[Hiring] YouTube Video Editor Long-Form @Telos Media

Role Description

We're looking for a highly skilled Video Editor to join the Atrium team, creating long-form documentary content focused on science, history, nature, and the mysteries of our world. This role is focused on crafting immersive, narrative-driven videos that combine compelling storytelling, high-quality visuals, archival footage, motion graphics, and 3D sequences. The ideal candidate has a strong sense of pacing, knows how to build tension and retention, and can bring complex topics to life through thoughtful editing choices.

What You'll Do

• Edit long-form, documentary-style videos tailored for YouTube, with a strong focus on storytelling, pacing, and audience retention.
• Refine the pacing of cuts, voiceover timing, and pauses to create a compelling narrative flow.
• Work with pre-rendered 3D sequences, integrating them seamlessly into the edit based on provided direction.
• Source high-quality, relevant stock footage if needed, and creatively incorporate it to support the story.
• Create immersive transitions and engaging visual moments that elevate the viewing experience.
• Apply color correction to ensure consistency between stock footage and 3D segments.
• Collaborate closely with Directors to align on narrative structure, tone, and creative vision.
• Integrate motion design elements (provided and/or self-created depending on skill level).
• Handle basic sound design, including audio cleanup, mixing, and balancing.
• Ensure consistency in style, tone, and branding across all videos.
• Deliver high-quality edits within tight deadlines to support a consistent publishing schedule.

What You'll Be Working With

• Pre-rendered 3D sequences, with clear direction on placement.
• Curated voiceovers and narrative scripts.
• Motion design assets (depending on the project).
• Creative direction from the team, with room for your own input and ideas.

Qualifications

• Proven experience editing YouTube content, ideally documentary-style or narrative-driven formats.
• Strong understanding of pacing, storytelling, and audience retention techniques.
• Ability to source and curate high-quality stock footage that enhances storytelling.
• Strong eye for visual cohesion, especially when blending different types of media (stock + 3D).
• Experience with color correction and creating a consistent visual look.
• Detail-oriented, with a strong focus on quality and storytelling clarity.
• Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with creative teams.
• Solid portfolio showcasing relevant YouTube or long-form work.
• Comfortable creating or adapting motion graphics when needed (bonus, not required).
• Bonus: Experience in sound design and audio post-production.

What Makes This Role Exciting

• You'll collaborate on well-established YouTube channels with a strong audience and proven content formats.
• You'll work on high-quality, narrative-driven content with a strong creative focus.
• You'll be part of a fast-moving, creative, and supportive team.
• You'll have autonomy and creative input in how stories are told.