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Mid LevelFull-timeGit
Salary Range
$65,000 - $70,000 /year
About the Role
We are looking for a Video Editor to join Tradeify, a fast-growing futures prop trading company. This role involves transforming live trading content into premium video formats to scale organic reach and audience engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- →Own the daily editing workflow, reviewing live stream footage to identify and extract high-performing moments for repurposing across multiple formats
- →Edit and deliver short-form vertical content (15-90 seconds) optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts with platform-specific formatting, captions, and pacing
- →Produce medium-length episodes (5-15 minutes) that package trading insights, market analysis, and educational moments into standalone pieces
- →Create long-form content (20+ minutes) from extended live stream segments, maintaining narrative flow and viewer engagement
- →Develop and maintain a visual style guide and editing templates that ensure brand consistency across all content formats
- →Implement text overlays, captions, lower thirds, graphics, and b-roll to enhance storytelling and accessibility
- →Proactively identify trending moments, viral-worthy clips, and evergreen content opportunities from the live stream
- →Manage asset organization, file naming conventions, and version control to maintain clean content libraries
- →Optimize content pacing, retention hooks, and formatting based on platform-specific best practices and performance data
- →Partner with content strategists to understand performance metrics and iterate on editing approach based on what's working
Requirements
- ✓3+ years of professional video editing experience, ideally in content creator, media, or digital-first environments
- ✓Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro (required) and familiarity with the broader Adobe Creative Suite
- ✓Must have portfolio demonstrating vertical short-form content, medium-length episodes, and comfort working with live or unscripted source material
- ✓Deep understanding of platform-specific requirements and best practices for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube (Shorts and long-form), and Twitter
- ✓Proven ability to identify compelling moments in long-form or live content and extract/repackage them for maximum impact
- ✓Experience adding motion graphics, text overlays, captions, and light animation (After Effects knowledge a plus)
- ✓Strong sense of pacing, storytelling, and retention, especially in the first 3 seconds
- ✓Ability to work efficiently under daily deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- ✓Comfort receiving performance-based feedback and iterating quickly based on what content is resonating
