Freelance Editorial Video Editor — Cultural Podcast

Job Position(s): Freelance Editorial Video Editor — Cultural Podcast

Twine is hiring a Freelance Editorial Video Editor for a cultural podcast series based in Birmingham, England, UK. This is a post-production role focused on delivering a full 15-episode season as polished long-form YouTube videos, complete with lower thirds, cleaned audio, and vertical social cuts per episode. It suits an editor with a background in documentary or editorial post-production workflow who understands how to serve a story rooted in cultural identity without reaching for flashy technique.

About the Role

You are cutting a complete podcast season for Twine, working across 12 solo episodes at roughly 30 minutes each and 3 guest episodes running closer to 45 minutes. The post-production workflow covers full editorial assembly, audio polish, graphic integration, and short-form deliverables for each episode. A typical session involves matching a reference visual style, building lower thirds that feel considered rather than templated, and producing three vertical clips per episode for platform distribution.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit 15 episodes across two formats, managing pacing with a measured, editorial hand that serves conversation rather than competing with it.
• Deliver each episode as a finished YouTube video with lower thirds, consistent colour treatment, and broadcast-quality audio output.
• Produce three vertical short-form clips per episode cut for social distribution, maintaining the tone of the long-form editorial across formats.
• Match reference styles provided by the production, ensuring the visual language stays warm and culturally resonant across the full season.
• Handle audio balancing and cleanup within the edit to meet a high-quality standard without requiring a separate audio post pipeline.
• Maintain version control and organised project file management across a 15-episode long-form post-production workflow.

What You Bring

• Proven credits editing documentary, podcast video, or interview-driven long-form content for YouTube or similar platforms.
• Fluency in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve at a professional level, with motion graphics work in After Effects for lower thirds.
• A demonstrable feel for editorial pacing in conversation-led content, with restraint and intent over hype cuts.
• Experience delivering vertical short-form edits alongside long-form episodic television or series work.
• Ability to work independently across a full season without close supervision, managing your own deadlines and deliverables.

Why This Role

Twine is commissioning work that centres Caribbean diaspora perspectives across a full season, giving the right editor meaningful creative involvement in a culturally specific project with a defined editorial identity. The scope is substantial enough to build a strong series credit while working on content that has clear intent and point of view. No compensation details were specified in the brief, so candidates should confirm rate on application.

Apply now for the Freelance Editorial Video Editor role at Twine and bring a full podcast season to screen.