Producer​/Editor

Law&Crime is the leading platform for legal and true crime content, delivering live trial coverage, legal analysis, breaking crime news, podcasts, documentaries, and creator-driven programming to millions of viewers across digital, cable, FAST, and streaming platforms.

Founded by award-winning journalist Dan Abrams, Law&Crime reaches millions of viewers across its growing portfolio of brands and channels. As we continue to expand our digital programming and audience reach, we are looking for talented storytellers who can help develop compelling, high-quality content for our audiences.

About the Role

Law&Crime is seeking a Producer / Editor to join our growing digital team.

This is a true hybrid producer-editor role for someone who can take a story from concept and research through scripting, production, and final edit
. The ideal candidate is a strong storyteller with excellent editorial judgment who understands what makes content successful on You Tube and can transform documents, raw footage, interviews, and other source material into compelling finished videos.

The Producer / Editor will work closely with the Head of Social Media and You Tube Operations, channel hosts, producers, and editors to develop engaging true-crime, breaking-news, and digital programming for Law&Crime's audiences.

Responsibilities

Story Development & Production

• Research and develop compelling true-crime, breaking-news, and trending stories.
• Take projects from initial concept and research through scripting, production, editing, and final delivery.
• Obtain and review court documents, police records, bodycam footage, interrogations, social media content, and other reputable sources.
• Log and review hours of raw footage to identify key moments, soundbites, and story beats.
• Write scripts that combine original storytelling with compelling video assets.
• Work with hosts and production teams to ensure stories are accurate, compelling, and well structured.

Video Editing & Storytelling

• Produce and edit video content for You Tube and linear programming.
• Transform scripts and raw footage into polished long-form video.
• Edit news packages, documentary-style stories, podcast content, and new digital series, with run times often ranging from 25 to 60 minutes.
• Build compelling edits with strong pacing, sound, graphics, and visual storytelling designed for You Tube.
• Utilize Law&Crime graphics packages, MOGRTs, Adobe templates, and other branded assets.
• Edit both long-form and short-form digital content.

Editorial & Audience Strategy

• Apply strong editorial judgment to identify the most compelling angles, moments, and narratives within complex source material.
• Understand You Tube storytelling, audience retention, and digital video best practices.
• Uphold Law&Crime's editorial and branding standards as well as You Tube monetization and online safety guidelines.
• Stay current on You Tube trends, digital storytelling techniques, editing technology, news, and true-crime trends.

Workflow & Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with hosts, producers, editors, social, and You Tube operations.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting strict deadlines and fast-turnaround expectations.
• Take initiative and work independently while communicating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience producing and editing digital video content.
• Demonstrated experience producing and editing content for You Tube and/or long-form digital series.
• Strong understanding of You Tube storytelling, audience retention, and digital video best practices.
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and editorial judgment.
• Ability to work through hours of raw footage and identify the strongest material.
• Experience editing both long-form and short-form content.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, manage multiple projects, and consistently meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work remotely with a reliable internet connection. Producer _ Editor Job Posting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with true crime, breaking news, journalism, or documentary storytelling.
• Strong knowledge of Photoshop, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, or Avid.
• Bachelor's degree in Communication, Film, Journalism, Production, or a related field.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently delivering compelling, polished video from concept through final edit.
• Developing stories that engage…