NHL, YouTube Video Editor

Owns end-to-end editing and delivery for the NHL Europe and NHL Deutschland YouTube channels, producing long-form and short-form video for digital and social platforms. It sits within IMG Digital, a digital sports agency and consultancy within IMG, and works closely with NHL.com International teams, hosts, creators and production partners. The editor supports live and near-live activity, localises content in German and English, and helps strengthen the NHL's video presence across Europe and Germany.

• Own the end-to-end edit and delivery process for the NHL Europe and NHL Deutschland YouTube channels, from brief through to final export, quality control and delivery.
• Edit long-form and short-form content for YouTube, including features, interviews, documentaries, archive-led stories, player content, game-related edits and Shorts.
• Support live streams and live or near-live content, preparing assets, cutdowns and supporting video around games, events and major NHL moments, and respond quickly to reactive gameplay with short turnarounds.
• Use motion graphics, animation and visual effects to support compelling storytelling.
• Create and manage German and English subtitles, captions and on-screen text, ensuring language accuracy, timing, readability and accessibility across long-form and short-form edits.
• Source and select clips independently from approved NHL footage, archive, supplied materials, creator content and other rights-cleared sources, maintaining clear provenance and following agreed rights workflows.
• Coordinate with NHL.com International teams on edits, footage, content production, approvals, delivery requirements and publishing priorities across the international operation.
• Work with hosts, presenters, creators and on-camera talent where required, shaping edits that bring out personality, clarity and audience value.
• Maintain clean, organised and repeatable post-production workflows, including media management, version control, naming conventions, exports, backups and archiving project files.
• Contribute ideas for new formats, series and editorial approaches that can build repeat viewing and strengthen the NHL's video presence in Europe and Germany, and stay current with YouTube video formats, conventions, audience behaviour and emerging platform features.

• Demonstrable professional experience as a Video Editor.
• High-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud software, particularly Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• A strong portfolio showing long-form and short-form editing across digital and social platforms in the form of a showreel or website.
• Professional-level German, with strong written and spoken English; German fluency is essential for this role.
• Practical experience with subtitles, captions and on-screen text in German and English, including timing, quality control and accessibility considerations.
• Strong editorial judgement, storytelling ability, pacing and sound design, with an eye for moments that make sports videos compelling.
• Experience with both 16:9 long-form video and 9:16 vertical short-form content, with an understanding of how to repackage longer stories into shorter clips.
• Ability to source, review and select footage independently, including archive and supplied footage, while respecting rights, approvals and usage restrictions.
• Experience with audio mixing, colour correction, basic grading, proxies, codecs and delivery specifications.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, deadline-led environment where priorities can change quickly.
• A genuine passion for ice hockey and strong interest in the NHL, its players, teams, history and international fanbase.
• Strong understanding of pacing, hooks, retention, watchability, aspect ratios, safe areas, thumbnails, titles and opening sequences.
• Fast, calm and decisive when working to short deadlines or responding to live and reactive opportunities.
• Creative, curious and able to make strong editorial decisions without losing sight of the brief.
• Technically rigorous, with a high standard for picture, sound, graphics, subtitles, exports and file archiving.

• Experience as a Video Editor within sports, media, entertainment, broadcast, agency or publisher environments is ideal.
• Experience working directly on a sports rights-holder, league, team, broadcaster, publisher or agency account.
• Experience with live streams, live production workflows, live or near-live editing, or event coverage.
• Experience working with hosts, presenters, creators, interviewees or other on-camera talent.
• Videography experience, including camera operation, lighting and location sound.
• Proficiency in graphic-based Adobe software such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Experience creating motion graphics packages, lower thirds, explainers, data-led visuals and reusable After Effects, Premiere Pro or Photoshop templates.
• Experience with YouTube Studio, video publishing, thumbnails, metadata, end screens, playlists and basic video SEO.
• Additional European language skills or experience localising video for different markets.

• Permanent position.
• Remote position based in Germany.
• Working hours are 9:00–17:00, Monday to Friday.
• Expected to provide support outside usual working hours at times as executives travel or attend events.
• Adapting to use of new systems and technology where appropriate.

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