Podcast Video Editor

About The Tight Curls Project

The Tight Curls Project is a podcast about understanding, celebrating, and caring for tightly curled hair through thoughtful conversation and science-based insight.

Each episode brings together voices from different perspectives, scientists, stylists, educators, physicians, and women with deeply personal relationships to their hair. Together we explore the beauty, joy, and complexity of tightly curled hair while sharing practical ideas that help listeners care for their hair with more confidence.

While the show often draws on scientific research about hair structure ait is grounded in real experiences and everyday life. 

Season 2 will also begin exploring how our understanding and appreciation of textured hair has been shaped by history, culture, and the communities that have carried knowledge forward.

Role Overview

This role focuses on editing podcast episodes and translating conversations into clear visual storytelling.

You will work closely with the host to polish recorded interviews, add graphics and visual explanations, and help maintain a consistent visual style across episodes. The goal is to make complex ideas easier for viewers to follow while keeping the conversation natural and engaging.

What You’ll Work On

• Edit recorded podcast episodes using Descript or similar video editing tools for Youtube and beyond.
• Implement structural edits based on notes (removing mistakes, tightening pacing)
• Add images, graphics, and visual elements to help illustrate key ideas
• Build reusable graphic templates for recurring concepts
• Maintain a consistent visual style across episodes
• Export finalized video episodes
• Identify and create several highlight clips from each episode that can later be used for social media promotion

Additional Production Support

• Review recordings and suggest improvements to lighting, framing, sound, or other production elements
• Provide occasional feedback on recording setup to improve overall quality
• Assist with creating trailers, recap videos, or short visual explainers

Ideal Background

• Experience with video editing, podcast production, or media production
• Familiarity with tools such as Descript, Premiere Pro, Final Cut, or similar
• Interest in visual storytelling, media production, or science communication
• Strong attention to detail and organization
• Comfortable collaborating remotely and implementing feedback
• Students studying film, media production, communications, digital media, or motion graphics are especially encouraged to apply.

Time Commitment

• Part-time. Typically 3–5 hours per episode, depending on editing needs.
• Compensation
• Flexible. May be structured as:
• stipend per episode or per season
• course credit through a university program

Why This Role Is Unique

• Help shape the visual style and production of an emerging podcast
• Gain hands-on experience with podcast editing, video production, and motion graphics
• Build a portfolio of published media work
• Work directly with the show’s host and contribute ideas that influence the final product