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Responsibilities: Day to day list:
- You'll read/watch the full recorded episode and take notes of the best moments that could make it into the trailer
- Create a narrative (or script) from the notes that creates a clear and cohesive narrative that also meets the requirements of our Trailer checklist
- Create the sequence, source music, craft the sound design and prepare broll plates for our Animator.
- Work with the trailer team for 1%'s, text, ratios
- Create experimental content to test various elements of the trailer
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We also have "YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU" list: these are more like traits/qualities; could be part of Requirements or Skills? They are more like personal attributes; could be under Requirements.
We also have "OUTCOMES" numbered list: deliver high-performance trailers, lead with data-informed storytelling, build and execute AI-integrated editing workflows, collaborate and uplift team quality. Those are responsibilities/goals.
We need to preserve all substantive info; we can include them under Responsibilities as bullet points.
Requirements: The Ideal Candidate sections:
- Narrative Engineering: World-class editorial instincts and understands how to build narrative arcs, emotional payoffs, and retention strategies within short-form edits; Can turn 90 minutes of footage into 90 seconds of pure story with clarity and rhythm
- Post-Production: Fluent in the Adobe suite and complimentary; Curious, critical, and confident not just testing AI tools but embedding them into your workflow; Experienced across Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Photoshop
- Performance-Driven Creativity: Understands and applies data insights from YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, and third-party tools (e.g. retention curves, CTR, CVR, audience drop-off); Balances gut feel with evidence, knowing when to challenge the data and when to trust it
- Creative Discipline & Ownership: Thrives in autonomy, executes under pressure, and communicates clearly; Takes full ownership of their cut from first assembly to final export
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Energised by working with other editors, strategists, social leads, producers, and commercial creatives; Helps bring everyone into the storytelling process, aligning edit impact with business results
Also "YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU" list:
- Think in story and edit in stats — you love crafting emotionally charged edits, but you also obsess over retention graphs and data-informed structures
- See AI as a creative partner — you’re curious, confident, and hands-on with new tools and find smart ways to integrate them into your workflow
- Believe performance is a craft — you get that storytelling and performance aren’t opposites, they’re allies
- Play for the team — you bring positive energy, contribute ideas, and know how to lift others while staying focused on delivery
- Move like it matters — you’re fast, focused, and clear-headed under pressure; you don’t wait to be told
- Care about the mission — you’re here to build something that moves people and you believe that great editing can change the trajectory of an entire brand
These could be under Requirements as personal traits.
Skills: Tools: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop; AI tools like Runway, Descript, ElevenLabs, Fathom, Firefly, in-house AI; also maybe YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, third-party tools.
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We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
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About the role
To craft high-performance trailers that scale IP, deepen fandom, and spark global attention through world-class storytelling, platform-native editing, and AI-powered creative intelligence. As a Trailer Editor at FlightStory, you don’t just cut footage — you engineer attention. You’ll use performance data to guide creative decisions, AI to accelerate workflows and enhance ideation, and storytelling to convert casual scrollers into lifelong fans. From the first frame to the final export, your edits won’t just look good — they’ll perform every time.
Responsibilities
- Read/watch the full recorded episode and take notes of the best moments that could make it into the trailer
- Create a narrative (or script) from the notes that creates a clear and cohesive narrative that also meets the requirements of our Trailer checklist
- Create the sequence, source music, craft the sound design and prepare broll plates for our Animator
- Work with the trailer team for 1%'s, text, ratios
- Create experimental content to test various elements of the trailer
- Deliver high‑performance trailers that scale IP: own the full post‑production process for trailers and teasers, shaping raw footage into bold, platform‑first edits that drive retention, engagement, and cultural relevance; build smart, emotionally resonant narratives from interviews, soundbites, music, and motion optimised for YouTube, Reels, and TikTok; consistently create trailers that drive clear growth metrics across watch‑through rate, shares, average view duration, and subscriber lift
- Lead with data‑informed storytelling: use performance data to optimise pacing, structure, and creative emphasis; collaborate with the Growth and Strategy teams to interpret insights and apply learnings to future edits; develop instinct and discipline around which storytelling choices drive performance and back those instincts with evidence
- Build and execute AI‑integrated editing workflows: actively use tools like Runway, Descript, ElevenLabs, Fathom, Firefly, or in‑house AI; drive innovation by testing and refining new AI tools, building systems that make the trailer team faster and smarter
- Collaborate and uplift team quality: bring creative direction, references, and smart solutions to brainstorms and edit huddles; support junior editors and assistant editors by sharing systems, templates, and AI tools; collaborate across creative, social, growth, and commercial teams to deliver trailers that elevate campaigns and IP
Requirements
- Narrative Engineering: World‑class editorial instincts and understands how to build narrative arcs, emotional payoffs, and retention strategies within short‑form edits; can turn 90 minutes of footage into 90 seconds of pure story with clarity and rhythm
- Post‑Production: Fluent in the Adobe suite and complimentary; curious, critical, and confident not just testing AI tools but embedding them into your workflow; experienced across Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Photoshop
- Performance‑Driven Creativity: Understands and applies data insights from YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, and third‑party tools (e.g. retention curves, CTR, CVR, audience drop‑off); balances gut feel with evidence, knowing when to challenge the data and when to trust it
- Creative Discipline & Ownership: Thrives in autonomy, executes under pressure, and communicates clearly; takes full ownership of their cut from first assembly to final export
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Energised by working with other editors, strategists, social leads, producers, and commercial creatives; helps bring everyone into the storytelling process, aligning edit impact with business results
- Personal traits: Think in story and edit in stats — love crafting emotionally charged edits while obsessing over retention graphs and data‑informed structures; see AI as a creative partner — curious, confident, hands‑on with new tools and find smart ways to integrate them into your workflow; believe performance is a craft — storytelling and performance are allies; play for the team — bring positive energy, contribute ideas, and know how to lift others while staying focused on delivery; move like it matters — fast, focused, clear‑headed under pressure, don’t wait to be told; care about the mission — here to build something that moves people and believe great editing can change the trajectory of an entire brand
Skills
- Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop
- AI tools: Runway, Descript, ElevenLabs, Fathom, Firefly, in‑house AI
- Analytics platforms: YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, third‑party tools (retention curves, CTR, CVR, audience drop‑off)
- Sound design and music sourcing
- Collaboration and communication
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for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate etc. We need to include all details from the posting, but we can structure. Let's extract details: About the role: mission paragraph + maybe the "As a Trailer Editor..." paragraph. We can combine into a
. Responsibilities: Day to day list: - You'll read/watch the full recorded episode and take notes of the best moments that could make it into the trailer - Create a narrative (or script) from the notes that creates a clear and cohesive narrative that also meets the requirements of our Trailer checklist - Create the sequence, source music, craft the sound design and prepare broll plates for our Animator. - Work with the trailer team for 1%'s, text, ratios - Create experimental content to test various elements of the trailer Also maybe outcomes? But outcomes are more like goals; could be part of responsibilities? But we can keep them under Responsibilities or maybe separate Outcomes? Since we only have sections defined, we could put outcomes under Responsibilities as they are expected outcomes. But better to keep them under Responsibilities as they describe what you will deliver. We also have "YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU" list: these are more like traits/qualities; could be part of Requirements or Skills? They are more like personal attributes; could be under Requirements. We also have "OUTCOMES" numbered list: deliver high-performance trailers, lead with data-informed storytelling, build and execute AI-integrated editing workflows, collaborate and uplift team quality. Those are responsibilities/goals. We need to preserve all substantive info; we can include them under Responsibilities as bullet points. Requirements: The Ideal Candidate sections: - Narrative Engineering: World-class editorial instincts and understands how to build narrative arcs, emotional payoffs, and retention strategies within short-form edits; Can turn 90 minutes of footage into 90 seconds of pure story with clarity and rhythm - Post-Production: Fluent in the Adobe suite and complimentary; Curious, critical, and confident not just testing AI tools but embedding them into your workflow; Experienced across Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Photoshop - Performance-Driven Creativity: Understands and applies data insights from YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, and third-party tools (e.g. retention curves, CTR, CVR, audience drop-off); Balances gut feel with evidence, knowing when to challenge the data and when to trust it - Creative Discipline & Ownership: Thrives in autonomy, executes under pressure, and communicates clearly; Takes full ownership of their cut from first assembly to final export - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Energised by working with other editors, strategists, social leads, producers, and commercial creatives; Helps bring everyone into the storytelling process, aligning edit impact with business results Also "YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU" list: - Think in story and edit in stats — you love crafting emotionally charged edits, but you also obsess over retention graphs and data-informed structures - See AI as a creative partner — you’re curious, confident, and hands-on with new tools and find smart ways to integrate them into your workflow - Believe performance is a craft — you get that storytelling and performance aren’t opposites, they’re allies - Play for the team — you bring positive energy, contribute ideas, and know how to lift others while staying focused on delivery - Move like it matters — you’re fast, focused, and clear-headed under pressure; you don’t wait to be told - Care about the mission — you’re here to build something that moves people and you believe that great editing can change the trajectory of an entire brand These could be under Requirements as personal traits. Skills: Tools: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop; AI tools like Runway, Descript, ElevenLabs, Fathom, Firefly, in-house AI; also maybe YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, third-party tools. We can list them. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:
About the role
To craft high-performance trailers that scale IP, deepen fandom, and spark global attention through world-class storytelling, platform-native editing, and AI-powered creative intelligence. As a Trailer Editor at FlightStory, you don’t just cut footage — you engineer attention. You’ll use performance data to guide creative decisions, AI to accelerate workflows and enhance ideation, and storytelling to convert casual scrollers into lifelong fans. From the first frame to the final export, your edits won’t just look good — they’ll perform every time.
Responsibilities
- Read/watch the full recorded episode and take notes of the best moments that could make it into the trailer
- Create a narrative (or script) from the notes that creates a clear and cohesive narrative that also meets the requirements of our Trailer checklist
- Create the sequence, source music, craft the sound design and prepare broll plates for our Animator
- Work with the trailer team for 1%'s, text, ratios
- Create experimental content to test various elements of the trailer
- Deliver high‑performance trailers that scale IP: own the full post‑production process for trailers and teasers, shaping raw footage into bold, platform‑first edits that drive retention, engagement, and cultural relevance; build smart, emotionally resonant narratives from interviews, soundbites, music, and motion optimised for YouTube, Reels, and TikTok; consistently create trailers that drive clear growth metrics across watch‑through rate, shares, average view duration, and subscriber lift
- Lead with data‑informed storytelling: use performance data to optimise pacing, structure, and creative emphasis; collaborate with the Growth and Strategy teams to interpret insights and apply learnings to future edits; develop instinct and discipline around which storytelling choices drive performance and back those instincts with evidence
- Build and execute AI‑integrated editing workflows: actively use tools like Runway, Descript, ElevenLabs, Fathom, Firefly, or in‑house AI; drive innovation by testing and refining new AI tools, building systems that make the trailer team faster and smarter
- Collaborate and uplift team quality: bring creative direction, references, and smart solutions to brainstorms and edit huddles; support junior editors and assistant editors by sharing systems, templates, and AI tools; collaborate across creative, social, growth, and commercial teams to deliver trailers that elevate campaigns and IP
Requirements
- Narrative Engineering: World‑class editorial instincts and understands how to build narrative arcs, emotional payoffs, and retention strategies within short‑form edits; can turn 90 minutes of footage into 90 seconds of pure story with clarity and rhythm
- Post‑Production: Fluent in the Adobe suite and complimentary; curious, critical, and confident not just testing AI tools but embedding them into your workflow; experienced across Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Photoshop
- Performance‑Driven Creativity: Understands and applies data insights from YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, and third‑party tools (e.g. retention curves, CTR, CVR, audience drop‑off); balances gut feel with evidence, knowing when to challenge the data and when to trust it
- Creative Discipline & Ownership: Thrives in autonomy, executes under pressure, and communicates clearly; takes full ownership of their cut from first assembly to final export
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Energised by working with other editors, strategists, social leads, producers, and commercial creatives; helps bring everyone into the storytelling process, aligning edit impact with business results
- Personal traits: Think in story and edit in stats — love crafting emotionally charged edits while obsessing over retention graphs and data‑informed structures; see AI as a creative partner — curious, confident, hands‑on with new tools and find smart ways to integrate them into your workflow; believe performance is a craft — storytelling and performance are allies; play for the team — bring positive energy, contribute ideas, and know how to lift others while staying focused on delivery; move like it matters — fast, focused, clear‑headed under pressure, don’t wait to be told; care about the mission — here to build something that moves people and believe great editing can change the trajectory of an entire brand
Skills
- Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop
- AI tools: Runway, Descript, ElevenLabs, Fathom, Firefly, in‑house AI
- Analytics platforms: YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, third‑party tools (retention curves, CTR, CVR, audience drop‑off)
- Sound design and music sourcing
- Collaboration and communication
after mission. The instruction says do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Location and reporting to are minor metadata; we