We are looking for a talented, creative and reliable YouTube Video Editor to work with The Urban Legend, an original superhero and entertainment brand.
We are growing our YouTube channel and are looking for an editor who can help us create engaging, professional and entertaining content on a consistent basis.
This is intended to be a long-term collaboration, so we are looking for someone who is not only a talented editor, but also reliable, communicative, open to feedback and easy to work with.
The Content
Most of the content will be talking-head videos, featuring me, the creator of The Urban Legend, speaking directly to camera.
The editor should know how to make talking-head content engaging through:
Strong pacing and clean cuts
Professional subtitles/captions
B-roll
Music and sound design
Zooms and punch-ins where appropriate
Comic-book artwork
Text and visual elements
Occasional motion graphics and animation
I will provide the filmed footage, The Urban Legend artwork and available brand assets.
We already have an extensive library of professional comic-book artwork, so you will not be expected to create the artwork yourself. However, I want an editor who can use these assets creatively within the videos.
For certain videos, this could include movement between comic panels, zooms, parallax effects, transitions, text animation and other simple motion graphics that help bring the artwork and storytelling to life.
Publishing Schedule
Our goal is approximately:
1 long-form YouTube video per week, typically around 8–12 minutes
3 YouTube Shorts per week
Short-form content may also be adapted for TikTok and Instagram Reels
Types of Videos
Content may include:
My journey creating The Urban Legend
Behind-the-scenes stories
Superhero and comic-book discussions
Character and story content
Interviews and street interviews
Travel content
Pop culture and superhero-related topics
Creator-focused content
The development and future of The Urban Legend
Editing Style / References
Here are two YouTube channels that give a good indication of the type and quality of editing I like:
Panels to Pixels:
matttt:
These are references rather than something we want to copy exactly.
I particularly like engaging visual storytelling, good pacing, creative use of comic-book imagery, B-roll, text, music, sound design and graphics that keep talking-head content visually interesting.
The goal is to take inspiration from this level and style of editing while developing our own recognizable visual identity for The Urban Legend.
What We're Looking For
We want someone who understands YouTube storytelling and audience retention, not simply someone who can cut footage together.
You should have experience with:
Talking-head / creator-led YouTube videos
Strong storytelling and pacing
YouTube audience retention
Creating engaging hooks and openings
Professional subtitles/captions
B-roll
Music and sound design
Motion graphics
Color correction
Interview editing
YouTube Shorts / TikTok / Instagram Reels
Turning longer footage into engaging short-form content
Experience with entertainment, superheroes, comic books, pop culture or creator-led channels is a plus.
Working Together
Because we are looking for a long-term collaboration, personality and communication are important.
We want someone who is:
Easy and enjoyable to work with
Reliable and consistent
A good communicator
Open to feedback and revisions
Creative and willing to contribute ideas
Able to meet agreed deadlines
Interested in understanding the brand and improving the content over time
Ideally, we want to find an editor who becomes familiar with the style and identity of the channel so that we can develop the content together over time.
How to Apply
Please send:
Examples of YouTube videos you have edited, especially talking-head or creator-led content.
Examples of Shorts, Reels or TikToks you have edited.
Examples of motion graphics or animation work, if available.
Your typical turnaround time for an 8–12 minute YouTube video.
Your price per long-form video.
Your price per Short.
Your preferred monthly package/rate for approximately 1 long-form video + 3 Shorts per week.
A short explanation of how you approach the first 30 seconds of a YouTube video to keep viewers watching.
Tell us briefly about your availability and how you prefer to communicate when working with a long-term client.
Please start your application with the words “URBAN LEGEND” so we know you have read the full description.
We look forward to seeing your work.
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