Senior Video Editing Manager

COMPANY

RYZE was founded in 2019 by Andrée Werner and Rashad Hossain, out of a parents' basement, with a mission to change daily health, starting with the morning routine: a nutrient-dense mushroom coffee delivering clean energy, mental clarity, and immune support. Built on a Direct-to-Consumer foundation with a performance marketing engine, RYZE achieved hockey-stick growth and a community of over 1 million active subscribers.

DTC remains the foundation, but RYZE has expanded into mass retail, quickly becoming the #2 items in Target's overall coffee category and is now executing a multi-channel expansion, with a cross-category launch coming in early 2027. RYZE is uniquely positioned to redefine how people think about daily wellness.

We’re a lean, fast-moving, mission-driven team who believe daily rituals create the foundation for living your greatest life, and we’re just getting started!

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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. It is primarily focused on pod leadership, with hands-on editing support provided when priorities and capacity require it.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Team Management & Leadership

• 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.

Creative Oversight

• 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.
• Share performance insights, winning concepts, and creative learnings across the pod.
• Promote a culture of creative excellence and continuous improvement.

Review & Quality Control

• 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.
• Coordinate with the Senior Video Editing Lead on questions and workflow requirements as needed.

Communication & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Maintain proactive communication with actor PMs, reviewers, pod managers, and the Senior Video Editing Lead.
• Coordinate with PMs regarding missing footage, script issues, editing questions, and production-related challenges.
• Coordinate with the Senior Video Editing Lead on asset needs, system issues, and operational requirements, including Wipster, Air, Envato, Higgsfield, and ElevenLabs.
• Escalate significant concerns, underperformance, recurring workflow issues, or resource gaps to the Senior Video Editing Lead.
• Ensure information, updates, and process changes are communicated clearly and consistently across the pod.

Performance & Workflow Management

• Monitor editor performance across output, draft counts, turnaround times, reliability, quality, and overall contribution.
• Track weekly and monthly metrics including minutes delivered, ads completed, and additional projects.
• Conduct regular performance check-ins and lead performance conversations proactively.
• Identify opportunities for additional training, coaching, and process improvements.
• 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.
• Support the implementation of new workflows, tools, and operational improvements.
• Make staffing and workflow recommendations based on pod capacity, strengths, and business needs.
• 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.

Leadership Expectations

• Lead by example through strong communication, organization, reliability, accountability, and editing excellence.
• Take ownership of pod performance, team support, and overall operational efficiency.
• Act as a leader, mentor, and decision-maker for the pod, helping editors succeed both creatively and operationally.
• Serve as the first escalation point for editor-related concerns before escalating to the Senior Video Editing Lead.
• Collaborate regularly with other pod leads to share learnings, align on best practices, and optimize across pods.
• Continuously develop leadership, coaching, feedback, and people-management skills.

PROFESSIONAL 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.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Pod leadership: manages a team of 10 to 15 editors with clarity, accountability, and care -- setting expectations and driving results without micromanaging
• Creative quality oversight: reviews work with a sharp eye for hooks, pacing, retention, and storytelling; coaches rather than just corrects
• Workflow management: keeps the pod organized, on deadline, and unblocked; spots inefficiencies early and fixes them
• Performance management: tracks individual and team output, leads honest performance conversations, and builds development plans when needed
• Cross-functional communication: proactive and clear with PMs, reviewers, other pod leads, and the Senior Video Editing Lead
• AI and tools fluency: comfortable with Wipster, Higgsfield, ElevenLabs, and emerging AI editing tools; brings new workflows into the pod
• Escalation judgment: knows what to handle at the pod level and what to escalate; doesn't let issues sit

WHAT WE OFFER

• 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