Video Editor
- Compensation
- 1.2K / mo
- Location
- Remote (PH)
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Creative
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Proven experience as a video editor or post-production editor.
- Strong portfolio or editing reel demonstrating relevant YouTube and short-form video work.
- Proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or another professional editing platform.
- Familiarity with Adobe After Effects, Opus Clip, or similar supporting tools is a plus.
- Strong understanding of video editing, pacing, storytelling, composition, color correction, and audio cleanup.
- Experience editing talking-head, interview, educational, or presentation-based video content.
- Experience creating both long-form YouTube videos and vertical short-form videos.
- Knowledge of YouTube and social media video formats, aspect ratios, captions, and export settings.
- Ability to turn raw footage into clear, engaging, and well-paced content.
- Strong attention to spelling, captions, audio quality, branding, and visual consistency.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage several projects at once.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to follow project briefs, brand guidelines, templates, and documented feedback.
- Clear written and verbal English communication skills.
- Reliable computer capable of professional video editing.
- Secure, high-speed internet connection.
- Reliable remote working environment.
Nice to have
- Experience editing content for an established YouTube channel.
- Experience editing educational, veteran-focused, healthcare, legal, financial, or service-based content.
- Experience editing customer testimonials, interviews, webinars, livestreams, or direct-response video advertisements.
- Experience turning long-form videos into engaging YouTube Shorts and social clips.
- Familiarity with basic motion graphics and audio post-production.
- Experience working remotely with a U.S.-based marketing team.
- Familiarity with Google Drive and project-management platforms such as ClickUp, Asana, , or similar systems.
- Basic understanding of YouTube audience retention, social media hooks, and direct-response video structure.
Full description
Video Editor (Contract)Location: 100% Remote (PH Only)
Position Type: 1099 Contractor
Compensation: $1,200 a month. Disbursed Semi-Monthly
Reports to: Marketing Manager
VA Claims Insider is seeking a reliable and creative Video Editor to turn raw footage into polished, engaging video content for YouTube, social media, paid advertising, customer testimonials, and other marketing channels.The Video Editor will edit, package, upload, and publish video content for the VA Claims Insider YouTube channel and other marketing platforms.
Most weekly assignments will consist of 5–20 minute YouTube videos or 1–2 minute YouTube Shorts. The role may also include periodic video advertisements, testimonials, promotional videos, and other social media video requests.
The Video Editor will work closely with the marketing and content teams to understand each project’s goals, organize raw footage, develop a clear narrative, and deliver professional videos that align with VA Claims Insider’s brand and storytelling standards.
What You’ll Do:
- Upload and publish completed videos to the VA Claims Insider YouTube channel.
- Add approved video titles, descriptions, thumbnails, links, playlists, tags, captions, end screens, cards, and other required publishing details.
- Schedule videos for the approved publication date and time.
- Review each upload before publication to confirm the video, audio, thumbnail, links, formatting, and visibility settings are correct.
- Monitor published videos for processing, copyright, caption, or technical issues and resolve or escalate them promptly.
- Monitor and respond to YouTube comments using approved response templates, links, and brand guidance, and escalate customer-service or sensitive questions when needed.
- Edit and assemble raw interview, presentation, educational, testimonial, livestream, and B-roll footage into polished video content.
- Complete approximately 4–5 video projects per week based on the normal length and complexity of assigned projects.
- Edit 5–20 minute long-form videos for the VA Claims Insider YouTube channel.
- Edit 1–2 minute YouTube Shorts and other short-form social videos.
- Periodically edit video advertisements, customer testimonials, promotional videos, and other marketing content.
- Repurpose long-form footage into engaging short-form clips when requested.
- Remove mistakes, long pauses, repeated statements, and unnecessary content while maintaining a natural flow.