Content Strategist - Senior Editor (YouTube, Shorts & Virality)

This is not a traditional editing role.

We're looking for a content strategist who edits—someone who understands audience behavior, retention, virality, and conversion.

You will:

• Edit and structure long-form YouTube content for watch time and authority

• Create high-performing Shorts, Reels, and TikToks from long-form content

• Use AI tools to increase speed, scale, and content output

• Analyze performance data and continuously improve content results

• Edit videos for retention, watch time, and authority

• Build strong hooks, pacing, and narrative flow

• Contribute to titles, thumbnails, and content structure

  
  

• Identify viral moments from long-form content

• Create platform-native Shorts, Reels, and TikToks

• Use effective hooks, captions, and pacing to maximize engagement

  
  

Leverage tools such as:

• Riverside.fm

• OpusClip

• HeyGen

• Captions.ai / Captions.io

Build efficient workflows that improve publishing speed while maintaining quality.

• Review retention, engagement, and completion metrics

• Refine editing and content strategy based on performance insights

• Collaborate with growth and content teams to improve outcomes

• You have 3–6 years of video editing and content production experience

• You have experience with YouTube long-form and short-form social content

• You understand retention, storytelling, hooks, and audience psychology

• You use analytics to inform decisions

• You actively leverage AI tools in your workflow

  
  

• Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro

• After Effects (preferred, not required)

• Familiarity with YouTube Studio analytics and short-form metrics