About Goalhanger
Type: Full-time, in office
Salary: Circa £40,000, depending on experience.
Goalhanger is one of the UK’s most exciting independent media companies, the team behind some of the world’s most successful shows, including The Rest Is Politics, The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Football, The Rest Is Entertainment, and a fast-growing slate. We’re a creative, fast-moving organisation with big ambitions and a brilliant team that makes them happen.
The Role
We are looking for creative, experienced, narrative focussed editors to assist us in growing our YouTube content. Editors for Goalganger should have a keen eye for story, pacing, structure and tone, using these skills to transform podcast content into highly engaging video shows. You’ll work on full episodes, trailers, and short clips. You should be confident with YouTube, B-roll, and retention focussed editing.
What you’ll do:
– Edit full YouTube episodes, specials, trailers, and short clips, as well re-purposing edits for Spotify specific listening
– Audio treatments
– Add B-roll, captions, graphics and light animation
– Collaborate with social producers and production team
– Suggest editorial cuts to keep the conversation flowing and engaging
– Work with both studio and remote footage
– Help Social Producers make clips for YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram
– Apply feedback quickly and clearly, whilst simultaneously managing projects and deadlines across other Goalhanger shows
Requirements
– Excellent Premiere Pro and Audition skills (multicam editing, understanding of codecs, export settings and proxies etc.). After Effects is a bonus
– A love for the craft of editing engaging visual content
– Sharp eye for pacing, storytelling and narrative tone
– Experience editing for YouTube
– Understands how to keep viewers watching
– Confident cleaning up audio and visuals
– Organised, fast and reliable
– Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
– Self-lead time management skills
– Minimum 3 years experience of narrative video editing
– Bonus: previous experience in editing drama or documentary content
How to apply:
Please send a portfolio and links to 2 of your ‘best’ long form edits, alongside a cover letter. Your cover letter should be max 300 words, outlining your previous experience, thoughts on what a good edit looks like/ how it can affect content, and where you feel your specialties could bring value to current Goalhanger shows
*AI generated cover letters will be rejected and your application will be refused. Use of AI for spell check and grammar is acceptable.
