Senior Video Editing Manager – Pods

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Serbia, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Lead a team of around 10 to 15 video editors

• Oversee the daily operations, performance, workflow, and overall success of the team

• Review drafts and revisions on Wipster, offering clear and actionable feedback

• Ensure advertisements align with RYZE’s standards for creativity, quality, and performance-focused editing

• Mentor editors on elements such as hooks, pacing, retention, captions, sound design, storytelling, and creative execution

• Manage deadlines, priorities, revisions, obstacles, and workflow inefficiencies

• Facilitate onboarding, training, professional development, and regular one-on-one meetings for editors

• Monitor output, draft counts, turnaround times, reliability, quality, and contribution metrics

• Develop performance plans and lead discussions regarding performance

• Collaborate with project managers, reviewers, pod managers, fellow pod leads, and the Senior Video Editing Lead

• Address significant issues, underperformance, workflow challenges, and resource shortages

• Provide weekly updates to the Senior Video Editing Lead

• Suggest staffing and workflow adjustments based on capacity, strengths, and business requirements

• Assist in the implementation of new workflows, tools, AI processes, and operational enhancements

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in video editing, post-production, or a related creative discipline

• Background in managing, mentoring, or coaching editors or other creative professionals

• Strong grasp of creative quality and video editing principles, including hooks, pacing, retention, captions, sound design, and storytelling

• Experience in managing deadlines, multiple projects, team workflows, and performance standards

• Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving, and people-management abilities

• Proficient in working with video review platforms and modern editing as well as AI-powered creative tools

• Familiarity with Wipster, Higgsfield, ElevenLabs, and emerging AI editing technologies

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive hourly or monthly contract compensation

• Fully remote and flexible work environment

• Opportunity to create high-impact performance content for a rapidly growing brand

• Access to RYZE's creative assets, tools, templates, and performance insights