Summary
As a Lead Editor, you’ll be the creative anchor of your pod. You’ll set the visual standard, guide editors toward stronger work, and help turn campaign strategy into high-performing creative. You’ll still be close to the craft, especially on high-priority campaigns, but your impact will go beyond your own edits.
Job Overview
- Job type: Full time/ Part time
- Work setting: Work from home
- Location: Remote (Worldwide)
- Salary: Competitive pay
- Employer: TubeScience
Responsibilities
- Raise the Creative Bar: Set quality standards, give feedback that’s actionable and grounded in what drives results, and step into high-priority edits when needed.
- Lead Your Pod: Evaluate editors, identify capability gaps, and own staffing decisions — building and developing the strongest possible team to drive post-production output.
- Maximize Every Asset: Review footage, curate strong selects, maintain organized libraries, and find smart ways to repurpose content.
- Bridge Production and Post: Partner closely with Production on footage quality — flagging issues early and delivering feedback that’s actionable and consumer-minded.
- Partner with Strategy: Share performance insights and strengthen knowledge-sharing between editorial and Strategy to keep creative decisions grounded in what’s working.
- Lead with a Business Mindset: Represent editorial in cross-functional conversations, balance creative ambition with production realities, and make the tough calls — on scope, timelines, or team assignments — when it’s what the work needs.
- Improve the Process: Streamline workflows, explore new tools and AI capabilities, and bring solutions to recurring challenges.
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Who You Are
- Strong visual judgment and a clear understanding of what makes an edit work
- Ability to give clear, actionable feedback that editors can apply quickly
- Strong understanding of how creative decisions connect to performance
- Ability to guide and develop editors, holding the team accountable while building a strong roster
- Sound business judgment — able to see the bigger picture across creative and team needs, and act decisively in a fast-paced, high-output environment
- Willingness to stay hands-on when the work needs senior-level attention
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional video editing experience
- 3+ year in a managerial or leadership role
- Expert-level proficiency in Premiere Pro and Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong knowledge of After Effects and motion graphics
- Experience in performance marketing, a creative agency, or an in-house creative team
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Why TubeScience
- Your work goes live fast — no slow cycles
- Learn performance marketing at scale
- Work with a global, high-performing creative team
This is where design meets performance.
