YouTube Video Editor

Job Description

Please submit reels and resume to View email address on ziprecruiter.com with subject line “Video Editor - [Your Name]”

About HardScope

HardScope is a YouTube-first media company building original programming at the intersection of internet culture, lifestyle, and the creator economy.

The Role

HardScope is looking for a talented and self-driven Video Editor to join our in-house production team. You'll own the edit across a slate of original programming, creator collaborations, and branded content working closely with our Studio and Production teams to bring concepts to life from rough cut to final delivery. This is a hands-on role for someone who lives and breathes creator content, moves fast without sacrificing quality, and knows instinctively what makes an audience stick around.

Responsibilities

• Leads end-to-end post-production on long-form video content across platforms
• Collaborates closely with directors, producers, and creative leads from rough cut through final delivery
• Establishes and maintains editorial standards, pacing, and storytelling frameworks across projects
• Oversees and mentoring junior editors and post-production staff
• Manages multiple concurrent timelines under fast-paced production schedules
• Contributes to pre-production planning, including story structure and shot list review
• Ensures consistency in quality, tone, and brand voice across all published content

Qualifications

• Proven experience editing long-form YouTube content with a strong understanding of what drives retention and performance on each platform.
• Deep familiarity with creator culture. You watch this content, you understand the format, and you don't need a crash course in the space.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro; working knowledge of After Effects or motion graphics tools to execute lower thirds, transitions, and light animated elements independently.
• Experience editing branded or sponsored content, with the ability to integrate partner moments naturally into creator-driven storytelling without disrupting the viewer experience.
• Highly self-sufficient with strong project management instincts. Able to take a brief from raw footage to polished deliverable, manage versions, and hit deadlines in a fast-moving, high-output production environment.

Location

United States (Remote) with hybrid opportunities if based in Los Angeles