Video Editor After Effects

Scale To Unicorn is a growth company focused on helping businesses Build. Sell. Grow. Earn.
Our YouTube channel is built around the real mechanics of business growth — marketing, sales, startups, D2C, performance marketing, customer acquisition, branding, entrepreneurship, and scaling businesses.
We're building a content brand that doesn't just create videos.
We want to create videos people cannot ignore.
THE ROLE
We're looking for a Video Editor – After Effects Intern to become a key part of our YouTube content team.
You'll work directly on Scale To Unicorn's YouTube videos, Shorts, Reels, educational content, marketing content, and visual storytelling.
This isn't a role where you'll spend your day trimming clips and adding generic transitions.
You'll be expected to understand:
Why should someone keep watching?
Where will they get bored?
What visual should appear when a concept is being explained?
How do we make a business concept feel exciting?
How do we turn a 20-minute explanation into a video people actually finish?
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON
🎬 YouTube Long-Form
You'll help produce videos around topics such as:
Startup strategy
Business growth
Marketing
D2C
E-commerce
Sales
Customer acquisition
Branding
Entrepreneurship
Growth loops
Performance marketing
AI & business
Founder lessons
Business breakdowns
Case studies
You'll transform scripts and raw footage into high-retention YouTube videos.
⚡ YouTube Shorts & Reels
You'll also repurpose long-form content into short-form content designed specifically for:
YouTube Shorts
Instagram Reels
LinkedIn
Other short-form platforms
This includes creating strong hooks, fast pacing, motion graphics, captions, B-roll and visual pattern interrupts.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Edit YouTube long-form videos.
Edit Shorts and Reels.
Create motion graphics using After Effects.
Create kinetic typography and animated text.
Build visual explanations for complex business concepts.
Add relevant B-roll and stock footage.
Create charts, diagrams, UI animations and visual callouts.
Use screenshots, websites and product interfaces creatively.
Create engaging transitions and visual pattern interrupts.
Handle basic sound design.
Sync music, SFX and voiceovers.
Maintain consistent visual language across the channel.
Repurpose long-form content into multiple short-form assets.
Improve edits based on feedback and audience retention.
Experiment with new YouTube editing styles.
AFTER EFFECTS IS A BIG PART OF THIS ROLE
We're specifically looking for someone who wants to become really good at motion design, not someone who only knows basic Premiere cuts.
You should be comfortable working with:
Keyframes
Graph Editor
Masks
Shape Layers
Text Animators
Motion Tracking
Camera Animation
Compositing
Transitions
Kinetic Typography
Visual Effects
Motion Graphics
Basic 2D animation
If you can take a boring sentence like:
"Your business has a customer acquisition problem."
…and turn it into a visually compelling 5-second sequence, you're the kind of person we're looking for.
YOU WILL BE EDITING FOR RETENTION
At Scale To Unicorn, editing isn't just about making something look good.
It's about keeping people watching.
You'll learn to think about:
HOOK → CURIOSITY → INFORMATION → PATTERN INTERRUPT → PAYOFF → NEXT HOOK
You'll learn how editing affects:
Audience retention
Watch time
Engagement
Click-through behaviour
Storytelling
Perceived authority
Conversion
You'll work with the content team to identify where videos can become faster, clearer, more visual and more interesting.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
You should have:
Strong knowledge of Adobe After Effects
Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro
Good understanding of motion graphics
Strong sense of pacing
Good visual taste
Understanding of typography
Understanding of composition
Good storytelling instincts
Attention to detail
Ability to meet deadlines
Willingness to iterate quickly
WHAT YOU'LL GET
You'll get hands-on experience working on a real business media brand.
You'll learn:
YouTube editing
Motion design
Content strategy
Storytelling
Audience retention
Short-form content
Performance creatives
Business content
Marketing
AI-powered creative workflows
Content repurposing
Creative testing
And most importantly:
You'll actually ship content.
Your work won't sit inside some internal folder forever.
It can become part of the Scale To Unicorn YouTube channel and content ecosystem.
THE MINDSET WE WANT
Don't ask:
"What transition should I use here?"
Ask:
"How do I make this moment impossible to ignore?"
Don't ask:
"What B-roll should I put here?"
Ask:
"What visual makes this idea instantly understandable?"
Don't ask:
"How do I make this video look cool?"
Ask:
"How do I make someone watch the next 30 seconds?"
That's the difference between an editor and a content editor.

Work arrangement
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