YouTube Video Editor Long-Form (Documentary)

We're looking for a highly skilled Video Editor to join our YouTube team, working on established documentary-style channels such as Atrium and/or Auralis.

This role is focused on crafting immersive, narrative-driven videos that combine storytelling, high-quality visuals, and 3D sequences. The ideal candidate has a strong sense of pacing, knows how to build tension and retention, and can bring stories to life through thoughtful editing choices.

What You’ll Do

• 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

What You’ll Be Working With

• Pre-rendered 3D sequences, with clear direction on placement

• Curated voiceovers and narrative scripts

• Motion design assets (depending on the project)

• Creative direction from the team, with room for your own input and ideas

About You

• 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

What Makes This Role Exciting

• You’ll collaborate on well-established YouTube channels with a strong audience and proven content formats

• You’ll work on high-quality, narrative-driven content with a strong creative focus

• You’ll be part of a fast-moving, creative, and supportive team

• You’ll have autonomy and creative input in how stories are told