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Golden Hippo

Direct-to-consumer health, beauty, pet care marketer

Podcast Editor Intern

Winter 2027Updated on 10/23/2026
$18 - $20/hr
Internship
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA
HybridHybrid role based in Woodland Hills, California.
Creative ProductionVideo Production & Editing

About the job

Requirements
  • Be proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro.
  • Have a strong understanding of podcast structure in audio and YouTube formats.
  • Understand hooks, pacing, and audience retention as factors in viewer engagement.
  • Have an interest in YouTube, content creation, digital storytelling, and health, wellness, or educational content.
  • Have strong communication skills and attention to detail.
  • Be open to feedback and able to apply it quickly.
  • Work effectively independently and as part of a team.
  • Be self-motivated and deadline-driven.
  • Have strong project management and organizational skills.
  • Have a high school diploma.
  • Have one year of experience editing YouTube video in Adobe Premiere Pro; school, freelance, and personal projects count.
  • Have a good understanding of podcast culture and structure.
  • Be proficient in Adobe Photoshop; After Effects is a plus.
  • Have basic experience with Google Workspace, including Docs, Sheets, and Drive.
Responsibilities
  • Edit the weekly 30–45-minute full-length podcast episode for YouTube, including multicamera synchronization, audio cleanup, pacing edits, introductions, lower thirds, and graphics.
  • Cut an approximately 10-minute segment clip from each episode with a strong opening hook.
  • Edit four YouTube Shorts per week from episode footage, formatted for reuse on Instagram and TikTok.
  • Prepare and export each episode's audio version for the audio podcast partner, including ad-read insertion as needed.
  • Prepare videos for upload, including captions, chapter timestamps, and thumbnail drafts in Photoshop.
  • Apply feedback from the Creative Director and lead editor and complete revisions on schedule.
  • Manage priorities and workload to meet schedules and deadlines.
  • Suggest creative, trend-aware ideas to help evolve the channel's content strategy.
  • As time allows, build compilation videos by combining three to four back-catalog videos on the same topic.
  • Learn internal systems and organize project files and footage according to company specifications.
Desired Qualifications
  • Complete undergraduate coursework in related fields.
  • Have experience editing multicamera interview or podcast footage.
  • Have experience with audio cleanup and mixing using Adobe Audition or similar software.
  • Be familiar with YouTube Studio and basic performance data.
  • Have color-grading experience.

About the company

Golden Hippo creates and markets health, wellness, beauty, and pet care brands directly to consumers online. Its products are sold via direct-to-consumer platforms, bypassing traditional retail to build closer relationships with customers. The company emphasizes testing new ideas and technologies, flexible work arrangements, and employee growth to continuously improve its offerings. With over 1,400 employees, Golden Hippo operates as an employee-owned business through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), linking staff success to the company’s performance. The main goal is to help people and their pets live healthier, happier lives by offering high-quality products and educational resources, while growing a profitable, customer-focused business.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$354M

Headquarters

Salt Lake City, Utah

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Comparably shows 408 employees and strong culture scores, supporting retention and execution.
  • Golden Hippo still markets over 20 brands, preserving optionality for new launches.
  • Golden Pet Brands' rumored 2026 IPO validates the incubator model and portfolio creation engine.

What critics are saying

  • Golden Hippo's public claims dropped from over $1 billion in 2023 to over $600 million annually.
  • Golden Pet Brands spun out from Golden Hippo in 2017, shrinking the parent brand portfolio.
  • Amazon ad costs squeeze DTC economics; Golden Hippo depends on paid acquisition to scale.

What makes Golden Hippo unique

  • Employee-owned ESOP structure and in-house fulfillment tie staff to brand economics.
  • Golden Hippo has built over 20 DTC brands across health, beauty, and pet care.
  • Its vertically integrated model covers ideation, ad creation, manufacturing, and customer care in-house.

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Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Employee stock ownership plan
  • Global charity impact
  • Generous matching 401k plan
  • Room for growth & results-based pay increases
  • Recognition programs
  • Company events
  • Free on-site gym & fully-stocked kitchen

Company News

PR Newswire
Mar 20th, 2024
Golden Hippo, And Its Sister Companies; Golden Customer Care, Golden Bolt, And Golden Pet Manufacturing Win The 2024 Usa Today Top Workplaces Award

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Hippo —the leading direct-to-consumer creator and marketer of over 20 brands, including health, beauty, and pet care—and its sister companies, Golden Customer Care , Golden Bolt , and Golden Pet Manufacturing celebrate winning the 2024 USA TODAY Top Workplaces USA award. Awarded by Energage—a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces—and in partnership with USA TODAY, the Top Workplaces award is based on surveying more than 20 million employees to recognize the leading organizations across 60 markets.Golden Hippo—the leading direct-to-consumer creator and marketer of over 20 brands, including health, beauty, and pet care—and its sister companies, Golden Customer Care, Golden Bolt, and Golden Pet Manufacturing celebrate winning the 2024 USA TODAY Top Workplaces USA award.The Top Workplaces award is based on Energage's confidential, research-backed, employee engagement survey. Participating companies are evaluated against the industry's most robust standards. Results are calculated by comparing the survey's research-based statements, including 15 Culture Drivers that are proven to predict high performance against industry benchmarks.In addition to USA TODAY Top Workplaces, Golden Hippo has been recognized for its outstanding work culture with over 35 awards in less than five years. Golden Hippo, Golden Customer Care, and Golden Bolt's award-winning culture and benefits are designed to create and foster an inclusive and innovative team.Golden Hippo Employee Reviews"Continuing to grow my career here is a no-brainer for me. The people are what makes this place special - everyone's incredibly talented, knowledgeable, and supportive, making it a fantastic environment to grow