[Hiring] Long-Term YouTube Video Editor @Safar Staffing

Role Description

We are looking for a talented and reliable video editor to join our team long-term and help create engaging, high-quality videos for our Personal Finance and Investing YouTube channel. This is an ongoing opportunity with the potential for bonuses, increased pay, and additional responsibilities based on the quality of your work, reliability, and overall channel performance.

• Edit 2–3 videos per week
• Each video will be approximately 8–12 minutes long
• Initial package: 12 videos for $480–$600
• Rate: $40–$50 per video, depending on experience and editing quality
• Long-term work available for the right editor
• Bonuses and pay increases may be offered based on performance

What We Will Provide

• A completed script
• Professional voice-over
• Thumbnail
• Clear editing direction and reference channels when needed

Your Responsibilities

• Turn the script and voice-over into an engaging, professional, high-retention YouTube video
• Gather relevant stock footage, images, screenshots, and other visual materials
• Add clear and professional captions
• Use sound effects and background music where appropriate
• Create smooth transitions and visual effects
• Use motion graphics, charts, graphs, and text animations
• Maintain strong pacing to keep viewers engaged
• Follow the overall style and quality of our reference channels
• Deliver videos on schedule

Editing Style and Required Methods

• Highly proficient in faceless documentary-style editing techniques commonly used in the personal finance and investing space

Motion Graphics and Visual Storytelling

• Bring financial concepts and information to life through engaging motion graphics, animated charts, graphs, maps, highlighted statistics, and other visual storytelling techniques

Parallax and 2.5D Effects

• Comfortable animating photographs and other static images using smooth panning, zooming, layered movement, and 3D depth effects to maintain visual interest

Immersive Sound Design

• Know how to use carefully selected sound effects, including whooshes, risers, impacts, transitions, and ambient sounds
• Background music should support the narrative, match the pacing, and improve the viewer experience without overpowering the voice-over

High-Retention Pacing

• Understand how to create videos that hold the viewer's attention from beginning to end
• Utilize dynamic captions, smooth transitions, frequent visual changes, pattern interrupts, B-roll, motion graphics, zooms and camera movements, well-timed animations, sound effects, and music changes

Ideal Candidate

• Experience editing faceless YouTube videos
• Understand storytelling, pacing, and audience retention
• Familiar with finance, investing, business, or documentary-style content
• Able to independently find relevant visuals and supporting materials
• Skilled in motion graphics, sound design, and image animation
• Strong attention to detail
• Communicate clearly and meet deadlines
• Open to feedback and revisions
• Interested in building a long-term working relationship

How to Apply

• Include a link to examples of your best YouTube video-editing work
• A Google Drive portfolio link showing additional work or editing history
• A link to your Fiverr, OnlineJobs.ph, or Upwork profile
• A screenshot of your freelancer profile showing your ratings and completed jobs
• You must be 18 years of age or older
• You must be able to provide a valid government-issued ID or passport for identity verification
• Applications without work samples or portfolio links will not be considered

Requirements

• 18+ with valid government ID/passport
• Experience editing faceless YouTube videos
• Strong motion graphics, sound design, captions, and 2.5D effects
• Good storytelling, pacing, and audience-retention skills
• Able to find stock footage and visuals independently
• Reliable, detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines
• Available for 2–3 videos per week
• Must provide portfolio/work samples and freelancer profile