Video Editor & Motion Designer

We’re hiring a Video Editor & Motion Designer to join our team and turn recorded footage (tutorials, case studies, webinars, and talking-head content) into clean, engaging, publish-ready videos. You’ll work across two types of projects: #1 – ScaleMath Studios Our in-house video content and YouTube channel. This includes our podcast https://scalemath.com/podcast/. #2 – Advisory & Services Video and content assets we produce for companies we work with. Here are examples of our current styles: https://scalemath.com/video-examples While we will welcome improvements to this style over time, please do not apply if you are not comfortable producing videos in the same style as any of the 7 videos on this page. This role is for someone who cares deeply, to the point of obsession, about: - Attention to detail - Pacing - Clarity - Polish - Viewer comprehension - Using motion graphics to support the story/message (not distract from it) WHAT YOU’LL DO - Edit long-form recorded footage into tight, high-retention videos - Improve pacing, structure, and clarity while preserving the speaker’s natural delivery - Create and integrate motion graphics (lower thirds, callouts, simple explainer sequences, UI highlights, transitions) - Add B-roll, overlays, and on-screen text where it improves understanding - Handle audio cleanup, leveling, and general sound polish - Produce rough cuts and iterate quickly based on feedback - Deliver final exports optimized for YouTube and other channels - Maintain a consistent style and quality bar across multiple brands and projects - Improve our workflow over time (templates, presets, reusable motion systems) WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - Proven experience editing YouTube videos or long-form educational content - Strong editorial judgment: pacing, structure, clarity, and storytelling - Motion design ability (After Effects or equivalent) for clean, modern, functional animation - High attention to detail across cuts, timing, audio, and on-screen text - Strong taste: you know what looks modern vs outdated - Comfortable taking feedback and iterating quickly - Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistently TOOLS You can use your preferred tools, but most of our workflow is compatible with: - Descript - Premiere Pro - After Effects - Frame.io http://Frame.io BONUS POINTS (NOT REQUIRED) - Experience editing SaaS, B2B, or product-led content - Ability to create a reusable motion system for a channel (titles, lower thirds, callouts, transitions) - Thumbnail design experience - Familiarity with retention editing principles for YouTube - Experience working with founders and subject matter experts HOW TO APPLY Please send: - 2–4 examples you’re proud of (YouTube links preferred). We are looking for ones that match (or are similar to) the styles of the 7 examples provided here https://scalemath.com/video-examples. - A short note about your role in each project (editing only vs editing + motion) - Your typical turnaround time for a 10–20 minute video