Assistant Editor / Junior Video Editor

Assistant Editor / Junior Video Editor

Role Overview
We are looking for a highly organized and capable Assistant Editor to support our long-form YouTube and documentary-style golf content.

This role goes beyond media management. The ideal candidate can organize footage, sync external audio when needed, build timelines, make editorial decisions, and create strong rough cuts that can be handed off to a Senior Editor for finishing.

Most projects involve long-form golf content, with source footage typically ranging from 3-6 hours across multiple cameras and audio sources. The Assistant Editor will be responsible for organizing this footage and building a coherent rough cut, often in the 60-90 minute range, that can then be refined by a Senior Editor.

Final published videos typically range from 20-50 minutes in length, depending on the project.

The goal is to reduce the time spent on project setup and first-pass editing while maintaining the storytelling style and pacing our audience expects.

Why This Role Exists
Our goal is to increase the volume and consistency of our long-form content without sacrificing quality.

By bringing on an Assistant Editor, we aim to reduce the amount of time spent on footage review, syncing, organization, timeline assembly, and first-pass editing so that the Senior Editor can focus on storytelling, pacing, graphics, music, and final polish.

Success in this role is not measured by how many clips are organized or how quickly footage is synced. Success is measured by how much meaningful editing time is saved and how effectively projects move through post-production.

The ideal outcome is a workflow that allows us to increase our publishing cadence while maintaining the quality and storytelling standards our audience expects.

Core Responsibilities
Project Preparation

• Download and organize source media
• Create project structures and folder hierarchies
• Sync external audio when applicable
• Organize and synchronize footage from multiple cameras
• Label and organize footage
• Prepare project files for editorial

Rough Cut Assembly

• Review footage and identify usable moments
• Assemble story beats from outlines, scripts, or production notes
• Create rough cuts from interviews, on-course footage, and b-roll
• Remove obvious mistakes, dead space, and unusable takes
• Organize selects and alternate takes
• Flag sections that feel repetitive, confusing, unnecessary, or off-topic
• Prepare projects for final edit

Timeline Organization

• Maintain clean timelines
• Label tracks consistently
• Organize graphics placeholders
• Add markers and editor notes
• Flag missing footage, pickups, story gaps, or technical issues

Editorial Support

• Assist with transcripts and paper edits
• Pull archival footage references when needed
• Add temporary music to establish pacing and tone where appropriate
• Build timelines from scripts, outlines, and production notes

Desired Skills
Required

• Strong Adobe Premiere Pro experience
• Proficient in Adobe After Effects
• Experience organizing and editing footage from multiple cameras
• Understanding of documentary and YouTube storytelling
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent communication

Strongly Preferred

• Experience with golf content
• Familiarity with golf terminology and tournament coverage
• Experience working with long-form YouTube content
• Familiarity with Frame.io

Golf Content Experience
Many of our productions involve multiple cameras following different golfers throughout a round.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working with footage that may include:

• One camera dedicated to a primary host
• Additional cameras following other players
• Separate audio sources recorded throughout the day
• Long-form golf rounds requiring footage synchronization and timeline organization

Depending on the project, footage may be synchronized using tools such as Syncaila, timecode, audio waveforms, or manual syncing methods.

Editors should be comfortable building organized timelines that keep multiple players, cameras, and storylines easy to follow throughout a round.

What Success Looks Like
By the time a project reaches the Senior Editor:

• All media is downloaded and organized
• Audio and footage are synchronized where applicable
• Multiple camera angles and player storylines are organized and easy to follow
• Story structure is assembled
• Major selects are identified
• A coherent rough cut has been created
• Timelines are clean and easy to navigate
• Missing assets, story gaps, or technical issues have been flagged

A typical project may begin with 3-6 hours of source footage and be reduced to a structured 60-90 minute rough cut that clearly communicates the story and intent of the final piece.

The Senior Editor should be focused on:

• Story refinement
• Pacing
• Music selection
• Graphics
• Visual polish
• Final delivery

-not project setup or initial assembly.

Growth Opportunities
This role is designed to grow with the right candidate.

As trust and responsibility increase, there will be opportunities to take on more editorial ownership and contribute to larger portions of the final edit.

Over time, the Assistant Editor may be trained to assist with advanced post-production tasks including:

• Golf shot tracing and ball-flight graphics
• Motion graphics and animation in After Effects
• Visual storytelling enhancements
• Graphic package implementation
• Additional finishing and polish work

Candidates with a strong interest in developing both editorial and motion graphics skills are encouraged to apply.

Ideal Candidate
We're looking for someone who genuinely understands storytelling, not just software.

A great candidate can watch hours of footage and identify:

• The strongest story beats
• Repetitive sections
• Emotional moments
• Good transitions
• Potential cold opens
• Opportunities to tighten pacing

They should be able to take a collection of footage and create a coherent rough cut that makes editorial sense before handing it off for finishing.

The best candidates will not simply organize footage-they will save meaningful time in the editing process and help increase the overall output of the channel.

Application Requirements
Please include:

• Resume
• Portfolio or editing reel
• 2-3 examples of long-form editing work
• A brief note outlining your editing experience and interest in this role