High-End Cinematic Documentary Style Youtube Video Editor (Adobe Premiere Pro)

YouTube Premier Pro Video Editor with cinematic criteria and artistic sensibility - for High-End cinematic documentary style interview content

DESCRIPTION:
We are seeking a highly refined video editor to craft long-form interview episodes (10–20 min) for a cinematic YouTube series focused on art, design, and creative processes.
This is not fast-paced, effects-driven content.
This role requires editorial judgment, restraint, and narrative sensitivity — the ability to shape meaning, not just assemble footage.
The editor must transform raw interviews into immersive, thoughtful, and visually compelling stories, where pacing, silence, and intention are as important as cuts.

key responsibilities:
•    review and deeply understand raw interview footage
•    identify narrative structure – not just highlights
•    build emotional and intellectual flow across the episode
•    integrate b-roll, images, stock footage, and references with purpose -not
          decoration
•    refine pacing with sensitivity storytelling, and emotional flow – knowing when to
hold and when to cut
•    deliver a polished, cohesive, high-end final piece

important:
this is not a high-volume, social media editing role. We are not looking for heavy transitions, excessive zooms, or fast cut styles.

REQUIREMENTS:
•    Proven experience in documentary, interview-based, or editorial content
•    Strong mastery of Adobe Premiere Pro (After Effects is a plus)
•    Demonstrated ability in storytelling, pacing and narrative construction
•    High aesthetic judgment
•    Ability to work with subtlety and restraint
•    Follow creative direction while adding your own professional input
•    Fluent in English (spoken and written)
•    Ability to meet deadlines consistently

IDEAL:
•    Background in film, documentary or visual arts.
•    Experience editing content related to art, design, or architecture
•    Motion graphics skills
•    Sensitive to sound design and music selection
•    Understanding of YouTube analytics and viewer behavior

TO APPLY:
Please provide:
•    Links to 2–3 that best reflect your narrative and aesthetic level
•    A brief explanation of your role in such projects reflecting:
        -What decisions you made in the edit
        -How you approached pacing and story telling
•    Your rate (per project preferred)
•    Confirmation of Adobe Premiere Pro usage

PROJECT SCOPE:
•    Ongoing collaboration
•    1–3 videos per month (10–20 minutes each)

We are looking for a long-term collaborator who takes ownership of the work and values depth over speed 

NOTE:
A paid test project will be required