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Join PlanetScale as a Video Editor to create and experiment with engaging video content in a fully remote environment.

Location
United States
Compensation
$150k–$200k/yr
Level
Not specified
Type
full time · Remote

Posted by employer 16 hours ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 hour ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago

What you'll build

  • Edit YouTube videos
  • Create shorts and vertical clips for social platforms
  • Edit conference talks and clips
  • Produce launch videos
  • Design thumbnails and motion graphics

Must have

  • A portfolio that shows strong editing across formats
  • Fluency in professional editing tools
  • Ability to create custom scripts and leverage AI

Nice to have

  • Background in Software Development
  • Experience editing tech / developer content
  • Experience with code-driven video tools like Remotion
  • Sound design and audio mixing skills
  • Experience shooting or directing your own footage
  • Livestream or live event production experience

AI in the day-to-day

Experience using AI tools to create animations, assist with editing, and the curiosity to push the limits of how these can be used in a video creation workflow.

Not disclosed in this posting: seniority, years of experience, visa sponsorship.

Joblaze summary

The Video Editor at PlanetScale is responsible for crafting engaging video content, including YouTube videos, social media shorts, and conference highlights, while leveraging both traditional editing skills and innovative AI tools. Proficiency in software like Premiere Pro and After Effects is essential, along with a strong sense of storytelling and design. This role is ideal for someone with a background in tech or software development, who is eager to experiment and collaborate closely with the marketing team. PlanetScale's focus on small, effective teams and a supportive work environment further enhances the creative process.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 20, 2026. Last confirmed on PlanetScale's careers page October 20, 2026.
  • Salary band is below the typical range for Design roles (median ~$169,000).
  • Starts above 15% of 59 comparable design roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $180,000 across 34 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
  • AI/ML appears in 18% of 539 comparable design roles in United States; DaVinci Resolve appears in 0.2% of 539 comparable design roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Video Editor role remote?
Yes — PlanetScale lists this as a fully remote position.
What's the salary range?
PlanetScale lists $150,000–$200,000 for this role.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Video Editor role at PlanetScale.

From the original posting

We're looking for a Video Editor who will help shape how videos get made at PlanetScale. You'll work with our team to edit and animate YouTube videos, social shorts, conference highlights, case studies, and launch films, with free rein to use any tool that makes them better, including ones that didn't exist six months ago.

AI is reshaping the video editing space in similar ways to how it is transforming software broadly. We're looking for someone who embraces this new world of creating, combining this with your own personal craft to make excellent video content. We give you the room, the tools, and the time to both create and experiment.

What we're looking for

  • A portfolio that shows strong editing across formats. YouTube, short form edits, podcasts, etc.
  • A sharp sense of pacing, structure, and story: you know what to keep, what to cut, and how to time things to maintain an engaged audience.
  • Equal comfort with editing, animation, and design: you can shape a story, incorporate interesting visuals, and set clean, expressive type that reads well on any screen.
  • Fluency in professional editing tools such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro.
  • Experience using AI tools to create animations, assist with editing, and the curiosity to push the limits of how these can be used in a video creation workflow.
  • Ability to create custom scripts and leverage AI to automate parts of your pipeline, such as transcription, thumbnail ideation, and generating rough edits of large amounts of footage.
  • Work closely with our team to help shape ideas before the edit starts, and iterate on feedback quickly.

What you'll edit

  • YouTube videos, from explainers to interviews, paced to hold attention start to finish.
  • Shorts and vertical clips for social platforms.
  • Conference talks, full-talks from our events and clips to share on socials.
  • Launch videos, where timing, polish, and pacing carry the announcement.
  • Thumbnails, title cards, typography, and motion graphics that go with all of the above.

How you'll work

  • A combination of strong individual editing skills combined with an excitement for how AI can improve the speed and quality at which we create.
  • In close collaboration with the Marketing team at PlanetScale.
  • You'll have time and budget to try new tools.

Bonus points

  • Background in Software Development, or working with Engineering companies
  • Experience editing tech / developer content
  • A channel or account you've grown yourself
  • Experience with code-driven video tools like Remotion
  • A knack for creating engaging thumbnails and titles
  • Sound design and audio mixing skills
  • Experience shooting or directing your own footage
  • Livestream or live event production experience

Why PlanetScale

PlanetScale is a profitable company with a philosophy centered around building small teams of p99 individuals and is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America.

If you have a disability, please let us know if there’s any way we can make the interview process better for you; we’re happy to accommodate!

Total Compensation and Pay Transparency

An employee’s total compensation consists of base salary + variable comp where appropriate + benefits + equity. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any further questions when we engage with you to begin the interview.

Base salary range: $150,000 - $200,000

PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. Our database platform offers developers the fastest and most reliable Postgres and Vitess/MySQL databases, enabling businesses to efficiently handle data and workloads of all sizes.

PlanetScale is backed with over $100M in venture financing from top-tier VCs including a16z, Kleiner Perkins, SignalFire, and Insight Venture Partners. And we serve some of the most innovative companies in the world such as Block, Anysphere (Cursor), MyFitnessPal, Etsy, Kick, and thousands more. Our customers entrust us with what is often their most precious digital asset, their data, so the stakes couldn’t be higher.

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