Video Editor - YouTube

The Publish Press; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Office snacks & catered lunches

Unlimited PTO

Health & Vision + 401(k) with match

Lunch stipend

Team-building events

Pet-friendly office

Job summary

Hammer Media in Austin, TX is hiring a Video Editor to support Hammer Elite’s daily content. You will edit long-form YouTube episodes, shape pacing and storytelling, and deliver polished cuts that align with our high standards.

You’ll work on organized workflows, manage assets, and help grow the team with mentoring. A fast-moving production environment awaits in our in-office East Austin setup.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of video editing experience, ideally with YouTube-first content.
• Strong long-form YouTube editing instincts for pacing and retention.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop.
• Expertise in color grading, audio cleanup, and YouTube deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Edit and deliver high-quality episodes across multiple YouTube shows.
• Shape pacing and storytelling to maximize viewer retention.
• Integrate b-roll, music, graphics, and motion elements.
• Deliver polished cuts that meet quality standards.
• Build organized workflows, templates, and editing guidelines.
• Manage files, versioning, and asset organization.
• Create thumbnails and titles with a testing mindset.
• Analyze video performance metrics and refine editing style.
• Mentor other editors and help the team grow.

Skills

Video editing

YouTube editing

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Color grading

Audio cleanup

Mentoring editors

Organization

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Who we are

Hammer Media is the digital media company behind Caleb Hammer and his YouTube channels, including the hit show Financial Audit.

In just three years, we’ve grown to 3.5+ million subscribers and over 4 billion views, making Financial Audit one of the fastest-growing personal finance shows on the internet. Our content breaks down real financial situations, helping millions of people better understand their money and make smarter financial decisions. We’ve built an entire ecosystem around financial literacy—combining engaging media, real financial stories, and practical tools that help people create lasting change in their financial lives.

As we continue to grow, Hammer Media is expanding into new shows and formats, reaching wider audiences and creating more ways to educate.

About the Role

Our membership platform, Hammer Elite, serves tens of thousands of paying members across multiple tiers and runs a daily content engine of exclusive shows, bonus content, and community programming. Hammer Media is hiring a Video Editor to help with post-production across our membership content.

What You’ll Do:

• Edit and Deliver High-Quality Episodes:Edit long-form YouTube content across multiple shows
• Shape pacing, structure, and storytelling to maximize viewer retention
• Integrate b-roll, music, graphics, and motion elements to elevate the final product
• Deliver polished final cuts that meet Hammer Media’s quality standards
• Optimize Post-Production + Packaging:Build and maintain organized workflows, templates, and editing guidelines for speed and repeatability
• Ensure proper file management, version control, and asset organization
• Create thumbnails and titles with a testing mindset, continuously optimizing for the highest engagement
• Analyze video performance metrics like CTR, retention, and watch time
• Use insights to refine editing style and improve future videos

Who You Are:

• 2+ years of video editing experience, ideally with YouTube-first content
• Strong long-form YouTube editing instincts: storytelling, pacing, structure, and retention
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Experience with Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop
• Expertise in color grading, audio cleanup, and export/deliverables for YouTube
• Experience managing or mentoring other editors
• Highly organized and comfortable working in a fast-moving production environment

Why Join Us? (The Perks): We are an in-office team in East Austin because we believe the best ideas happen when we’re in the same room. Our culture is high-energy, collaborative, and focused on radical accountability.Relocation Assistance: Not in Austin? No problem. We provide a relocation package to help the right candidate join us here

• Awesome Office & Team: Work from our East Austin office with a stocked snack bar, catered lunches, and a team that actually likes spending time together
• Unlimited PTO: We trust you to manage your time and your results
• Health & Wealth: 100% coverage for employee health, dental, and vision, plus a 401(k) with a company match
• Lunch & Events: Lunch stipend and quarterly team-building activities (we go big on our events)
• Pet-friendly: There’s a good chance you’ll be greeted by a few wagging tails when you walk through the door