Long-Term Video Editor for YouTube + Short-Form Content

We're looking for a reliable, long-term video editor to help turn raw footage and clear directions into polished content for YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and other platforms.

We create educational financial content around retirement planning, investing, tax planning, estate planning, and personal finance. The editing style should feel clean, professional, trustworthy, and easy to follow.

What You’ll Do

Edit long-form YouTube videos, including cleanup, pacing, structure, and flow

Create short-form clips for Shorts, Reels, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Facebook

Use hook-first editing to make clips more engaging

Add captions, kinetic text, callouts, B-roll, and simple motion graphics

Create basic thumbnails

Do light AI audio cleanup

Repurpose one recording into multiple platform-ready assets

Export videos in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, and 4:5 formats

Who We’re Looking For

You should be dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable following brand guidelines, templates, and SOPs.

We’re looking for someone who understands pacing, hooks, clean storytelling, and how to make talking-head content more engaging without over-editing.

Experience with financial, business, educational, real estate, healthcare, or professional services content is a plus.

How to Apply

Please start your application with:

“Madison Video Editor”

Then answer the following:

Send 3 YouTube videos you edited.
Send 3 short-form clips you edited.
For each sample, explain your exact role.
What editing, caption, thumbnail, and audio cleanup software do you use?
What is your typical turnaround time for:
One 8–12 minute YouTube video
Five short-form clips from one recording
One thumbnail
Send a screenshot of your internet speed test.
What hours are you available in Eastern Time?
Are you comfortable following brand guidelines and SOPs?
Why are you interested in a long-term role?

We are looking for someone who can grow with us over time and become part of our ongoing content process.