PlanMember Financial Corporation - Video Podcast Editor – Freelance

Video Editor is needed in United States.

Client: PlanMember Financial Corporation

Location: Remote

Contract: Contract

Job Description

The Video Podcast Editor (Contract) is an independent contractor role supporting end-to-end post-production for the myPlanMember podcast — a video podcast produced by PlanMember Marketing — and related video and audio content. The role requires a technically skilled, brand-aware, and reliable video editor who is comfortable in a fully remote, multi-participant recording environment. The editor will produce publish-ready video episodes and short-form video clips and will serve as a backup operator for live-switched recording sessions as PlanMember migrates production from StreamYard to vMix.

PlanMember produces the myPlanMember podcast as a fully remote recording with contributors in various locations. The position reports directly to the Producer of the myPlanMember podcast.

Requirements

Responsibilities

POST-PRODUCTION EDITING

• Edit podcast episodes (audio and video) from raw recordings to publish-ready files using Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, and Adobe After Effects.
• Perform color correction, audio mixing, leveling, and noise reduction across multi-participant remote recordings.
• Add graphics, lower thirds, intros, outros, and branded elements per PlanMember style guidelines.
• Cut short-form clips and trailers from long-form episodes for social media and marketing use.

LIVE PRODUCTION SUPPORT

• Operate vMix as backup or relief technical director for live-switched recording sessions, including managing NDI-based camera and audio feeds during production.
• Support the ongoing migration of production from StreamYard to vMix, including building and maintaining show templates, overlays, and scene presets.

PROJECT COORDINATION AND DELIVERY

• Manage project files, naming conventions, version control, and final deliverables.
• Coordinate with the internal team on revisions, feedback, and approvals through Frame.io.
• Meet agreed-upon turnaround times for each episode and project.
• Support additional content, marketing, and ad-hoc production projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Competencies Required:

• Attention to detail and consistent application of brand standards.
• Effective time management: ability to meet established deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Reliable communicator: comfortable with email and Microsoft Teams.
• Accountability: takes ownership of projects from raw recording to final delivery.

Education

• Two+ years of professional video and audio editing experience.
• Demonstrated experience editing branded podcasts or long-form video content.
• Portfolio or reel of relevant work required.
• Required proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, Audition, and After Effects).
• Experience with vMix and NDI-based live production workflows, or comparable software (e.g., OBS Studio, Wirecast, ATEM / Blackmagic, TriCaster).
• Familiarity with remote recording platforms such as StreamYard, Descript, or Riverside.
• Strong skills in color correction, sound design, and on-brand graphics treatment.
• Comfortable working with multi-participant remote recordings and the resulting separate track files per participant.
• Familiarity with Frame.io for collaborative review, feedback, and file delivery.

Additional Information

• This is a fully remote, independent contractor position open to qualified candidates anywhere in the United States.
• Each video podcast episode is estimated to require approximately 4 to 6 hours of editor time. Expected workload is variable, averaging up to 20 hours per month, across podcast episodes plus additional short-form video clips, revisions, live-production support, and ad-hoc projects.
• The engagement is ongoing, with the ability to scale up or down based on production needs.
• The editor will supply their own primary workstation and software. A Windows-based workstation is required to support live-switching backup duties as vMix is Windows-only.
• An active Adobe Creative Cloud subscription (Premiere Pro, Audition, and After Effects) is required.
• PlanMember will supply the licensed vMix live-production environment. Project files are exchanged via Frame.io.