Senior Podcast & Video Editor
Growth Troops
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time
Remote
Location: Remote (U.S. Business Hours Required)
Reports To: Head of Content or Executive Producer
Type: Full-Time
Overview
We’re hiring a Senior Podcast & Video Editor to take the lead on transforming raw conversations into polished, high-performing content. You’ll own post-production from start to finish—turning interviews into crisp long-form episodes, building engaging short-form assets, and helping us deliver top-tier media across platforms like YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
If you’re equal parts storyteller, technical pro, and content strategist—and thrive in a fast-paced B2B media environment—this is your role.
What You’ll Do
Reports To: Head of Content or Executive Producer
Type: Full-Time
Overview
We’re hiring a Senior Podcast & Video Editor to take the lead on transforming raw conversations into polished, high-performing content. You’ll own post-production from start to finish—turning interviews into crisp long-form episodes, building engaging short-form assets, and helping us deliver top-tier media across platforms like YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
If you’re equal parts storyteller, technical pro, and content strategist—and thrive in a fast-paced B2B media environment—this is your role.
What You’ll Do
- Edit and package long-form podcast episodes for high-quality audio and video release
- Build short-form clips optimized for YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok
- Apply advanced post-production techniques: multi-cam editing, sound design, color grading, and motion graphics
- Collaborate with hosts, producers, and strategists on narrative and visual direction
- Manage editing workflows, templates, and media libraries using tools like Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Audition
- Maintain quality control across all content and publishing channels
- Track content performance and adjust creative strategies based on watch time, engagement, and completion data
- Align output with campaign goals and brand tone in partnership with marketing and demand gen teams
- Propose and implement improvements to workflows, systems, and tools
- 5+ years of professional editing experience across audio and video formats
- Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition)
- Proven ability to create content that performs across B2B platforms and thought leadership channels
- Strong storytelling instincts and a keen editorial eye
- Deep understanding of platform-specific video trends, pacing, and hooks
- Experience using performance metrics to guide creative decisions
- Highly organized and accountable in managing multiple projects and deadlines
- Comfortable giving and receiving feedback in a collaborative, creative environment
- Background in B2B media, SaaS, or content marketing
- Familiarity with SEO and metadata for YouTube and other discovery engines
- Experience managing freelance editors or media teams
- Process-driven and always looking to improve systems
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