Video Editor in Melbourne

Who We Are: Spawnpoint Media is a production company of over 100 experts globally that bring joy through our live-action and gaming entertainment content, toys and digital products that reach millions of families worldwide. Nurturing a passionate community of over 26 million followers, we've amassed more than 11 billion views. We strive to maintain the soul, love, joy, and personality of youth in our content and are committed to our mission of leaving a lasting impact on families across the globe.

Who You Are: Our team is seeking an experienced and creative Youtube Video Editor who will see edits from raw footage, to first draft cut, to final product and polish. You will be responsible for creating engaging cut pacing, sound design, storytelling, references, SFX and VFX that keep our audience hooked. Your videos will be published on YouTube and streamers like Amazon Prime, Tubi, Roku and more!

Your Responsibilities and Skills:

• Cuts, Flow, and Tempo Mastery: Skillful in managing cuts, flow, and tempo variations to avoid "Dead Space" and maintain an engaging pace throughout the content.
• Editing Approach: Proficient in executing YouTube editing techniques in-line with the existing EYstreem editing style whilst adapting to changing trends and editing styles used by competitors, ensuring accessibility for younger audiences and maintaining their engagement.
• Multi-Cam editing experience: Edit videos that are filmed with multiple perspective or camera set-ups.
• Storytelling Focus: Demonstrates a strong emphasis on storytelling, highlighting relationships and dialogue between characters to captivate the audience.
• Audience Engagement Understanding: Well-versed in identifying and catering to factors that keep viewers engaged and intrigued, thus retaining their interest throughout the content.
• Editing Style Mimicry: Capable of mimicking existing editing styles from EYstreem and competitor channels.
• Creative Outlook: Be able to creatively contribute to and elevate the edits by staying up to date with trends in social media and pop culture, infusing fresh and relevant elements into content.
• Music Integration Understanding: Familiar with editing styles both with and without music, adapting to the preferences of the audience and utilizing music effectively to enhance the viewing experience.
• SFX Implementation: Capable of effectively incorporating sound effects, knowing when, where, and what to add to enhance immersion and narrative impact in the content.
• Timeline Color Coding: Utilizes color-coded timelines to enhance organization and efficiency, sharing color codes with team members for consistency.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in video editing.
• Deep understanding of engaging pacing across multiple storylines, camera-angles and characters; adapting to the ever-changing expectations of the YouTube audience.
• Technically efficient cutting and assembly techniques.
• Skillful use of both Sound Effects (SFX) and Visual Effects (VFX) to enhance video quality and storytelling.
• Exceptional communication skills and proactive engagement within team dynamics.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro for seamless editing workflows.
• Proven ability to consistently meet deadlines and navigate project timelines effectively.
• Demonstrated capacity to incorporate feedback constructively and adapt editing approaches accordingly.
• In-depth knowledge of social media and pop-culture trends.

Bonus Points!

• Proficiency in utilizing YouTube Analytics and key metrics such as Average View Duration (AVD), Click-Through Rate (CTR), AVD in the first 30 seconds, and Impressions to inform editing decisions and improvements - demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the industry.

Our Offer: If you're excited to join a team that develops some of the most-loved content on the internet and brings smiles to billions of young people across the globe; whilst working alongside a highly skilled and fun-loving team; passionate about all things YouTube, then what are you waiting for? We really love working here, and we think you will too!