Video Editor (YouTube) - Personal Finance & Startup ContentAbout the Prospect

We’re building a high-impact YouTube channel focused on personal finance and startup journeys, designed to educate, inspire, and simplify complex ideas.

Our content style is clean, engaging, and value-driven - similar to creators like Ali Abdaal - where storytelling, pacing, and retention are everything.

If you’re someone who understands what makes viewers stay, click, and subscribe, this role is for you.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a skilled Video Editor (Freelance / Part-time) who can transform raw footage into compelling, high-retention YouTube content.

This is not just basic editing - we need someone who understands:

- YouTube storytelling
- Viewer psychology
- Clean, modern editing aesthetics

Key Responsibilities

- Edit 1–2 long-form YouTube videos per week (10–15 minutes each)
- Craft engaging narratives with strong pacing and flow
- Add relevant b-roll, overlays, and visual storytelling elements
- Incorporate sound effects and background music to enhance engagement
- Create YouTube Shorts / Instagram Reels from long-form videos
- Apply clean motion graphics and text animations
- Ensure videos are optimised for retention and watch time

Required Skills & Tools

- Proficiency in:
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Final Cut Pro
- DaVinci Resolve
- After Effects (for motion graphics)
- Strong understanding of:
- YouTube editing styles & trends
- Retention techniques (pattern interrupts, hooks, pacing)
- Storytelling and content structuring
- Ability to independently select:
- B-roll
- Music
- Visual enhancements

Experience Level

- Mid-level to Expert
- Must have proven experience editing YouTube content
- A portfolio demonstrating high-quality, engaging edits is essential

Compensation

- Competitive pay (based on experience and quality)
- Flexible structure: per-video or monthly retainers possible

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, we’d love to see your work!

Please submit:

- A brief introduction about yourself
- Links to past YouTube videos you’ve edited (mandatory)
- Any examples that showcase storytelling, pacing, and retention-focused editing

Why Join Us?

- Be part of a growing, high-potential YouTube channel
- Work on meaningful content in finance & entrepreneurship
- Opportunity for long-term collaboration and scaling

If you’re passionate about creating content that people actually watch till the end, apply now - we’re excited to work with you!

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance
Contract length: 3 months

Pay: ₹10,188.98 - ₹33,854.88 per month

Expected hours: 5 – 15 per week

Application Question(s):

- Share 2 YouTube videos you have edited (links required)
- Which editing software do you primarily use?
- Have you worked on YouTube channels focused on education/business?
- Rate your understanding of YouTube retention strategies (1–10)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hoskote, Karnataka