Planetscale Video Editor at PlanetScale responsible for editing and animating videos across formats including YouTube, social shorts, and launch films. Uses professional editing and AI tools to enhance video content.
Responsibilities
Edit and animate YouTube videos, social shorts, conference highlights, case studies, and launch films
Use AI tools to assist with editing and animation
Create custom scripts to automate parts of the video pipeline
Collaborate with the Marketing team to shape ideas and iterate on feedback
Create thumbnails, title cards, typography, and motion graphics
Qualification
A sharp sense of pacingEqual comfort with editingWhat you'll editYouTube videosConference talksLaunch videosBackground in Software DevelopmentSound design and audio mixing skills
Required
A portfolio that shows strong editing across formats. YouTube, short form edits, podcasts, etc.
A sharp sense of pacing, structure, and story: you know what to keep, what to cut, and how to time things to maintain an engaged audience.
Equal comfort with editing, animation, and design: you can shape a story, incorporate interesting visuals, and set clean, expressive type that reads well on any screen.
Fluency in professional editing tools such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro.
Experience using AI tools to create animations, assist with editing, and the curiosity to push the limits of how these can be used in a video creation workflow.
Ability to create custom scripts and leverage AI to automate parts of your pipeline, such as transcription, thumbnail ideation, and generating rough edits of large amounts of footage.
Work closely with our team to help shape ideas before the edit starts, and iterate on feedback quickly.
What you'll edit
YouTube videos, from explainers to interviews, paced to hold attention start to finish.
Shorts and vertical clips for social platforms.
Conference talks, full-talks from our events and clips to share on socials.
Launch videos, where timing, polish, and pacing carry the announcement.
Preferred
Background in Software Development, or working with Engineering companies
Experience editing tech / developer content
A channel or account you've grown yourself
Experience with code-driven video tools like Remotion
A knack for creating engaging thumbnails and titles