YouTube Video Editor

HighKey Agency is a digital PR and social media company specializing in building elite personal and brand presences in the aesthetic industry, from top-tier plastic surgeons to high-growth med spas.

We engineer content systems that drive visibility, inbound demand, and long-term brand equity at scale. Our team moves fast, executes at a high level, and is obsessed with results. If you’re looking to break into a high-performance agency environment, this is your entry point.

Position Overview This role is for a hybrid long-form editor who can comfortably operate across multiple editing styles without losing pacing, structure, or retention.

We are specifically looking for someone who can handle BOTH:

• Story-driven, narrative-style editing
• Fast-paced, personality-driven YouTube/vlog content

This is extremely important for the role. One project may require a more structured, cinematic, reality-style approach focused on storytelling and emotional payoff. Another may require a faster, more personality-led editing style built around energy, pacing, and retention. The ideal candidate understands how to shift between both naturally. We are not looking for purely cinematic editors, template-based TikTok editors, or basic podcast cutters.

You should be comfortable:

• Turning raw footage into structured, engaging long-form content
• Balancing storytelling with fast-paced viewer retention
• Adapting across multiple content styles and tones
• Using pacing, cutaways, music, sound design, and visual emphasis intentionally
• Creating edits that feel dynamic, modern, and highly watchable

This role sits between narrative editing and high-performance YouTube editing.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit long-form videos (8–15+ minutes)
• Build strong pacing, narrative flow, and viewer engagement throughout edits
• Structure content into compelling story arcs and sequences
• Identify and emphasize key moments, reactions, and emotional beats
• Use music, sound design, cutaways, graphics, and pattern interrupts intentionally
• Adapt editing style depending on creator, brand, and content type
• Collaborate with internal team to execute creative direction efficiently
• Occasionally create short-form cutdowns from long-form content

What This Role Is Not

To be explicit, this role is not for:

• Basic vlog editors
• Short-form/TikTok-only editors
• Purely cinematic filmmakers
• Editors who rely heavily on templates or over-editing
• Heavy VFX-only or motion graphics-only editors

We are looking for editors who understand how to make content perform while still telling a strong story.

References

Docu / Narrative Style:

Austin Zaback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc1ideVKeQg Korean Englishman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUVMHjZNOYw Kitchen Nightmares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D4LIqGzOM0 Bar Rescue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuFcHWYLHIM

Vlog / Personality-Driven Style:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA9oDUsQQto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BUrNe3Vhtk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA9oDUsQQto

Qualifications

• Proven experience with long-form editing
• Portfolio demonstrating:
• Strong pacing and retention
• Storytelling and narrative structure
• Use of sound design, music, cutaways, and visual emphasis
• Ability to adapt between different editing styles and tones

Strong understanding of:

• Viewer retention and YouTube pacing
• Story structure and emotional payoff
• Modern long-form editing trends

Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or similar. Ability to manage deadlines, receive feedback well, and communicate effectively.

Bonus

• Experience editing creator-led or personality-driven content
• Experience with documentary or reality-style editing
• Experience creating short-form cutdowns from long-form content
• Basic motion graphics or After Effects knowledge

Compensation

$25/hr

Why Join HighKey

• Work with high-level creators and brands in a fast-growing niche
• Be part of a performance-driven agency that values execution over fluff
• Gain exposure to high-volume, high-impact YouTube content systems
• Opportunity for long-term collaboration and growth within the agency

How to Apply If this sounds like you, we’d love to see your work.

Please submit:

• Your resume
• A portfolio with long-form YouTube examples (required)
• Any relevant results or performance metrics (if available)