About the Role

We are looking for a creative and highly skilled YouTube Long-Form Video Editor who can transform raw footage and scripts into engaging, high-retention videos.

The ideal candidate understands YouTube storytelling, pacing, audience retention, sound design, visuals, and documentary-style editing.

Key Responsibilities

- Edit long-form YouTube videos, generally 8–20+ minutes in length.
- Create strong hooks and maintain viewer attention throughout the video.
- Turn scripts and raw footage into engaging visual stories.
- Use relevant stock footage, archival footage, graphics, animations, screenshots, and B-roll.
- Add skilled sound design, music, transitions, text, and visual effects.
- Create an editing style suitable for documentary, engineering, technology, news, and storytelling content.
- Ensure videos have strong pacing and smooth storytelling.
- Collaborate with scriptwriters, researchers, anchors, and content strategists.
- Make revisions based on feedback and improve videos based on audience-retention data.
- Maintain consistency in editing style, quality, branding, and delivery timelines.
- Stay updated with current YouTube editing trends and retention techniques.

Requirements

- 2–4 years of professional video-editing experience.




- Strong command of Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Knowledge of After Effects will be an advantage.
- Strong understanding of YouTube long-form content and retention.
- Good sense of storytelling, pacing, music, and visual composition.
- Ability to find and use appropriate stock/archival footage.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Portfolio of YouTube long-form videos is mandatory.

Preferred Skills

- Experience with documentary, educational, technology, engineering, science, or news content.
- Knowledge of motion graphics and basic animation.
- Understanding of YouTube analytics and audience retention.
- Ability to identify boring sections and improve pacing.
- Positive understanding of copyright-safe footage and music usage.

What We’re Looking For

We don't just want someone who can cut clips together. We want an editor who understands why a viewer will continue watching.

You should be able to look at a script and think:

“How can I make this more visually interesting, faster, clearer, and more addictive to watch?”

Pay: ₹27,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 YouTube Long-Form Video Editor (India)
🏢 Crapsss Advertising Agency
📍 India