Summary of the Video Editor job at Preply

We power people’s progress.

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact.

We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale.

Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day.

Meet the team!

Welcome to Preply's Creative Chapter, where innovation meets passion to craft remarkable experiences for learners and tutors. We're not just creatives, we're on a mission to redefine language learning, guided by empathy and driven by a customer-centric approach to building meaningful products.

Our Creative Studio is the in-house team behind Preply's video and motion content, from brand campaigns to product and organic channels. As a Video Editor (P5) focused on long-form YouTube content, you'll join the studio and work closely with our cinematographer, motion designers, and Brand, Supply, and Marketing teams to turn raw footage into compelling long-form stories, from interviews and tutorials to talking-head and podcast-style content.

What you’ll be doing

• Own end-to-end editing of medium (5+ minutes) and long-form YouTube videos (10+ minutes), turning raw footage from shoots and interviews into clear, well-paced stories: structure, selects, and rhythm.

• Work independently from brief to locked cut. Make first calls on structure, selects, music, and pacing, and review with stakeholders and creative team for brand alignment.

• Handle the full audio pass on your projects: dialogue clean-up and levelling, music selection that fits Preply's tone, simple sound design, and mixing to delivery specs.

• Manage colour correction and grading for a consistent, on-brand look, including footage from mixed sources (multiple cameras, screen recordings, archive).

• Use our motion design team's existing templates and graphic assets to add lower thirds, captions, end screens, and simple overlays, comfortably applying and lightly customizing templates in After Effects and/or Premiere Pro and building simple graphics that enhance your storytelling.

• Finish and deliver masters to spec: correct codecs and aspect ratios, accurate captions and timestamps, and organized handoffs.

• Keep your projects organized, so anyone on the team could pick up where you left off.

• Collaborate closely with our cinematographer, motion designers, and the localization team across review rounds.

What you need to succeed

• 7+ years of experience as a video editor, with a strong portfolio of long-form content (10+ minute videos): interviews, documentary-style, tutorials, or podcasts.

• Strong narrative editing craft: you make confident calls on structure, pacing, and story from raw footage with minimal oversight.

• Solid audio post skills: dialogue editing, music selection, basic sound design, and mixing to delivery specs.

• Already started incorporating AI solutions into your workflow to speed up processes.

• Working knowledge of colour correction, including matching shots from mixed footage sources and applying LUTs and presets consistently.

• Comfort applying motion graphic templates (lower thirds, captions, simple overlays) in After Effects and/or Premiere Pro. Motion design or animation experience is a plus.

• Fluent in Premiere Pro as your primary editing tool is a must.

• An organized, detail-oriented approach to file structure, naming conventions, and versioning.

• Strong communication skills and comfort working autonomously while staying aligned with brand and creative direction.

• Familiarity with YouTube long-form conventions, pacing for watch time and retention, is a plus.

• On-set experience assisting with long-form content to enhance the final footage for editing is a plus.

Why you’ll love it at Preply:

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;

• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;

• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;

• Not in Barcelona? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub

• Access to free mental health support platforms;

• Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health; 

• The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

Our Principles

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.

• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.

• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.

• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.

• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.

• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.

• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.

• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.

• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.

• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.