
• Basic motion graphics and transitions
  
• Clean audio mix
  
• Color-corrected final export
  
• Revisions as agreed upon per project
  

Compensation Details

Rate: $400 USD per completed 1-hour edited video

Payment terms to be discussed prior to project start

Opportunity for ongoing, long-term collaboration based on performance

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