Educational Video Editor

Job description

About this role

You will work alongside an existing team of video editors to refine long-form recordings, remove live-event elements and off-topic content, create short-form assets, and manage video deliverables across multiple platforms. This role requires strong editorial judgment, technical editing skills, organization, and the ability to consistently meet strict turnaround requirements. The ideal candidate is an intuitive and efficient editor who can independently identify necessary edits, maintain educational flow, and quickly adapt to AI-assisted workflows and emerging video technologies. Fully Remote (Work from Home) | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST, with some flexibility

Responsibilities

• Transform live program recordings into seamless, polished, on-demand educational videos.
• Remove the live-event feel while maintaining a natural and engaging educational experience.
• Incorporate intro videos and other required elements into final deliverables.
• Ensure strong pacing, continuity, and overall production quality.
• Deliver finalized evergreen videos within a strict 24-hour turnaround following live events.
• Independently review recordings and identify off-topic conversations or unnecessary content that should be removed.
• Make thoughtful editorial cuts without disrupting the educational flow or context of the material.
• Prepare polished videos for QA while minimizing unnecessary revisions.
• Edit raw footage for a large-scale international localization project.
• Learn and utilize AI-powered dubbing and lip-syncing platforms such as HeyGen.

Qualifications and requirements

• 1–3 years of professional video editing experience.
• Experience editing educational content, courses, or long-form live recordings into polished final products.
• Demonstrates proficiency with video editing software, particularly Movavi, or experience with comparable professional editing platforms.
• Has strong editorial judgment and can independently identify off-topic, unnecessary, or off-brand content while preserving the natural flow of educational material.
• Can efficiently transform long-form live recordings into polished evergreen videos while maintaining pacing, continuity, and production quality.
• Is comfortable managing large media libraries and organizing raw and edited video assets within Google Drive.
• Has familiarity with video hosting, transcription, and captioning platforms such as Vimeo and Rev.com.
• Can use AI-assisted clipping tools such as Opus, or similar platforms, to efficiently create short-form social media content.
• Knowledgeable in DeepL and Core Video Editor is a plus.
• Is willing and able to quickly learn AI dubbing and lip-syncing platforms such as HeyGen to support international localization projects.
• Demonstrates strong time-management skills and can consistently meet strict 24-hour turnaround requirements.