Video Editor

About Finnovationz

Finnovationz is one of India's leading financial education platforms with 2.6M + YouTube subscribers. We create high-impact, research-backed finance content focused on stock market education, investing, and finance careers.

We are looking for a high-performance YouTube Video Editor who understands retention psychology, storytelling, and YouTube growth mechanics not just cutting clips.

Role & responsibilities

• Edit long-form YouTube videos (15 to 25 mins) with high retention structure
• Transform raw talking-head finance content into engaging, binge-worthy videos
• Improve AVD (Average View Duration) and CTR through smart editing
• Add cinematic B-roll, motion graphics, charts, and finance visuals
• Optimize pacing to reduce drop-offs (analyze retention graph)
• Collaborate with scriptwriter & founder for storytelling improvements
  

Advanced Skills Required

1 YouTube Retention Editing

• Strong understanding of audience psychology
• Hook engineering (first 30 seconds optimization)
• Pattern interrupts
• Fast pacing without losing clarity
• Retention graph analysis & improvement strategy
  

2 Motion Graphics & Data Visualization

• Ability to animate:
• Stock charts
• Market data
• Financial ratios
• Explainer graphics
  
• Create engaging infographics
• Kinetic typography for finance content
  

3 Software Expertise (Advanced Level)

• Adobe Premiere Pro (Expert)
• After Effects (Advanced Motion Graphics)
• Photoshop / Illustrator (Thumbnail & asset creation)
• DaVinci (Color grading optional but preferred)
  

4 Audio Engineering

• Clean podcast-style audio enhancement
• Noise reduction
• EQ balancing
• Sound design for impact
  

5 Storytelling & Structure

• Ability to restructure content if needed
• Cut filler content without harming message
• Improve script flow through editing
  

6 Thumbnail Psychology Understanding

(Not designing mandatory but must understand)

• CTR optimization
• Emotional triggers
• Visual hierarchy
  

7 Analytics Understanding

• Must understand:
• CTR
• AVD
• Retention drop-offs
• Impressions vs Clicks
  
• Ability to suggest improvements based on analytics
  

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience editing finance/business YouTube channels
• Worked with 500K+ subscriber channels
• Knowledge of stock market basics
• Knowledge of AI tools (Runway, Midjourney, AI voice cleaning, etc.)
• Basic understanding of YouTube SEO