Video Editor (YouTube)

Location: Manchester / London, United Kingdom; significant international travel required

Company

hirify.global develops creative consultancy, interactive technology, and data-driven audience solutions for sports and entertainment organisations, broadcasters, and creator networks. Volleyverse is a creator-led volleyball brand building an online community through sports content.

What you will do

• Edit YouTube-native sports content with strong hooks in the first 5–15 seconds, effective pacing, re-hooks at drop-off points, clean audio, and consistent colour grading.
• Repurpose long-form content into platform-native Shorts, TikToks, and Reels.
• Use YouTube Studio metrics including AVD, CTR, and retention to iterate on content and packaging.
• Generate new story ideas and formats rather than only executing briefs.
• Manage footage libraries, naming, versioning, and the content pipeline while maintaining reliable turnaround at volume.
• Explore AI editing tools to improve workflow efficiency.

Requirements

• Proven YouTube editing experience with measurable growth contributed to a channel, not only a showreel.
• Ability to explain why a video performed in terms of retention, CTR, and packaging.
• Fluency in a professional NLE: Premiere, DaVinci, or Final Cut.
• Clean audio and colour grading as standard.
• Experience repurposing content across Shorts, TikTok, and Reels.
• Strong organisation and reliability at volume, including ownership of an editing pipeline.

Nice to have

• Motion graphics or After Effects experience with overlays, animated statistics, and branded templates.
• Strong thumbnail and title packaging instincts.
• Sports or sports-entertainment content experience.
• Experience working with on-screen talent.
• Comfort occasionally editing wider business or brand content.

Culture & Benefits

• Own real work from day one in a fast-growing creator-led sports brand.
• Opportunity to help shape the content style and build a long-term career in sports and digital media.
• Fast, high-volume workflow with an audience-first focus on building community.
• Significant international travel is part of the role.