YouTube Video Editor — Jalin Siu

The Publish Press; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Publish Press is seeking a YouTube Video Editor in Los Angeles or remotely, able to craft engaging, story-driven edits from hours of footage. The successful candidate will balance pacing, timing, and humor to fit a personality-driven channel.

Proven ability to shape raw footage into cohesive narratives, with strong instincts in music and sound design. Flexible engagement options include full-time, part-time, freelance, or contract to best fit the creator's needs.

Qualifications

• Experience editing long-form YouTube or comparable digital content.
• Portfolio demonstrating storytelling, pacing, and comedic timing.
• Experience with personality-driven, comedy, vlog, or challenge content.

Responsibilities

• Edit long-form YouTube videos (18–25 minutes) from raw footage to final delivery.
• Identify strongest story, funniest moments, and strongest sibling dynamics.
• Create pacing and narrative structure beyond the raw footage.
• Use music, SFX, graphics, and sound design to enhance story and humor.
• Make editorial decisions that preserve channel voice and personality.
• Collaborate with the team through cuts and revisions.
• Keep projects organized and meet deadlines.

Skills

Storytelling

Pacing

YouTube editing

Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

SFX/ Music selection

Independent decision making

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

After Effects

Job description

Jalin Siu | Los Angeles / Remote | Full-time, Part-time, Freelance, or Contract

About Us

Jalin Siu is a sibling-led YouTube channel with videos that are personality-driven, comedic, and built around the dynamic between the four siblings. We make everything from everyday vlogs and challenges to more structured, episodic videos with a strong beginning, middle, and end.

We’re looking for a YouTube Video Editor who understands storytelling, comedic timing, pacing, and what makes people want to keep watching.

This isn’t a role where we’re looking for someone to cut footage together. We’re looking for someone who genuinely understands YouTube storytelling, comedy, pacing, and personality — and can take hours of footage and find the story within it.

What You’ll Do

• Edit long-form YouTube videos, typically 18–25 minutes, from raw footage through final delivery
• Find the strongest story, funniest moments, and best sibling dynamics within large amounts of footage
• Build engaging pacing and narrative structure rather than simply following the order things happened
• Use music, SFX, graphics, sound design, and visual edits intentionally to enhance the story and comedy
• Make creative editorial decisions while maintaining the personality and voice of the channel
• Collaborate with Jalin and team through cuts and revisions
• Keep projects organized and consistently meet deadlines

What We’re Looking For

• Experience editing long-form YouTube or comparable digital content
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong storytelling, pacing, and comedic timing
• Experience with personality-driven, comedy, vlog, challenge, or similar content
• Strong instincts for music, SFX, and sound design
• Someone who can make creative decisions independently and understands why a moment works, not just how to edit it
• Organized, reliable, communicative, and comfortable working independently
• Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve
• Bonus: After Effects / motion graphics experience and experience working directly with creators.

About the Role

The channel has grown to over 1.9M subscribers, and we’re continuing to develop both our regular YouTube content and more ambitious, structured projects.

We’re open to full-time, part-time, freelance, or contract arrangements depending on the right candidate and fit.