Video Editor (Trailer-Focused)

143 Studios is an award-winning media production company headquartered in Boston, MA focused on creating, producing, and publishing first-of-its-kind audio and visual content that inspires and empowers millions of people globally. We are the team behind the Golden Globe-nominated show The Mel Robbins Podcast, which is #1 most-followed show on Apple Podcasts. We’re also the same team behind The Let Them Theory, a cultural phenomenon with almost 10 million copies sold, six #1 Audible Originals, and professional development education for many of the largest companies in the world. Every day, our work reaches more than 40 million online followers around the world.

About the Role
We’re seeking a Promo and Trailer Focused Video Editor whose primary responsibility is creating high-impact promotional content that drives episode launches, campaigns, partnerships, and audience growth.

This role will focus heavily on crafting compelling trailers, marketing assets, and promotional videos, while also supporting long‑form/short‑form episode editing as needed. The ideal candidate understands how to identify the hook, build emotional momentum, shape narrative arcs, and deliver tight, strategic edits that move audiences to watch, listen, and take action.

You should be equally passionate about storytelling and performance — someone who thinks in story but edits with retention, engagement, and conversion in mind.

Promotional Editing

Identify powerful hooks, emotional beats, and standout moments from long‑form content

Create compelling episode trailers, launch promos, and campaign‑driven assets

Edit marketing materials including pre‑roll ads, website feature videos, paid social creatives, and partnership campaigns

Craft concise, high‑impact promotional cuts designed to maximize engagement, retention, and conversion

Enhance edits with music, sound design, pacing, captions, motion graphics, and animation

Version content across multiple formats, aspect ratios, and distribution platforms

Collaborate closely with producers, marketers, and creative teams to align promotional content with campaign strategy and brand voice

Long‑Form Editing Support

Edit full‑length podcast and video episodes as needed

Tighten pacing and strengthen narrative structure across conversational content

Manage multi‑cam edits, syncing, and timeline organization

Apply audio cleanup, mixing, and basic color correction

Incorporate branded graphics, templates, and visual systems

Deliver polished final exports optimized for distribution platforms

Exceptional editorial instincts with a deep understanding of narrative engineering, emotional pacing, audience psychology, and retention strategy

Knows how to build compelling narrative arcs, create emotional payoff, and structure edits that keep audiences engaged from start to finish

Thinks strategically about storytelling within short‑form content, understanding how every cut, beat, and moment influences audience behavior

Fluent across the Adobe Creative Suite and complementary creative tools, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop, and Cinema 4D

Curious, analytical, and confident integrating AI into creative workflows — not just testing tools, but embedding them meaningfully into the editing process

Strong understanding of YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, and third‑party performance platforms, including retention curves, CTR, CVR, and audience drop‑off analysis

Balances creative instinct with data‑informed decision‑making, knowing when to trust the numbers and when to challenge them

Thinks in story and edits in stats — passionate about emotionally driven storytelling while equally obsessed with retention, pacing, and performance structure

Sees AI as a creative partner and actively explores smarter, faster, and more effective ways to enhance workflow and creative output

Understands that storytelling and performance are not opposites — high‑performing content is built through intentional creative craft

Brings positive energy, strong collaboration, and a team‑first mentality while maintaining accountability to deadlines and delivery

Moves with urgency and ownership — proactive, focused, and composed under pressure without needing constant direction

Deeply cares about the mission and believes great editing has the power to shape culture, grow audiences, and elevate an entire brand

Contributes ideas beyond execution and consistently looks for opportunities to improve the creative, the campaign, and the team overall

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

Edit long‑form podcast and interview content from raw footage through final delivery

Create highly engaging short‑form content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and emerging social platforms

Identify compelling hooks, emotional moments, and high‑retention story beats from long‑form conversations

Shape narrative pacing, emotional arcs, and conversational flow to create impactful storytelling moments

Build dynamic cold opens, teasers, and viral‑ready clips that immediately capture audience attention

Use pacing, jump cuts, music, sound design, tension, silence, and visual rhythm to elevate storytelling and emotional impact

Adapt storytelling styles and editing approaches based on platform behavior and audience consumption patterns

Collaborate with producers to refine narrative structure, emotional clarity, and audience experience across all content

Continuously experiment with new editing techniques, retention strategies, and social storytelling formats

Edit multi‑camera interviews, conversational content, and documentary‑style segments with strong editorial judgment

Manage timeline organization, syncing, media workflows, versioning, and project management

Incorporate music, sound design, captions, graphics, and motion elements to strengthen clarity and engagement

Design and implement motion graphics, animated typography, lower thirds, visual callouts, and transitions

Create visually dynamic edits through kinetic text, compositing, zooms, punch‑ins, speed ramps, and animated social graphics

Optimize edits for multiple aspect ratios and platform deliverables, including vertical, square, and widescreen formats

Apply color correction, audio cleanup, and finishing polish to final deliverables

Maintain organized project files, exports, templates, and archival systems

Stay current on evolving social trends, platform best practices, creator content styles, and audience engagement techniques

Balance multiple fast‑moving projects and deadlines in a high‑volume production environment

Ensure all content aligns with brand standards while continuing to push creative quality and innovation

Qualifications

6–7+ years of professional video editing experience

Strong experience editing trailers, promos, short‑form content, or marketing‑driven creative

Excellent instincts for hooks, pacing, emotional build, and audience retention

Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop, and Cinema 4D

Experience working with long‑form conversational or podcast‑style content

Familiarity with AI‑powered creative workflows and emerging editing tools

Strong organizational, communication, and time‑management skills

Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced production environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously

As set forth in 143 Studios LLC ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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