About this role
TRAILER EDITOR, THE DIARY OF A CEO COMPANY : FLIGHTSTORYREPORTING TO : HEAD OF TRAILERS - THE DIARY OF A CEOLOCATION : LONDON, UK or LOS ANGELES, USA ABOUT FLIGHTSTORYWe are a media and investment company, and we are on a mission to elevate the stories, build the communities, and support the founders that inspire a happier, healthier humanity. We scale creator-led media, ventures and communities.
YOUR MISSIONTo craft high-performance trailers that scale IP, deepen fandom, and spark global attention through world-class storytelling, platform-native editing, and AI-powered creative intelligence.
As a Trailer Editor at FlightStory, you don’t just cut footage — you engineer attention.
You’ll use performance data to guide creative decisions, AI to accelerate workflows and enhance ideation, and storytelling to convert casual scrollers into lifelong fans. From the first frame to the final export, your edits won’t just look good — they’ll perform every time.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATENarrative Engineering
World-class editorial instincts and understands how to build narrative arcs, emotional payoffs, and retention strategies within short-form edits
Can turn 90 minutes of footage into 90 seconds of pure story with clarity and rhythm
Post-Production
Fluent in the Adobe suite and complimentary Curious, critical, and confident not just testing AI tools but embedding them into your workflow Experienced across Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Photoshop
Performance-Driven Creativity
Understands and applies data insights from YouTube Studio, TikTok Analytics, and third-party tools (e.g. retention curves, CTR, CVR, audience drop-off)
Balances gut feel with evidence, knowing when to challenge the data and when to trust it
Creative Discipline & Ownership
Takes full ownership of their cut from first assembly to final export
Thrives in autonomy, executes under pressure, and communicates clearly
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Energised by working with other editors, strategists, social leads, producers, and commercial creatives
Helps bring everyone into the storytelling process, aligning edit impact with business results
DAY TO DAYYou'll read/watch the full recorded episode and take notes of the best moments that could make it into the trailer
Create a narrative (or script) from the notes that creates a clear and cohesive narrative that also meets the requirements of our Trailer checklist
Create the sequence, source music, craft the sound design and prepare broll plates for our Animator.
Work with the trailer team for 1%'s, text, ratios
Create experimental content to test various elements of the trailer
YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF YOUThink in story and edit in stats — you love crafting emotionally charged edits, but you also obsess over retention graphs and data-informed structures
See AI as a creative partner — you’re curious, confident, and hands-on with new tools and find smart ways to integrate them into your workflow
Believe performance is a craft — you get that storytelling and performance aren’t opposites, they’re allies
Play for the team — you bring positive energy, contribute ideas, and know how to lift others while staying focused on delivery
Move like it matters — you’re fast, focused, and clear-headed under pressure; you don’t wait to be told
Care about the mission — you’re here to build something that moves people and you believe that great editing can change the trajectory of an entire brand
OUTCOMES1. Deliver High-Performance Trailers That Scale Our IP
Own the full post-production process for trailers and teasers, shaping raw footage into bold, platform-first edits that drive retention, engagement, and cultural relevance
Build smart, emotionally resonant narratives from interviews, soundbites, music, and motion optimised for YouTube, Reels, and TikTok
Consistently create trailers that drive clear growth metrics across watch-through rate, shares, average view duration, and subscriber lift
2. Lead with Data-Informed Storytelling
Use performance data to optimise pacing, structure, and creative emphasis
Collaborate with the Growth and Strategy teams to interpret insights and apply learnings to future edits
Develop instinct and discipline around which storytelling choices drive performance and back those instincts with evidence
3. Build and Execute AI-Integrated Editing Workflows
Actively use tools like Runway, Descript, ElevenLabs, Fathom, Firefly, or in-house AI
Drive innovation by testing and refining new AI tools, building systems that make the trailer team faster and smarter
4. Collaborate and Uplift Team Quality
Bring creative direction, references, and smart solutions to brainstorms and edit huddles
Support junior editors and assistant editors by sharing systems, templates, and AI tools
Collaborate across creative, social, growth, and commercial teams to deliver trailers that elevate campaigns and IP