We are not looking for someone who simply knows how to edit.
We are looking for a Senior Video Editor (YouTube) who can take a script or idea and figure out how it should be experienced visually: B-roll, a graphic, animation, a visual metaphor, a screen recording, AI-generated footage, a cinematic shot, or simply the creator on screen.
You will work with creators and writers from pre-production to final delivery on Sharique Samsudheen's flagship Malayalam YouTube channel (1.7M subscribers), shaping the story, visual language, pacing and execution of each video.
The goal: don't just edit the footage. Create the video.
What you'll do
- Own the creative and technical execution of long-form flagship Malayalam YouTube videos, including podcasts and interviews.
- Develop visual treatments, storytelling approaches and shoot requirements with creators and writers during pre-production.
- Turn scripts into compelling visuals using editing, B-roll, motion graphics, typography, animation, sound design, archival content and visual metaphors.
- Make strong calls on pacing, transitions, composition, colour, typography, motion and visual hierarchy.
- Build an edit style native to how Kerala's Gen Z audience watches, shares and engages.
- Use AI and new creative tools to prototype and produce visuals, audio and animation.
- Edit for YouTube retention: know when to speed up, slow down, build curiosity or break the pattern.
- Review retention, engagement and audience feedback and apply it to the next video.
Hiring process
Shortlisted candidates complete a practical creative assessment: a visual treatment and a short edit from a script and footage we provide.
Don't just show us what you edited. Show us how you think.
Must-haves
- 3+ years of professional editing / visual storytelling with a strong long-form YouTube portfolio
- Professional fluency in Malayalam and a strong feel for Kerala's culture, humour and references
- Strong understanding of Gen Z behaviour and internet culture
- Advanced Premiere Pro; working knowledge of After Effects and/or DaVinci Resolve
- Uses AI tools as part of a modern creative workflow
- Strong visual taste across typography, composition, colour, motion and sound
- Deep understanding of YouTube storytelling, pacing and retention
- Can develop a visual approach from a script on their own
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Malayalam YouTube channels, creators or digital-media brands
- Explainers, cinematic YouTube content, documentaries or podcasts
- Camera, lighting, framing and production knowledge
- Shoot planning and pre-production experience
- Generative AI and emerging creative tools