Full-Time Video Editor – Long Form + Short Form

Full-Time Video Editor – Long Form + Shorts

About Us

We are a husband-and-wife real estate team serving the Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas market. YouTube is one of the most important parts of our business and has directly generated leads and real estate clients.

Our content helps viewers learn about Dallas–Fort Worth, compare cities and communities, tour homes, understand the real estate market and make informed relocation decisions.

We are looking for an experienced video editor to become a long-term member of our team.

This is not a general virtual assistant, graphic designer, social media manager or entry-level editing position. Your primary responsibility will be editing excellent long-form and short-form video content.

View our YouTube channel here:

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The Position

You will edit videos for the McGraw Group and our personal brands. Although Keela is the primary person featured in much of our content, this position is not exclusively for one person.

Our target publishing schedule is:

• Two long-form YouTube videos per week
• Approximately one informational video each week
• Approximately one home or community tour each week
• Short-form videos for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok
• Occasional client stories, case studies, listings and behind-the-scenes content

This is a full-time position, not a per-video contract. Assignments will vary based on our current priorities and will be managed within a reasonable 40-hour workweek.

The Type of Editor We Need

We are not looking for someone who only removes mistakes, adds captions and uses transitions.

We need an editor who can understand the story, audience and purpose of a video. You should be able to take raw footage, scripts and supporting materials and turn them into compelling content without needing instructions for every edit.

You should know how to:

• Build a strong opening that captures attention
• Improve pacing and remove unnecessary sections
• Maintain viewer interest throughout a long-form video
• Use relevant B-roll to support what is being said
• Incorporate maps, community footage, screenshots and photographs
• Use clean text, graphics, music and sound design
• Preserve the personality of the person on camera
• Recognize strong moments that can become short-form videos
• Make each Short feel like a complete piece of content
• Create polished videos without overediting them

We want storytelling and intentional editing—not random effects, excessive captions or constant motion with no purpose.

Content You May Edit

• Dallas–Fort Worth relocation videos
• City and suburb comparisons
• Informational and educational videos
• Real estate market updates
• Neighborhood and community tours
• New-construction home tours
• Client success stories and case studies
• Just-listed and just-sold videos
• Behind-the-scenes content
• Personal-brand and personality-driven content
• YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok videos

Responsibilities

• Edit polished long-form YouTube videos
• Edit engaging vertical short-form videos
• Select the strongest takes from raw footage
• Improve hooks, pacing and overall viewer retention
• Find relevant and accurate B-roll when it is not provided
• Use maps, photographs, community footage and supporting visuals
• Add clean captions and on-screen text
• Perform audio cleanup, sound mixing and basic color correction
• Select properly licensed music and stock assets
• Follow our brand and editing standards
• Organize footage, assets and project files
• Complete revisions accurately and promptly
• Communicate progress, questions and delays proactively
• Deliver final exports and organized, editable project files
• Help improve our editing style as the channel grows

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience editing long-form YouTube videos
• Strong short-form vertical editing experience
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Excellent comprehension of conversational American English
• Strong storytelling and pacing instincts
• Understanding of YouTube viewer retention
• Ability to select accurate and relevant B-roll
• Strong attention to spelling, names, locations and details
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to accept feedback without becoming defensive
• Reliable communication and deadline management
• Reliable computer, internet connection and file-backup process

Experience editing real estate, relocation, lifestyle, educational or documentary-style content is helpful but not required.

If your experience consists primarily of gaming montages, wedding videos, music videos, podcast clips or basic captioned Reels, this may not be the right position for you.

Software and Technical Requirements

Adobe Premiere Pro is preferred. DaVinci Resolve may also be considered.

Experience with After Effects, motion graphics, Photoshop or similar programs is a plus.

All music, stock footage, templates and other assets must be properly licensed for commercial use.

You must be willing to provide the editable project files associated with our work.

Availability

This position should be your primary professional commitment.

Limited outside freelance work may be acceptable if it does not interfere with your availability, communication, quality or deadlines. You must disclose your current employment and recurring clients during the application process.

You must also be available for occasional video meetings and maintain at least two hours of weekday overlap with U.S. Central Time.

Compensation

The salary range is $1,000–$1,500 USD per month. The final offer will depend on demonstrated skill, experience, communication and paid-trial performance.

We are looking for a long-term team member. There will be opportunities for increased responsibility and compensation as the role and business grow.

Selection Process

Qualified applicants may be invited to complete:

1. An application and portfolio review
2. A video interview conducted in English
3. A paid editing trial
4. One revision round based on feedback
5. A final interview

We do not request full unpaid sample edits.

How to Apply

Start the subject line of your application with:

STORY FIRST

Applications that do not include this phrase will not be considered.

Please provide the following:

1. A brief introduction about yourself
2. Your requested monthly salary
3. Your available start date
4. Your editing software
5. Your computer specifications and internet speed
6. Details about your current job, regular clients or freelance commitments
7. A link to the single best long-form YouTube video you personally edited
8. A link to the single best vertical short-form video you personally edited
9. A link to your portfolio, if you have one
10. A 60–90 second video introducing yourself and your experience in English

For each video sample, explain:

• Which portions you personally edited
• Whether you selected the B-roll
• Whether you created the graphics
• Whether you handled the audio and sound design
• Whether you completed the project independently or worked with a team

After reviewing our YouTube channel, answer these two questions:

1. What are the two most important editing improvements you would recommend for our channel, and why?
2. What would you do differently when editing one of our informational videos versus one of our home tours?

Please do not send a generic application, a large folder of unrelated work or videos that you did not personally edit.

We want someone who cares about storytelling, takes ownership of their work and wants to help us build one of the strongest real estate media brands in the Dallas–Fort Worth market.