Assistant Editor, Zhc Jobs

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Freelance to Full Time

About The Job

Popular YouTube creator with over 20 million subscribers on the main channel (and rapidly growing sub channels/socials) is looking to hire a freelance to full time Assistant Editor! Ideal candidates are detail oriented, collaborative, and eager to learn. We are looking to build and invest in a core post team that understands the content we create, so we are open to a variety of experience levels.

What you will be doing:

• Synchronizing footage and audio to create assemblies of a variety of content, ranging from multi-camera shoots to vlogs
• Assisting editors with support tasks including searching for footage and creating/adjusting minor FX, such as open captions
• Initial content trims on video assemblies to create an extended rough cut
• Working closely with the Post Supervisor and Lead Editors to improve efficiency for the post department, including longer term projects like maintaining and organizing shared asset libraries, and documenting processes and workflows

For Full Time We offer:

• Salary Range: 35-50k
• Paid holidays (list provided at hiring)
• Insurance will be available to employees after 60 days of full time employment
• Health and Vision insurance provided with 70% paid by company
• Dental insurance available as an add on, per the employee
• Paid 2 weeks of vacation per year
• Life insurance covered 100% by company

Ideal Candidate

You’re a good fit if:

• You’re local to Austin, TX (or live within a comfortable driving distance), for ease of attending in person meetings and coordinating footage and equipment handoffs.
• You’re always looking for ways to improve workflows and will bring those ideas to your team to talk them through.
• You are collaborative, organized, and proactive with your communication.
• You have experience and comfort with unscripted content - especially for YouTube.

Job Requirements

• We encourage you to send an editing reel / portfolio of your work if available
• Experience editing for social media (TikTok, Instagram, etc) is a plus.
• Our post team is currently fully remote - so ability to work from a home set up is required.
• Prior to being brought on full time, there will be a trial freelance period to make sure the role is a good fit.
• Experience with Maxon Universe, especially PluralEyes, is a plus.
• Experience with the larger Adobe suite, especially Photoshop and After Effects, is a plus.
• Must be proficient in Premiere Pro and have a general knowledge of Adobe products.