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Video Editor (After Effects)

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Job Description

Most editors cut clips.

We need someone who can control attention.

We're building The Unfiltered Startup with an IIT Delhi team-focused on real startup execution, marketing breakdowns, and no-BS business content.

If your edits don't hold attention, nothing else matters.

See what we're building: www.theunfilteredstartup.com

Location: Hybrid (In-office 3 days/week)

Role: Full-time Video Editor

Location: Gomti Nagar Vistar, Lucknow

What This Role Really Is:

You are responsible for retention.

Not just clean edits-attention engineering.

If viewers drop, the edit failed.

What You'll Actually Do:

Edit high-retention YouTube videos (8-15 mins)

Use After Effects to create clean, sharp motion graphics that enhance storytelling

Design pattern interrupts (text animations, zooms, visual hooks) that keep viewers engaged

Fix pacingremove dead zones completely

Build strong hooks in the first 30 seconds

Use b-roll, overlays, and visual storytelling intentionally

Repurpose into Shorts/Reels with high virality potential

What You Must Understand:

Audience retention > visual aesthetics

Why viewers drop off (and how to fix it)

Curiosity gap, tension, payoff

Editing for business content where pacing is everything

Core Skills Required:

Strong proficiency in Premiere Pro / Final Cut / After Effects

Solid working knowledge of After Effects

Motion graphics that are clean, fast, and purposeful

Strong storytelling + pacing instinct

Ability to think like a viewer

Understanding of YouTube performance

Compensation:

Based on skill and proof of performance

How to Apply:

Apply via Linkedin Easy Apply and send the following on [Confidential Information]

  1. Your best 3 edits (motion + storytelling heavy)
  2. Any motion graphics work (After Effects)
  3. Proof of performance (if available)
  4. Answer: What would you fix in the first 30 seconds of most YouTube videos

Final Note:

This role is performance-driven.

Your edits will directly impact growth.

If you're sharp, you'll scale with us.

If you're average, it'll show fast.

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Job ID: 145118631