YouTube Video Editor
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Job description
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
This role is for a hybrid long-form editor who can comfortably operate across multiple editing styles without losing pacing, structure, or retention.
We are specifically looking for someone who can handle BOTH:
- Story-driven, narrative-style editing
- Fast-paced, personality-driven YouTube/vlog content
This is extremely important for the role.
One project may require a more structured, cinematic, reality-style approach focused on storytelling and emotional payoff. Another may require a faster, more personality-led editing style built around energy, pacing, and retention.
The ideal candidate understands how to shift between both naturally.
We are not looking for purely cinematic editors, template-based TikTok editors, or basic podcast cutters.
You should be comfortable:
- Turning raw footage into structured, engaging long-form content
- Balancing storytelling with fast-paced viewer retention
- Adapting across multiple content styles and tones
- Using pacing, cutaways, music, sound design, and visual emphasis intentionally
- Creating edits that feel dynamic, modern, and highly watchable
This role sits between narrative editing and high-performance YouTube editing.
Key Responsibilities
- Edit long-form videos (8–15+ minutes)
- Build strong pacing, narrative flow, and viewer engagement throughout edits
- Structure content into compelling story arcs and sequences
- Identify and emphasize key moments, reactions, and emotional beats
- Use music, sound design, cutaways, graphics, and pattern interrupts intentionally
- Adapt editing style depending on creator, brand, and content type
- Collaborate with internal team to execute creative direction efficiently
- Occasionally create short-form cutdowns from long-form content
What This Role Is Not
To be explicit, this role is not for:
- Basic vlog editors
- Short-form/TikTok-only editors
- Purely cinematic filmmakers
- Editors who rely heavily on templates or over-editing
- Heavy VFX-only or motion graphics-only editors
We are looking for editors who understand how to make content perform while still telling a strong story.
References
Docu / Narrative Style:
Austin Zaback:
Korean Englishman:
Kitchen Nightmares:
Bar Rescue:
Vlog / Personality-Driven Style:
Qualifications
- Proven experience with long-form editing
- Portfolio demonstrating:
- Strong pacing and retention
- Storytelling and narrative structure
- Use of sound design, music, cutaways, and visual emphasis
- Ability to adapt between different editing styles and tones
Strong understanding of:
- Viewer retention and YouTube pacing
- Story structure and emotional payoff
- Modern long-form editing trends
Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or similar.
Ability to manage deadlines, receive feedback well, and communicate effectively.
Bonus
- Experience editing creator-led or personality-driven content
- Experience with documentary or reality-style editing
- Experience creating short-form cutdowns from long-form content
- Basic motion graphics or After Effects knowledge
Compensation
$25/hr
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 this sounds like you, we’d love to see your work.
Please submit:
- Your resume
- A portfolio with long-form YouTube examples (required)
- Any relevant results or performance metrics (if available)
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