Senior Video Editing Pod Lead (Remote)

RYZE; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly or monthly contract

Fully remote, flexible work

High-impact performance creative

Access to RYZE assets and tools

Job summary

RYZE, a lean, fast-moving wellness brand, is seeking a Senior Video Editing Manager to lead a pod of 10–15 editors and drive high-quality performance creative for rapid growth across channels. You will oversee daily operations, mentor editors, and ensure deadlines are met while pushing cutting-edge editing techniques and AI-assisted workflows.

Reporting to the Senior Video Editing Lead, you’ll balance hands-on editing with team leadership, review drafts, and share insights across the pod to keep

Qualifications

• Experience in video editing, post-production, or a related field.
• Experience managing, mentoring editors or other creatives.
• Strong understanding of hooks, pacing, retention, captions, sound design.
• Experience managing deadlines, multiple projects, team workflows.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, people-management skills.
• Comfortable with AI-powered editing tools and modern editing platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead a pod of 10 to 15 editors and oversee performance and development.
• Ensure creative quality meets standards and provide coaching.
• Review drafts and improve first-draft quality while balancing timelines.
• Coordinate with PMs, reviewers, and other leads to resolve issues.
• Monitor metrics, weekly updates, and drive process improvements.
• Model leadership and escalate issues when needed.

Skills

Video editing

Team leadership

Mentoring editors

Deadline management

Cross-functional comms

AI editing tools

Workflow optimization

Tools

Wipster

Higgsfield

ElevenLabs

Job description

RYZE, a lean, fast-moving wellness brand, is seeking a Senior Video Editing Manager to lead a pod of 10–15 editors and drive high-quality performance creative for rapid growth across channels. You will oversee daily operations, mentor editors, and ensure deadlines are met while pushing cutting-edge editing techniques and AI-assisted workflows.

Reporting to the Senior Video Editing Lead, you’ll balance hands-on editing with team leadership, review drafts, and share insights across the pod to keep