YouTube Video Editor, Thumbnail Designer
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Video Editor leading YouTube content production focused on engagement and retention. Adapting content for multiple platforms including Instagram and TikTok.
Responsibilities:
- Edit engaging long-form YouTube videos with strong pacing, storytelling and structure.
- Develop compelling hooks and dynamic openings to maximise audience retention.
- Design high-converting YouTube thumbnails with strong visual hierarchy and clarity.
- Optimise titles, descriptions and tags with a solid understanding of YouTube SEO and discovery.
- Structure videos strategically to improve watch time and engagement metrics.
- Monitor YouTube analytics (CTR, retention, watch time) and refine edits accordingly.
- Repurpose long-form content into YouTube Shorts and adapt selected clips for Instagram and TikTok.
- Stay up to date with YouTube trends, formats and evolving best practices.
- Ensure brand consistency across all video and graphic assets.
Requirements:
- Proven experience editing specifically for YouTube (portfolio required).
- Strong understanding of YouTube packaging (hooks, retention, thumbnails, pacing).
- Proficiency in Premiere Pro, Final Cut or DaVinci Resolve.
- Strong graphic design skills for thumbnail creation (Photoshop or similar).
- Understanding of short-form vertical content formats.
- Ability to work independently and manage deadlines.
- Experience editing educational, finance or business-related content.
- Experience growing or managing a YouTube channel.
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