Remote Video Editor — Travel & Hospitality Stories

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Afar is seeking a talented and creative video editor to join our team. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic storyteller who’s eager to bring travel to life on screen, with a passion for lifestyle, travel, and hospitality and a strong command of Premiere Pro.

This role is 100% remote (based in the US) and will report to our Director, Social Platforms. You’ll help grow our YouTube channel and video podcast, craft long-form videos with strong hooks and chapters, and cut engaging short-form

Qualifications

• Expertise in Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop, and experience working with mixed media (stills, design, and video).
• A track record of growing reach and engagement, with examples of videos you edited and how they performed, both views and interactions.
• An understanding of analytics platforms and an ability to cut captivating storytelling-led videos while keeping viewership and engagement numbers in mind.
• Experience editing long-form content for YouTube and understanding what keeps viewers watching.
• Shooting experience and comfort with voiceover and on-camera narration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the social team on trend-driven video across verticals including destination guides, food and culture, hotel reviews, and travel tips, with an eye toward stories that show the good travel can do.
• Edit one to two full-length video podcast episodes per week, syncing multicam footage to final audio edits, and cut short-form clips for social.
• Edit and package creator-submitted footage for the Afar Creator Collective, our soon-to-launch group of 15 creators working with the Afar team on more dynamic storytelling, bringing mixed-quality material up to a consistent house style.
• Edit long-form YouTube content built for retention, with strong hooks, pacing, and chapters, as we grow the channel.
• Use platform analytics (reach, interactions, watch time, retention) to shape edits, spot what’s working, and iterate.
• Maintain a consistent visual style and production quality across all video projects.
• Design and A/B test engaging reel covers and YouTube thumbnails.
• Be interested in creating travel video content and narrating for Afar’s social channels

Skills

Storytelling

Video editing

Analytics

YouTube growth

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Job description

Afar is seeking a talented and creative video editor to join our team. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic storyteller who’s eager to bring travel to life on screen, with a passion for lifestyle, travel, and hospitality and a strong command of Premiere Pro.

This role is 100% remote (based in the US) and will report to our Director, Social Platforms. You’ll help grow our YouTube channel and video podcast, craft long-form videos with strong hooks and chapters, and cut engaging short-form