Position Overview
Picture yourself sitting in your room at night and you're ten YouTube videos deep. You wish you could simply relax and enjoy the content, but you find yourself constantly distracted by imagining how a hook could've been stronger, a shot more interesting, a script more catchy. Sound familiar? If so, read on!
Contrarian Thinking is searching for an elite visual storyteller and technically savvy editor/shooter - fondly known as a sheditor - who can create retention optimized YouTube videos that make people WANT to watch. If you know what it takes to keep audiences engaged through long form content, this is the position for you.
You'll be working with our video production team to create videos that provide education about money and business buying in an entertaining way to millions of viewers each month. If you know YouTube channels like Cleo Abrahm, Johnny Harris and Vox then you know what types of editors we are looking for.
We are searching for someone who…
- LOVES CONTENT - You create AND you consume. You know what is trending and what is happening in the world of online content. It will also help if you like learning about money and biz buying, because that's what we talk about.
- KNOWS A GREAT STORY - You can work with scripted or unscripted content and still create a compelling story. You have a solid understanding of timing, pacing and progression to keep a viewer engaged.
- UNDERSTANDS THE TOOLS - This is not your first time doing this. You have at least 5 years of experience in shooting and editing, and know Adobe Creative Suite like it's the back of your hand, specifically Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop to create the video that you want.
- INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS - While you know there are tried and true methods of what makes a good YouTube video, you are always looking to improve the standard of your videos. You have fresh ideas and want to bring them to the team.
- INDEPENDENT THINKER - You don't need your hand held but like collaborating with others. You can balance the work of a variety of projects & deadlines while working with different producers and team members.
We are a rapidly growing team that can provide massive amounts of personal and professional growth! You'll be that someone who enjoys working on tough problems and creating solutions through your own initiative.
Necessary Skills and Qualifications
Here's a list of primary skills we believe are necessary for this career:
- 5+ Years of Editing Experience
- Experience in applying music and sound effects to invoke emotions in video content.
- Time management skills, with the ability to work within deadlines to deliver high-quality videos.
- Understanding of shot framing, lighting techniques and what makes a shot visually interesting.
- Experience in developing storyboards from a concept or script
- Demonstrated ability in utilizing visual animations to enhance storytelling in video content.
- Strong storytelling skills and an understanding of narrative structure.
- Excellent attention to detail, particularly in transitions, audio synchronization, and color grading.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Knowledge of current trends in long-form video editing and audience preferences.
- Familiarity with optimizing videos for mobile viewing and platform-specific features.
- Creativity, with a strong understanding of composition and visual storytelling.
- Adaptability and flexibility in meeting the specific requirements and constraints of short-form videos.
- A continuous learning mindset, staying updated with emerging software, tools, and techniques.
What is Contrarian Thinking and what do we do?
We free minds and build bank accounts. We're on a mission to help 1 million people become financially free and to create 100,000 small business owners.
We're a digital education and media startup that has amassed 5+ million followers in less than 3 years–and we're just getting started.
Our weekly newsletter is read by over 500,000 subscribers, which you can read here.
We also produce some of the best content in the finance niche on our YouTube channel (and Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and TikTok).
99% of our content is 100% free.
The other 1% is how we help people become expert deal makers so they can acquire a “boring business” that cashflows.
We do this through our courses and 1,200+ person global community.
Through our education arm, our members have acquired over $238,000,000 in revenue.
We also have our own investment fund, Contrarian Thinking Capital, that invests in the businesses and tech that supports SMB growth and our own portfolio company, Main Street Hold co.
So, yeah, you could say we put our money where our mouths are.
Why our work matters
With 10,000 Baby Boomers retiring daily, and 19% of them owning a small business…
That's nearly 2,000 businesses a DAY that need a succession plan.
And since many Millennials are focused on becoming YouTube stars and not wanting to own their parent's landscaping company (even if it's making millions)…these Boomers are forced to either close or sell their business.
Therein lies our opportunity.
We call them “Boring Businesses”. They are your local laundromats, car washes, pool cleaning routes, handyman services, etc.–the unsexy blue-collar businesses that no one thinks about but everyone needs. And boy are they profitable.
But it's not all about the benjamins.
We believe our communities are a better place when our actual neighbor owns the Neighborhood Store and not a conglomerate.
We believe in Main Street over Wall Street.
We believe in thinking critically and cash flowing unconventionally.
We believe in our Contrarian Creed, which is our operating philosophy for our business.
The Contrarian Creed
These are the words we stand by, live by and define what it means to be a Contrarian.
- People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
- Be a great f*cking human. Do what's right even when it hurts.
- How you do anything, is how you do everything.
- We do the dirty work.
- Your word is your contract.
- We are Archimedes, find your lever.
- Winners want pressure.
- We want your weird. Better weird than boring.
- Your job isn't done until THE job is done. We work the problem.
- Assumptions are for assholes. Find the truth.
- Less words, more meaning.
- Even our notes are worth stealing. Make every creation a mini-masterpiece.
- Show me your results, not your intentions.
You ready to become an official Contrarian? Awesome, here are the details:
****Compensation
Location
- Austin, TX (you'll learn faster if you're around the team)
Type of Employment
Crew Benefits
- 100% Company-paid health, dental, and vision for all full-time Crew Members with an option to add any dependents.
- 100% Company-paid Short and Long-Term Disability, Life, and Personal Accident Insurance
- Unlimited PTO Policy (with approval from your Direct Support) + 9 paid US holidays
- Hybrid Work - work from our office, or your home, or while traveling, as long as you're available during normal CST working hours.
- On-time direct deposit pay 2x/month
- Option to enroll in a 401K via Fidelity
- Learn expert deal-making and how to buy businesses with 100% free access to all of our courses and our flagship Contrarian Community