Senior Video Editor

About the role
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.
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
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.

Work arrangement
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