Video Editor & Character Animator (Human + AI Workflow) – Long-Form YouTube Infotainment

We are a premium brain-gut wellness company launching an ecosystem of high-end supplements paired with a digital cognitive training app. We are executing a high-production YouTube content strategy and are seeking a talented, creative Video Editor and Animator to build our long-form documentary/infotainment style videos. Our channel features an animated brand mascot who acts as a charismatic neuroscience educator. We write all scripts and handle professional, human voiceover recordings in-house. You will be provided with a finished audio track, our supplement label assets, and a fully rigged character file of our mascot. We are not looking for low-effort AI slop. We want a skilled editor who can use premium stock footage alongside advanced AI generation tools (Midjourney, Runway Gen-3, Luma, Sora, etc.) to create stunning, conceptual B-roll that brings the science of the human mind to life. What You’ll Be Doing: Audio-to-Animation Sync: Syncing our pre-rigged character file to the human voiceover track, bringing our mascot to life with natural movements and lip-syncing. Visual Storytelling & Curation: Blending the animated mascot scenes with premium stock footage and high-end, cinematic AI-generated visuals (e.g., conceptual animations of neurons firing or cellular pathways). Retention Design & Pacing: Crafting 10-to-15-minute videos with sharp pacing, text overlays, motion graphics, and rich, immersive sound design to maximize YouTube watch time. Repurposing: Slicing the completed long-form video into 5–10 highly engaging vertical Shorts/Reels. Who You Are: An expert video editor/animator with a portfolio showcasing storytelling, infotainment, or premium educational content (think Neo, Johnny Harris, or high-end science channel pacing). Highly proficient with character puppet animation software (Adobe Character Animator, After Effects, etc.) using pre-made rigs. Advanced knowledge of high-tier AI video/image generators to ensure abstract or scientific B-roll looks expensive and cohesive, not distorted or cheap. Obsessed with clean audio, professional sound effects, and smooth visual transitions. Project Details: Length: 10–15 minutes per video. Frequency: Steady pipeline of recurring projects for the right partner. Assets Provided: Completed script, final professional voiceover audio file, rigged mascot file, and product graphics. Budget: [Insert your budget – e.g., Fixed rate per video or competitive hourly rate]. How to Apply: Provide links to 2 or 3 YouTube videos you have edited/animated that show your best visual storytelling and pacing. Briefly explain what software you use to animate pre-rigged characters to voice tracks. Start your proposal with the words "Hey Professor" so we know you read this entire posting.