YouTube Video Editor

YouTube Video Editor (Long-Form + VFX)

HighKey Agency is a digital PR and social media company specializing in building elite personal and brand presences in the aesthetic industry, from top-tier plastic surgeons to high-growth med spas.

We engineer content systems that drive visibility, inbound demand, and long-term brand equity at scale.

Our team moves fast, executes at a high level, and is obsessed with results. If you’re looking to break into a high-performance agency environment, this is your entry point.

Position Overview
We are hiring a YouTube Video Editor with strong experience editing direct-to-camera YouTube content, interviews, podcasts, and educational long-form videos (not cinematic films or documentaries.)

This role is focused on virality, not cinematic storytelling.

You should be comfortable editing talking-head content with:

• Fast, intentional pacing
  
  
• Jump cuts, pattern interrupts, and on-screen emphasis
  
  
• Motion graphics, light VFX, and visual overlays that enhance clarity and retention
  
  

You will be responsible for producing 4–12 YouTube videos per month, including:

• Full long-form edits
  
  
• YouTube-optimized intros/outros
  
  
• High-click-through thumbnails
  
  
• Occasional short-form cutdowns derived from long-form content

Key Responsibilities

• Edit long-form YouTube videos (direct-to-camera, interviews, podcasts, educational content)
  
  
• Optimize pacing, structure, and visual flow for viewer retention
  
  
• Add motion graphics, light VFX, callouts, captions, and on-screen emphasis
  
  
• Create YouTube thumbnails designed for high CTR (not cinematic posters)
  
  
• Produce clean, engaging intros and outros aligned with YouTube best practices
  
  
• Occasionally, create short-form clips from long-form videos
  
  
• Collaborate with internal short-form editors to maintain brand consistency
  
  
• Work directly with creators and internal strategists to execute the content vision
  
  
• Proactively suggest improvements to structure, visuals, and presentation

What This Role Is Not

To be explicit, this role is not for:

• Cinematic filmmakers
  
  
• Wedding/travel/documentary editors
  
  
• Film-style storytelling specialists
  
  

We are looking for YouTube-first editors who understand how content actually performs on the platform.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/@kalla...

• This is to see whether candidates are capable of editing at this level, and our skills test would then verify if the candidate can actually deliver it in
  practice.

Qualifications

• Proven experience editing YouTube-native long-form content
  
  
• Portfolio demonstrating:
  
  
  • Talking-head YouTube videos
    
    
  • Retention-focused editing
    
    
  • Motion graphics / VFX used to enhance clarity
    
    
• Strong understanding of:
  
  
  • YouTube pacing & viewer psychology
    
    
  • Retention curves and pattern interrupts
    
    
  • Visual reinforcement of spoken content
    
    
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or similar
  
  
• Ability to manage multiple projects and hit deadlines consistently
  
  
• Strong communication skills and ability to take creative direction
  
  
• Bonus: Experience working with educational, business, or personal brand content

Compensation

$200 per long-form video (should take approx. 5 hours per video)

Complex long-form video: $500 per edit (requires a lot more skill/animations/etc.)

Why Join HighKey

• Work with high-level creators and brands in a fast-growing niche
  
  
• Be part of a performance-driven agency that values execution over fluff
  
  
• Gain exposure to high-volume, high-impact YouTube content systems
  
  
• Opportunity for long-term collaboration and growth within the agency

How to Apply

If you are a YouTube-first editor, we want to see your work!

Please submit:

• Your resume
  
  
• A portfolio with YouTube long-form examples (required)
  
  
• Any relevant results or performance metrics (if available)