[Hiring] Senior Video Editing Manager @RYZE

Role Description

The Senior Video Editing Manager leads a pod of approximately 10 to 15 video editors, supporting their performance, development, and day-to-day work. This role oversees creative quality, reviews assigned drafts, manages workflow and deadlines, and helps the pod deliver strong video ads consistently. The role reports to the Senior Video Editing Lead and is primarily focused on pod leadership, with hands-on editing support provided when priorities and capacity require it.

Qualifications

• Experience in video editing, post-production, or a related creative field.
• Experience managing, mentoring, or coaching editors or other creative professionals.
• Strong understanding of creative quality and video editing principles: hooks, pacing, retention, captions, sound design, and storytelling.
• Experience managing deadlines, multiple projects, team workflows, and performance expectations.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and people-management skills.
• Comfortable working with video review platforms and modern editing and AI-powered creative tools.

Requirements

• Manage and support a pod of approximately 10 to 15 editors as the primary point of contact and direct manager.
• Own the day-to-day operations, performance, and overall success of the pod.
• Ensure editors remain aligned with deadlines, priorities, and workflow expectations.
• Proactively identify blockers, delays, and workflow inefficiencies, and implement solutions.
• Support the onboarding, training, and professional development of new editors.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to discuss performance, feedback, challenges, and development.
• Set clear expectations and goals for editors and provide ongoing coaching and support.
• Foster a team culture built on accountability, collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all ads meet RYZE's creative, quality, and performance-focused editing standards.
• Coach editors on improving hooks, pacing, retention, captions, sound design, storytelling, and overall creative execution.
• Encourage experimentation, creative testing, and the adoption of new editing techniques, AI workflows, and emerging trends.
• Conduct primary reviews of Wipster drafts and provide clear, actionable feedback.
• Review ads and revisions with the goal of improving first-draft quality and reducing repeated correction cycles.
• Ensure editors perform thorough self-reviews before submission.
• Maintain high creative standards while balancing turnaround times and output goals.
• Prioritize revisions and organize the review workflow efficiently to ensure timely delivery.
• Maintain proactive communication with actor PMs, reviewers, pod managers, and the Senior Video Editing Lead.
• Monitor editor performance across output, draft counts, turnaround times, reliability, quality, and overall contribution.
• Conduct regular performance check-ins and lead performance conversations proactively.
• Create development plans for editors who require additional support or demonstrate growth potential.
• Recognize and celebrate strong performance, creative wins, and individual contributions within the pod.
• Provide a weekly update to the Senior Video Editing Lead covering: ads completed, blockers or recurring issues, wins and strong contributions, what is working well, and support or decisions needed.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly or monthly contract compensation.
• Fully remote, flexible work environment.
• Opportunity to work on high-impact performance creative for a fast-growing brand.
• Access to RYZE creative assets, tools, templates, and performance insights.