Trailer Editor Job at FlightStory (London)

Job Description

As a Trailer Editor, you craft emotionally powerful, high-retention trailers that scale our IP and shape the voice of our shows. You’ll take ownership of edits from brief to delivery, contribute to the creative language of our trailers, and support the development of systems that make world-class editing repeatable. You’ll work closely with Senior Trailer Editors, Producers, and the Social team — absorbing feedback, levelling up your craft, and consistently delivering high-performance, on-brand trailers.

Job Responsibility

Deliver high-quality, high-performance edits
Take ownership of trailer edits from assembly to final delivery
Maintain high standard of pacing, story clarity, music selection, and emotional build
Shape narrative arcs that hold attention and drive viewer retention
Ensure edits meet creative and technical expectations
Apply data-driven feedback to strengthen future edits
Grow and strengthen your craft
Actively seek feedback and implement it
Build understanding of Flight Story’s narrative style and storytelling principles
Develop your voice within our trailer language
Take part in edit reviews
Contribute to storytelling systems
Help maintain internal references, templates, and story frameworks
Support development of new storytelling patterns
Adopt and uphold the “Flight Story trailer language”
Use templates, workflows, and AI tools effectively
Work within established workflows across Premiere Pro, After Effects, and AI-assisted tools
Suggest improvements to streamline process
Use AI tools where relevant to improve speed and creative quality
Maintain organised projects, timelines, and versioning
Support external and internal collaboration
Collaborate with Producers and Senior Editors
Provide clear exports, alt cuts, and deliverables
Work with freelance editors by sharing references or guidance
Apply data to strengthen your editing
Use performance reports, retention curves, and social insights to refine editing instincts
Participate in post-mortems
Understand how algorithmic behaviours shape trailer pacing

Requirements

Strong understanding of story structure, emotional progression, and attention engineering
Ability to turn longform conversation into tight, compelling, high-retention trailers
Understands the psychological triggers that keep viewers watching
Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro and comfortable in After Effects, Audition, and Photoshop
Strong grasp of codecs, sequence settings, colour management, and audio precision
Able to deliver technically clean, ready-for-platform exports
Takes feedback well, implements it consistently, and improves quickly
Shows curiosity and willingness to push creative boundaries
Proactive in learning narrative frameworks, new tools, and new storytelling patterns
Can work within structured workflows and storytelling systems
Understands how templates and processes support creative excellence
Keeps projects, assets, and timelines organised
Understands how YouTube and Instagram performance data informs edits
Balances instinct with data, using metrics to strengthen creative decisions

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