YouTube Video Editor – Long-Form

Telos Media

Video Editor creating documentary-style content for YouTube focused on science, history, and nature at Atrium. Crafting immersive videos with strong storytelling and high-quality visuals.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇧🇷 BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Edit long-form, documentary-style videos tailored for YouTube, with a strong focus on storytelling, pacing, and audience retention
Refine the pacing of cuts, voiceover timing, and pauses to create a compelling narrative flow
Work with pre-rendered 3D sequences, integrating them seamlessly into the edit based on provided direction
Source high-quality, relevant stock footage if needed, and creatively incorporate it to support the story
Create immersive transitions and engaging visual moments that elevate the viewing experience
Apply color correction to ensure consistency between stock footage and 3D segments
Collaborate closely with Directors to align on narrative structure, tone, and creative vision
Integrate motion design elements (provided and/or self-created depending on skill level)
Handle basic sound design, including audio cleanup, mixing, and balancing
Ensure consistency in style, tone, and branding across all videos
Deliver high-quality edits within tight deadlines to support a consistent publishing schedule

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience editing YouTube content, ideally documentary-style or narrative-driven formats
Strong understanding of pacing, storytelling, and audience retention techniques
Ability to source and curate high-quality stock footage that enhances storytelling
Strong eye for visual cohesion, especially when blending different types of media (stock + 3D)
Experience with color correction and creating a consistent visual look
Detail-oriented, with a strong focus on quality and storytelling clarity
Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with creative teams
Solid portfolio showcasing relevant YouTube or long-form work
Comfortable creating or adapting motion graphics when needed (bonus, not required)
Bonus: Experience in sound design and audio post-production

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

video editingstorytellingpacingcolor correctionsound designmotion designaudio mixingvideo productionstock footage sourcingvisual cohesion

Soft Skills

detail-orientedcommunicationcollaborationtime managementcreativityadaptabilityquality focusnarrative clarityteamworkefficiency