Freelance Video Editor - Remote - £20 per hour

Summary: The role of Podcast Editor at Vertical Drop is a freelance, fully remote position focused on editing video-led podcasts and creating social media clips. The ideal candidate will have experience in producing high-quality audio and video content, ensuring professional standards throughout the editing process. Responsibilities include editing long-form episodes, optimizing audio, and creating engaging short-form clips for various platforms. The position requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently with clear briefs and deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Editing long-form podcast episodes (video and audio) to a professional broadcast standard
• Cleaning and optimising audio (levels, EQ, noise reduction, consistency)
• Editing and animating intros and outros
• Inserting and polishing mid-roll adverts
• Creating short-form video clips for social media (LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, etc.)
• Ensuring consistent branding, pacing, and visual quality across episodes
• Exporting final assets in required formats and resolutions

Key Skills:

• Proven experience editing podcasts (video-led is a must)
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro (preferred)
• Solid understanding of audio quality standards for spoken-word content
• Experience creating short-form social clips from long-form episodes
• Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and respond to feedback
• Highly-organised
• Experience animating titles, intros, or light motion graphics
• Familiarity with multi-camera podcast setups
• Experience working with founder-led or business podcasts

Salary (Rate): £20 per hour

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT