AI-Powered Video Editor & Motion Designer for YouTube & Shorts

Content Creators; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanetScale is seeking a Video Editor to shape how videos are made, editing YouTube videos, shorts, conference highlights, and launch films with room to experiment and adopt new tools including AI.

You’ll work closely with the Marketing team, bringing strong storytelling, pacing, and design across thumbnails, typography, and motion graphics. The role offers time and budget to explore new tools and approaches.

Qualifications

• Portfolio showing strong editing across formats (YouTube, shorts, podcasts).
• Sharp sense of pacing, structure and story; know what to keep or cut to maintain engagement.
• Equal comfort with editing, animation, and design; shape a story with visuals and expressive typography.
• Fluency in professional editing tools such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro.
• Experience using AI tools to create animations, assist editing, and push the limits of automated workflows.
• Ability to create custom scripts and leverage AI to automate transcription, thumbnail ideation, and rough edits.

Responsibilities

• Edit YouTube videos, shorts, conference talks, and launch videos with strong pacing and polish.
• Create thumbnails, title cards, typography and motion graphics to accompany videos.
• Collaborate closely with the Marketing team and iterate on feedback quickly.
• Experiment with AI-powered tools to speed up production while maintaining high quality.

Skills

Editing

Animation

Design

Premiere Pro

After Effects

DaVinci Resolve

Final Cut Pro

AI tools for video

Scripting and automation

Collaboration with Marketing

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

DaVinci Resolve

Final Cut Pro

Remotion

Job description

PlanetScale is seeking a Video Editor to shape how videos are made, editing YouTube videos, shorts, conference highlights, and launch films with room to experiment and adopt new tools including AI.

You’ll work closely with the Marketing team, bringing strong storytelling, pacing, and design across thumbnails, typography, and motion graphics. The role offers time and budget to explore new tools and approaches.