Editor YouTube Podcast / Digital Media (Contract/Freelance) Job at American Alch

September 28, 2026

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Were looking for an experienced Editor to shape long-form YouTube podcast episodes, trailers, teasers, clips, and social/video assets for American Alchemy.This role is ideal for someone with a strong editorial eye not just someone who can technically assemble footage. The right editor can find the strongest moments inside dense conversations, build tension, create emotional and intellectual hooks, and turn raw interview material into cinematic, high-retention digital content.You should be comfortable owning edits from rough assembly through final delivery, collaborating with producers and creative leads, and making strong editorial decisions around story, pacing, music, sound design, structure, and visual rhythm.The right person is creative, technically strong, organized, reliable, and able to work efficiently in a remote editorial workflow while maintaining high creative standards.What Youll DoEdit long-form YouTube podcast episodes from raw interview footage.Cut compelling trailers, teasers, clips, and social/video assets.Identify the strongest moments inside dense, idea-heavy conversations.Shape raw interview material into clear, cinematic, high-retention edits.Build emotional and intellectual hooks that draw audiences into complex topics.Make strong editorial decisions around story structure, pacing, music, sound design, and visual rhythm.Create polished cuts that balance clarity, depth, momentum, and taste.Incorporate notes from producers, creative leads, and stakeholders.Maintain clean project organization, naming conventions, and version control.Export review cuts, final deliverables, and platform-specific versions.Support tasteful use of graphics, captions, music, sound design, and visual references when needed.Manage project files and assets through Dropbox or similar remote workflows.Deliver clean, organized project files when needed.Basic Requirements3+ years of professional editing experience for YouTube, podcast, documentary, trailer, social, interview-based, or digital video content.Portfolio or reel with 35 relevant work samples showing trailers, teasers, long-form episodes, documentary-style work, podcasts, interviews, or social/video edits.Demonstrated experience editing long-form or idea-heavy material.Ability to identify powerful moments from raw interview footage and shape them into compelling edits.Strong judgment with story structure, pacing, music, sound design, and audience retention.Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro.Ability to own an edit from rough cut through final delivery.Ability to work remotely and communicate reliably during active projects.Own editing setup, software, and reliable internet connection.Ability to export and deliver review cuts, final files, and clean project files when needed.Preferred RequirementsExperience cutting YouTube trailers, teasers, hooks, or high-retention digital content.Experience editing cinematic documentary-style or interview-based content.Strong sense of visual rhythm without over-editing.Familiarity with After Effects for graphics, templates, motion support, or light compositing.Experience with AI animation software or visual-generation tools.Experience using Dropbox or similar remote asset-management workflows.Familiarity with Frame.io or similar review tools.Experience collaborating with producers, hosts, creative leads, or senior stakeholders.Ability to work from transcripts, selects, or raw footage to shape story-driven edits.Strong project organization, naming conventions, and version-control habits.Familiarity with UFOs/UAP, consciousness, frontier science, hidden history, philosophy, mysteries, or similar subject matter.Compensation$45$55/hour depending on experience, speed, technical skill, and scope.Work TypeRemote freelance work.Additional InformationInitial assignments may be project-based, with potential for recurring work for the right editor.Project-based compensation may also be discussed depending on the assignment.recblid vukxnppro93vpk2s6llfwqm65hwv4r

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