
YouTube Video Editor – Freelance
The GBS Group
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Mexico
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About the role
- Edit long-form YouTube videos (webinars, educational and business content).
- Structure videos to improve audience retention, watch time, and clarity.
- Add intros, outros, lower-thirds, captions, and on-screen graphics when needed.
- Apply color correction, audio optimization, and overall quality enhancements.
- Ensure visual consistency between videos and thumbnails to strengthen channel identity.
- Analyze YouTube trends and best practices to optimize CTR and retention.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team to align content with brand voice and goals.
- Deliver content on time and implement feedback and revisions efficiently.
- Guarantee delivery of 1 YouTube video per week (approx. 4 per month).
Requirements
- Proven experience editing YouTube long-form content, educational or professional.
- Experience with content related to business, finance, taxes, investments, accounting, or professional services.
- Experience in entertainment, film, lifestyle, travel, gaming, humor, or unrelated niches will not be considered.
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro.
- After Effects is a plus.
- Solid understanding of YouTube analytics, retention strategies, and CTR optimization.
- High attention to detail and ability to deliver polished, professional edits.
- Ability to meet deadlines, especially during high-demand periods.
- Advanced level of both Spanish and English is essential to ensure seamless editing across languages.
- Ability to adapt YouTube content, repurposing long-form videos into shorter and engaging clips optimized for platforms like Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube shorts.
- Experience designing YouTube thumbnails.
- Familiarity with YouTube SEO and content optimization.
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Hard Skills & Tools
video editingYouTube content editingAdobe Premiere ProAfter EffectsYouTube analyticsretention strategiesCTR optimizationthumbnail designYouTube SEOcontent optimization
Soft Skills
attention to detaildeadline managementcollaborationadaptabilityfeedback implementation