YouTube Video Editor & Shorts Specialist

Ocommerce; Philippines; Remote; PHP 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Shrimpy Business is seeking a Video Editor - YouTube Specialist for a fully remote role based in the Philippines. You will turn long recordings into engaging YouTube episodes and chop moments into Shorts, with attention to pacing, accuracy, and host personality.

You’ll adapt edits across 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 formats, ensure clear captions, and help package the content with strong titles and thumbnails. Remote collaboration with a distributed team is expected.

Qualifications

• A portfolio demonstrating strong YouTube editing, including long-form videos and Shorts.
• Experience editing interviews, podcasts, livestreams, educational videos, or other dialogue-led content.
• Strong editorial judgment to identify central questions, useful answers, and remove extraneous material.
• Proficiency in a professional editing application such as Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut Pro.
• Audio cleanup, color correction, captions, basic motion graphics, and delivery across multiple aspect ratios.
• Understanding of YouTube packaging, openings, pacing, titles, thumbnails, and audience retention.
• Strong English comprehension and writing skills for accurate captions.
• Ability to work independently and manage several deliverables from one recording.
• Willingness to learn aquarium terminology and seek clarification when needed.
• Experience with AI-assisted transcription and human review.

Responsibilities

• Edit raw videos into compelling YouTube episodes and remove delays, repeats, and tangents.
• Create focused videos from questions and ensure context for newcomers.
• Find and edit strong Shorts and social clips with clear openings and payoffs.
• Adapt content across 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, and 4:5 formats while preserving visuals and captions.
• Ensure visuals include aquarium footage, labels, and clear graphics.
• Preserve accuracy of expert advice by noting tank size, species, and conditions.
• Deliver clean audio, color, captions, and motion graphics for multi-format delivery.
• Provide accurate captions and prep publishing-ready exports and briefs.

Skills

YouTube editing

Editing interviews

Editorial judgment

Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

Final Cut Pro

Audio cleanup

Color correction

Captions

Motion graphics

YouTube packaging

English skills

Independent work

Aquarium terminology

AI-assisted transcription

Education content

Podcast repurposing

Science content

Thumbnail development

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

Final Cut Pro

Job description

Shrimpy Business is seeking a Video Editor - YouTube Specialist for a fully remote role based in the Philippines. You will turn long recordings into engaging YouTube episodes and chop moments into Shorts, with attention to pacing, accuracy, and host personality.

You’ll adapt edits across 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 formats, ensure clear captions, and help package the content with strong titles and thumbnails. Remote collaboration with a distributed team is expected.