POS-11966

Overview

The Hustle is hiring a full-time Lead Editor & Motion Designer to define and scale the visual language of our YouTube-first editorial videos (long-form and Shorts). You’ll own edits end-to-end, elevate and maintain our graphics and motion system, and turn scripts into high-retention, visually coherent stories that make complex business and tech topics easy to follow and fun to watch. Check out our YT Channel!

Responsibilities

Deliver post-production for long and short-form stories:

• Edit YouTube-first, long-form videos from audio string-out to final cut on deadline, along with Shorts (both repurposed and original).

• Design and animate clear data visualizations, diagrams, and explainer sequences for business and tech topics.

• Build mixed-media comps that serve editorial beats and keep viewers engaged.

• Handle color, audio cleanup, music selection, and basic mix.

• Collaborate with writers/hosts and stakeholders; give and receive concise, actionable feedback.

Be a visual leader:

• Provide edit-focused notes on pacing, clarity, music, motion and visual alignment.

• Lead recurring edit reviews, mentorship, and post‑mortems that turn visual performance data and team feedback into evolving best practices for the channel.

• Guide our team of editors and animators with specific, actionable feedback to continually improve creative output, workflows, and post‑production processes.

• Do visual script passes: match words to visuals, flag gaps, and suggest structural or pacing fixes to improve retention.

• Support visual planning calls, turning creative direction and performance insights into motion/graphics plans.

• Lead recurring visual strategy meetings that analyze recent videos and translate performance insights into clear, actionable improvements for editors and animators.

• Assist in managing external post‑production contractors, ensuring their work aligns with our visual style guide, deadlines, and performance goals.

Optimize visual packaging across the channel:

• Maintain and elevate the channel graphics package (lower thirds, transitions, charts, maps, iconography) for a consistent and distinct visual style.

• Manage templates, assets, and project files for speed and repeatability; document and uphold our visual style guide and post-production best practices.

• Iterate on formats and visuals based on audience feedback and performance metrics (e.g., retention, click-through, AVD).

What You Bring

• 5+ years of editorial or documentary-style editing with motion design for digital video and a portfolio of YouTube-optimized work (8+ minute videos).

• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

• Strong editorial instincts: story structure, pacing, clarity, and accuracy, with an eye toward YouTube audience behavior and retention.

• Expertise in color grading, audio cleanup, and export/deliverables for YouTube.

• Experience building and maintaining consistent design systems and iterating on them based on feedback and performance data.

• Familiarity with modern creative pipelines, project workflows, and video archiving and data management best practices.

We Are Looking for People Who

• Effectively multitask and methodically assess and resolve technical and creative issues in a timely, scalable manner.

• Enhance live-action videos with intricate and engaging animations and identify when animated pieces can drive the narrative.

• Follow and elevate brand guidelines with a keen eye for detail and consistency.

• Communicate and collaborate effectively across writers, hosts, creatives, and brand teams.

• Incorporate feedback well and provide clear, edit-focused notes to others.

• Work effectively within a team structure while also being able to operate independently with minimal supervision.

• Are highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-directed, building systems that help the whole team move faster.

Nice to Have

• Experience developing or refreshing a channel-level graphics package.

• Data visualization experience for business/tech stories.

• Familiarity with Frame.io, Descript, Riverside, YouTube Studio, and Google Drive.

• Efficient stock/archival sourcing within brand and legal guidelines.

About The Hustle

The Hustle is business news for people who hate typically boring business news, delivering fun, overlooked stories in a sharp, punchy package. We offer levity and novelty in stark contrast to the corporate, self-serious tone of the average business media outlet.

The Hustle is a business editorial brand with ~1.5M subscribers across The Hustle Daily newsletter, The Hustle Daily Show podcast, and The Hustle YouTube channel. We produce original long- and short-form video stories, offering offbeat and informative takes on headlines, trends, and oddities in business and tech.

Pay & Benefits

The cash compensation below includes base salary, on-target commission for employees in eligible roles, and annual bonus targets under Hub Spot’s bonus plan for eligible roles. In addition to cash compensation, some roles are eligible to participate in Hub Spot’s equity plan to receive restricted stock units (RSUs). Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay. Individual compensation packages are tailored to your skills, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

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Annual Cash Compensation Range:$104,000—$156,000 USD

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About Hub Spot

Hub Spot (NYSE: HUBS) is an AI-powered customer platform with all the software, integrations, and resources customers need to connect marketing, sales, and service. Hub Spot's connected platform enables businesses to grow faster by focusing on what matters most: customers.

At Hub Spot, bold is our baseline. Our employees around the globe move fast, stay customer-obsessed, and win together. Our culture is grounded in four commitments: Solve for the Customer, Be Bold, Learn Fast, Align, Adapt & Go!, and Deliver with HEART. These commitments shape how we work, lead, and grow.

We’re building a company where people can do their best work. We focus on brilliant work, not badge swipes. By combining clarity, ownership, and trust, we create space for big thinking and meaningful progress. And we know that when our employees grow, our customers do too.

Recognized globally for our award-winning culture by Comparably, Glassdoor, Fortune, and more, Hub Spot is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with employees and offices around the world.

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