Edit Assistant, YouTube

Salary: From £28,656 per annum

Location: Leeds, London or Manchester (hybrid - three office days per week)

Job type: Permanent

Closing date: 18 November 2026

Job Title: Edit Assistant (YouTube)

Reports to: Senior YouTube Manager

Department: 4Studio

Team: Social and Platforms

Location: Leeds/London/Manchester

Status: Permanent

Level: P3

Department Description

4Studio sits at the heart of Channel 4's continued evolution as a multi-platform broadcaster. An end-to-end studio built for social and digital platforms, reaching audiences wherever they are and driving commercial outcomes through content people love. By creating social formats, amplifying reach, growing fandoms and building revenue, the department operates as a holistic digital business within the Audience & Marketing function.

Audience & Marketing exists to unlock creative and commercial value through a unified audience strategy, translating insight into faster, measurable growth for Channel 4. Bringing together Audience Insight, Product & Performance, Marketing & Communications, and Creative & Social, the department drives audience growth, engagement and retention through a joined-up approach to understanding, reaching and serving audiences.

Job Purpose

As an Edit Assistant (YouTube), you will support the creation and delivery of YouTube content across the 4Studio portfolio.

Working closely with Assistant Producer Editors, Channel Executives and the wider YouTube team, you will help create engaging content designed specifically for YouTube audiences. This will primarily involve producing compilations, cutdowns and other repurposed content from Channel 4 programming across a range of genres.

You will develop a strong understanding of YouTube audiences, digital video editing and platform best practice, supporting the delivery of high-quality content that helps maximise audience engagement, watch time and revenue performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the editing and delivery of YouTube content across multiple channels and genres.
• Create compilations, cutdowns and other repurposed content from existing Channel 4 programming.
• Work closely with Assistant Producer Editors and Channel Executives to deliver content in line with channel priorities and publishing schedules.
• Ensure edits meet agreed creative, editorial and technical standards.
• Prepare and organise project assets, files and media for ongoing productions.
• Support the delivery of content within agreed deadlines and production schedules.
• Apply YouTube best practice and audience insights to improve the effectiveness of content.
• Assist with quality control checks to ensure accuracy and consistency across all delivered content.
• Contribute ideas for content treatments, storytelling approaches and edit improvements.
• Stay up to date with YouTube trends, audience behaviours and editing techniques.
• Support the wider YouTube team on production and operational tasks as required.
• Help maintain efficient editing workflows and asset management processes.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Experience using Adobe Premiere Pro and other Adobe Creative Suite applications.
• Good understanding of video editing principles, storytelling and pacing.
• Interest in YouTube, digital content and audience behaviours.
• Experience creating content for social, digital or online platforms would be advantageous.
• Ability to follow established workflows, processes and creative guidelines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Willingness to learn and develop editing expertise within a fast-paced digital environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Interest in emerging editing technologies and AI-powered creative tools.
• Positive attitude and enthusiasm for digital media and entertainment.

Success Measures / KPIs

• Deliver agreed volumes of YouTube edits across a range of channels and content genres.
• Ensure content is delivered on time and to agreed quality standards.
• Successfully support the creation of compilations, cutdowns and other YouTube-first content formats.
• Demonstrate continual improvement in editing capability and technical expertise.
• Apply audience and performance insights to improve content effectiveness.
• Contribute to audience engagement, watch time and monetisable minutes across the YouTube portfolio.
• Support the efficient operation of the wider YouTube production and publishing team.

Basic salary per annum starting from: £28,656

Application questions to complete

Please remember to complete the additional application questions by uploading a Word or PDF attachment. These questions really help us get to know you better and we won't be able to consider your application without them.

1. Please outline how you meet the 'Essential Experience & Skills' outlined in the Job Description (Max 500 words)

Benefits

There are a million reasons why it's great to work at Channel 4, here are just a few of the perks for you:

• Private medical insurance
• Free Virtual GP access for employees
• Free Female Health hormone test each year
• Free Tastecard membership
• Access to financial wellbeing resources
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Holiday Purchase

Hybrid working

From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week.

Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week.

Equal Opportunities

Channel 4's purpose is to create change through entertainment; by representing unheard voices, challenging with purpose and delivering content which reflects the diversity of different communities across the UK.

We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience. As an employer we encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, age, gender reassignment, gender expression, criminal history, length of time spent unemployed, marriage or civil partnership status, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Disability Confident Scheme: Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension's Disability Confident scheme - Level 3: Leader. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, we aim to offer an interview to all candidates who have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and who meet the essential criteria for an advertised job. If you wish your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please select yes when completing the application questions. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident Campaign website.

For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.

Care Leaver Friendly Employer: Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer. By signing the Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter and adopting its principles, we are supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/ adults. We commit to offering an interview (and constructive feedback) to applicants who identify as care experienced and meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined on the job description. Applicants should indicate if they wish to apply under our Care Leaver Scheme by selecting the option on the application form.

For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.

Workplace Adjustments: We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers. If you have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and require any adjustments, additional support or alternative arrangements during the recruitment and wish to discuss this confidentially, please let Channel 4's recruitment team know.