Virtual Assistant YouTube Video Editor

Zohorecruit; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a talented and reliable video editor to join our team long-term and help create engaging, high-quality videos for our Personal Finance and Investing YouTube channel.

You will turn scripts and voice-overs into professional, high-retention videos, sourcing stock footage, adding captions, sound design, and motion graphics to match our reference channels. This is an ongoing opportunity with potential bonuses and pay increases based on performance.

Qualifications

• Experience editing faceless YouTube videos
• Strong storytelling, pacing, and audience retention
• Familiar with finance, investing, or documentary-style content
• Able to independently find visuals and supporting materials
• Skilled in motion graphics, sound design, and image animation
• Strong attention to detail
• Clear communication and ability to meet deadlines
• Open to feedback and revisions
• Interested in a long-term working relationship

Responsibilities

• Turn the script and voice-over into an engaging, professional YouTube video
• Gather relevant stock footage, images, screenshots, and other visuals
• Add clear and professional captions
• Use sound effects and background music where appropriate
• Create smooth transitions and visual effects
• Use motion graphics, charts, graphs, and text animations
• Maintain strong pacing to keep viewers engaged
• Follow the overall style and quality of reference channels
• Deliver videos on schedule

Skills

Faceless YouTube editing

Storytelling pacing

Motion graphics

Sound design

Stock footage sourcing

Attention to detail

Deadline driven

Tools

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Illustrator

Job description

We are looking for a talented and reliable video editor to join our team long-term and help create engaging, high-quality videos for our Personal Finance and Investing YouTube channel .

This is an ongoing opportunity with the potential for bonuses, increased pay, and additional responsibilities based on the quality of your work, reliability, and overall channel performance.

• Each video will be approximately 8–12 minutes long
• Rate: $40–$50 per video , depending on experience and editing quality
• Long-term work available for the right editor
• Bonuses and pay increases may be offered based on performance

What We Will Provide

For each video, we will provide:

• A completed script
• Thumbnail
• Clear editing direction and reference channels when needed

Your Responsibilities

You will be responsible for turning the script and voice-over into an engaging, professional, high-retention YouTube video.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Gathering relevant stock footage, images, screenshots, and other visual materials
• Adding clear and professional captions
• Using sound effects and background music where appropriate
• Creating smooth transitions and visual effects
• Using motion graphics, charts, graphs, and text animations
• Maintaining strong pacing to keep viewers engaged
• Following the overall style and quality of our reference channels
• Delivering videos on schedule

Editing Style and Required Methods

To succeed in this role, you must be highly proficient in the faceless documentary-style editing techniques commonly used in the personal finance and investing space.

Motion Graphics and Visual Storytelling

You must be able to bring financial concepts and information to life through engaging motion graphics, animated charts, graphs, maps, highlighted statistics, and other visual storytelling techniques.

Parallax and 2.5D Effects

You should be comfortable animating photographs and other static images using smooth panning, zooming, layered movement, and 3D depth effects to maintain visual interest.

You must know how to use carefully selected sound effects, including whooshes, risers, impacts, transitions, and ambient sounds.

Background music should support the narrative, match the pacing, and improve the viewer experience without overpowering the voice-over.

You should understand how to create videos that hold the viewer's attention from beginning to end.

This includes using:

• Dynamic captions
• Smooth transitions
• Frequent visual changes
• Pattern interrupts
• B-roll
• Motion graphics
• Zooms and camera movements
• Well-timed animations
• Sound effects and music changes

Ideal Candidate

The ideal editor should:

• Have experience editing faceless YouTube videos
• Understand storytelling, pacing, and audience retention
• Be familiar with finance, investing, business, or documentary-style content
• Be able to independently find relevant visuals and supporting materials
• Be skilled in motion graphics, sound design, and image animation
• Have strong attention to detail
• Communicate clearly and meet deadlines
• Be open to feedback and revisions
• Be interested in building a long-term working relationship

Requirements

• 18+ with valid government ID/passport
• Experience editing faceless YouTube videos
• Strong motion graphics, sound design, captions, and 2.5D effects
• Good storytelling, pacing, and audience-retention skills
• Able to find stock footage and visuals independently
• Reliable, detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines
• Must provide portfolio/work samples and freelancer profile