YouTube Editor: Long-Form & Shorts for Sports Channel

Sinclair Broadcast Group; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinclair Broadcast Group is seeking a freelance YouTube Editor in Santa Monica to own editing for YouTube content, including long-form and Shorts, with a focus on retention, hooks, pacing, and chaptering. You will work with the Long-Form Pod team to deliver edited content and weekly podcast cutdowns across platforms.

The role requires 3-5 years of YouTube editing experience, proficiency in Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, and the ability to produce platform-native content for Shorts, TikTok,

Qualifications

• 3-5 years editing and/or producing YouTube content with growth results.
• Strong understanding of YouTube best practices: retention, hooks, pacing.

Responsibilities

• Lead YouTube editing and production for long-form content (8-25 minutes) with retention-focused pacing and chaptering.
• Produce and edit YouTube-native long-form content from scratch in collaboration with editorial leads.
• Maintain the YouTube content calendar with the Director of Video Content.
• Identify the best content for YouTube re-editing and access source material from the linear team.
• Stage uploads for pre-publish approval including SEO and thumbnail tests.

Skills

YouTube editing

Editorial judgment

Storytelling

SEO basics

Tools

Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

CapCut Pro

Job description

Sinclair Broadcast Group is seeking a freelance YouTube Editor in Santa Monica to own editing for YouTube content, including long-form and Shorts, with a focus on retention, hooks, pacing, and chaptering. You will work with the Long-Form Pod team to deliver edited content and weekly podcast cutdowns across platforms.

The role requires 3-5 years of YouTube editing experience, proficiency in Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, and the ability to produce platform-native content for Shorts, TikTok,