Producer/Editor

Law & Crime; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Law & Crime is seeking a Producer / Editor to join our growing digital team in a hybrid role. You will shepherd stories from concept and research through scripting, production, and final edit, with close collaboration across our social media and YouTube operations teams.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record in producing and editing for YouTube and long-form digital series, excellent writing skills, and a mastery of Adobe Premiere Pro.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience producing and editing digital video content.
• Experience producing and editing content for YouTube and long-form series.
• Strong understanding of YouTube storytelling and audience retention.
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and editorial judgment.
• Ability to review hours of raw footage and identify strongest material.
• Experience editing both long-form and short-form content.
• Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop compelling true-crime, breaking-news, and trending stories.
• Take projects from concept through scripting, production, editing, and final delivery.
• Obtain and review court documents, police records, bodycam footage, interrogations, social media content, and other sources.
• Log and review hours of raw footage to identify key moments and beats.
• Write scripts combining storytelling with video assets.
• Collaborate with hosts and production teams to ensure accuracy and structure.
• Produce and edit video content for YouTube and linear programming.
• Edit long-form and short-form content (25–60 minutes) with strong pacing and graphics.
• Apply editorial judgment and stay within brand and monetization guidelines.

Skills

Storytelling

Writing

Editorial judgment

Project management

Communication

Independence

Remote work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Film/Journalism

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Photoshop

After Effects

DaVinci Resolve

Avid

Job description

Law&Crime is the leading platform for legal and true crime content, delivering live trial coverage, legal analysis, breaking crime news, podcasts, documentaries, and creator-driven programming to millions of viewers across digital, cable, FAST, and streaming platforms.

Founded by award-winning journalist Dan Abrams, Law&Crime reaches millions of viewers across its growing portfolio of brands and channels. As we continue to expand our digital programming and audience reach, we are looking for talented storytellers who can help develop compelling, high-quality content for our audiences.

About the Role

Law&Crime is seeking a Producer / Editor to join our growing digital team.

This is a true hybrid producer-editor role for someone who can take a story from concept and research through scripting, production, and final edit. The ideal candidate is a strong storyteller with excellent editorial judgment who understands what makes content successful on YouTube and can transform documents, raw footage, interviews, and other source material into compelling finished videos.

The Producer / Editor will work closely with the Head of Social Media and YouTube Operations, channel hosts, producers, and editors to develop engaging true-crime, breaking-news, and digital programming for Law&Crime's audiences.

Responsibilities

Story Development & Production

• Research and develop compelling true-crime, breaking-news, and trending stories.
• Take projects from initial concept and research through scripting, production, editing, and final delivery.
• Obtain and review court documents, police records, bodycam footage, interrogations, social media content, and other reputable sources.
• Log and review hours of raw footage to identify key moments, soundbites, and story beats.
• Write scripts that combine original storytelling with compelling video assets.
• Work with hosts and production teams to ensure stories are accurate, compelling, and well structured.

Video Editing & Storytelling

• Produce and edit video content for YouTube and linear programming.
• Transform scripts and raw footage into polished long-form video.
• Edit news packages, documentary-style stories, podcast content, and new digital series, with run times often ranging from 25 to 60 minutes.
• Build compelling edits with strong pacing, sound, graphics, and visual storytelling designed for YouTube.
• Utilize Law&Crime graphics packages, MOGRTs, Adobe templates, and other branded assets.
• Edit both long-form and short-form digital content.

Editorial & Audience Strategy

• Apply strong editorial judgment to identify the most compelling angles, moments, and narratives within complex source material.
• Understand YouTube storytelling, audience retention, and digital video best practices.
• Uphold Law&Crime's editorial and branding standards as well as YouTube monetization and online safety guidelines.
• Stay current on YouTube trends, digital storytelling techniques, editing technology, news, and true-crime trends.

Workflow & Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with hosts, producers, editors, social, and YouTube operations.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting strict deadlines and fast-turnaround expectations.
• Take initiative and work independently while communicating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience producing and editing digital video content.
• Demonstrated experience producing and editing content for YouTube and/or long-form digital series.
• Strong understanding of YouTube storytelling, audience retention, and digital video best practices.
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and editorial judgment.
• Ability to work through hours of raw footage and identify the strongest material.
• Experience editing both long-form and short-form content.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, manage multiple projects, and consistently meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work remotely with a reliable internet connection. Producer _ Editor Job Posting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with true crime, breaking news, journalism, or documentary storytelling.
• Strong knowledge of Photoshop, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, or Avid.
• Bachelor's degree in Communication, Film, Journalism, Production, or a related field.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently delivering compelling, polished video from concept through final edit.
• Developing stories that engage Law&Crime's digital audiences and perform effectively on YouTube.
• Demonstrating strong editorial judgment while maintaining accuracy and Law&Crime's journalistic standards.
• Identifying the strongest narratives and moments within large volumes of footage and source material.
• Managing multiple projects efficiently while meeting fast-turnaround deadlines.
• Contributing creative ideas and storytelling approaches that strengthen Law&Crime's digital programming.

Why Join Law&Crime

This is an opportunity to produce and edit high-impact content at the intersection of true crime, breaking news, journalism, and digital storytelling.

You'll work with compelling source material—from court documents and bodycam footage to interviews and breaking-news video—and have the opportunity to shape stories from the earliest stages of development through final edit.

As part of a fast-growing media company, you'll collaborate with experienced journalists, producers, hosts, and digital leaders while helping Law&Crime continue to expand its programming and audience across YouTube and other platforms.

Note to Applicants

This role requires someone who is equally comfortable producing and editing. The ideal candidate enjoys digging into source material, finding the story within hours of footage, writing compelling scripts, and then executing the final edit.

Success in this position requires strong editorial instincts, technical editing expertise, curiosity, and the ability to move quickly without sacrificing accuracy or storytelling quality.