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YouTube Video Clipper & Editor – U.S. Political News (Remote)

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-05-22

About Us

Darkins Media Network is a political media company producing conservative commentary and breaking news coverage. Our flagship show, The DeVory Darkins Show, reaches millions of viewers weekly across YouTube, X (Twitter), Substack, and podcast platforms.

Job Summary

We’re hiring a U.S.-based Video Clipper & Editor to help identify, edit, and prepare short- and mid-form political content for publication. You must be able to quickly spot impactful moments in political speeches, hearings, pressers, and media appearances — and package them for rapid release across YouTube and social platforms.

If you want a model for the type of operation we run, review our YouTube channel (@devorydarkins) and X Account (@devorydarkins)

    Responsibilities
  • Clip and edit news video segments
  • Search and download social media clips
  • Identify high-impact moments from long-form or live political content
  • Write 2–3 sentence summaries for each clip
  • Create accurate headlines and assign metadata (title, tags, speaker)
  • Upload and organize files for production team
  • Format clips for YouTube and X (Twitter), including horizontal and vertical
  • Communicate daily with Content Producers and Editors
    Requirements
  • Strong understanding of U.S. politics and news media
  • Comfortable with fast-turnaround editing
  • Must be able to write clean, concise clip summaries and titles
  • Experience working in remote editorial or YouTube environments
  • Reliable internet connection, self-starter, and deadline-driven
    Experience
  • 2+ years editing for YouTube, news rooms, or political podcasts
  • Copywriting experience (titles, captions, or video summaries)
  • Familiarity with YouTube Studio, CapCut, Trello, Slack, and Dropbox
    Skills
  • Video clipping and trimming
  • Fast at searching and tracking down vertical social media clips
  • Copywriting for titles, summaries, and social captions
  • Metadata tagging and speaker identification
  • Caption formatting and attention to visual clarity
  • Strong judgment for what makes a moment go viral
  • Multiplatform awareness (YouTube, X, TikTok, Rumble)
    Bonus (Not Required)
  • Experience editing high impact clips from news
  • Strong experience in U.S. Politics
  • Social media management skills
  • Will to work for a Conservative media company
  • **PLEASE READ NOTICE***

Given the high demand for this position we encourage you to answer the screening questions. If you don't we may not even review your application. Thank you for applying.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

    Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
  • Weekends as needed
    Application Question(s):
  • This job requires spotting moments that resonate emotionally with a conservative audience. Please provide a link from social media of a video clip that accomplishes this.
  • After reviewing our Podcast and this Job Description why do you believe you are a perfect fit?
  • After reviewing our YouTube Channel and X Account. What is one thing you love about our Podcast and why?

Work Location: Remote

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