[Hiring] Lead Video Editor @A Impact Media

Role Description

As a Lead Editor at Knwn Local, you'll build and develop a team of video editors who transform raw real estate content into high-impact YouTube videos that help agents dominate their local markets. This is a player-coach leadership role where you'll spend 70-90% of your time managing, mentoring, and building systems, and 10-30% hands-on editing complex projects.

You'll own editing quality standards, team development, and operational excellence within your pod, partnering closely with Pod Managers, YouTube Managers, and Strategists to deliver retention-driven content at scale. Your success is measured not by how many videos you edit, but by how well your team performs, grows, and retains talent.

This role is perfect for someone who:

• loves developing editors as much as editing itself
• gets energized by building systems, coaching talent, and multiplying their impact through others

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of professional video editing experience
• 2+ years managing or leading editors
• Proven track record developing and scaling editing teams of 4+ people
• Experience hiring editors (screening portfolios, conducting interviews, making hiring decisions)
• Demonstrated ability to give feedback that accelerates growth and elevates work quality
• History of conducting performance reviews and managing accountability (including difficult conversations)
• Experience building onboarding programs, training materials, and documented workflows
• Comfortable with the full people management cycle: hiring, coaching, performance management, and when necessary, firing

Requirements

• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Strong proficiency in After Effects for motion graphics and visual effects
• Working knowledge of DaVinci Resolve, Blender, or other tools (or quick learner)
• Deep understanding of YouTube retention, pacing, storytelling, and algorithm optimization
• Ability to QA others' work and identify issues across editing style, technical execution, and brand consistency
• Experience building scalable editing workflows, style guides, and template systems
• Understanding of capacity planning and resource allocation for editing teams
• Ability to create performance dashboards and track team metrics (approval rates, turnaround times, retention)
• Skilled at documentation - SOPs, training materials, and knowledge management
• Experience with project management tools (Asana, Notion, Frame.io) and team collaboration systems

Benefits

• Salary: $36,000 - $60,000 USD annually (based on experience and team size managed)
• Fully Remote
• Flexible Time Off policy
• Annual Holiday Breaks
• Leadership development program
• Access to industry-leading tools, plugins, and AI-assisted editing software
• Opportunities to earn Monthly wellness allowance, Home office stipend, Professional development budget &/or Health Insurance Reimbursement (after 60-90 day trial period)
• Clear career progression with transparent promotion criteria