We are looking for a reliable short-form video editor to work on paid projects for businesses, creators, artists, podcasts, fitness studios, clinics, restaurants, and other brands.
This is project-based work to begin with, but there is potential for consistent ongoing work as we bring on more clients.
You should be comfortable creating clean, engaging vertical videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
Projects may include:
- Talking-head videos
- Business and branded content
- Podcast clips
- Commercial-style edits
- Product and service videos
- Fitness and dance content
- Restaurant and food videos
- Educational content
- Promotional reels
- Artist and music content
Responsibilities
- Edit short-form vertical videos, usually up to 60 seconds
- Select strong moments from longer footage when required
- Create clean and well-timed captions
- Improve pacing and viewer retention
- Add music and sound effects when needed
- Add punch-ins, reframing, B-roll, and simple graphics
- Create clean reel thumbnails
- Follow client branding and editing references
- Complete revisions based on feedback
- Export videos in the correct format and quality
- Meet agreed deadlines and communicate clearly
Requirements
- Strong short-form editing portfolio
- Experience editing Reels, TikToks, or YouTube Shorts
- Good understanding of pacing, captions, and viewer retention
- Ability to follow references and brand guidelines
- Reliable communication
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Access to your own editing software and computer
- Comfortable receiving and delivering files remotely
Experience with Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, or similar software is welcome.
Important
This is not a salaried or hourly position. Editors are paid per completed and approved project.
Work is assigned based on availability, editing style, project requirements, reliability, and client demand. The amount of work may vary, but strong editors may receive consistent projects as the business grows.
All client footage and unreleased content must remain confidential and cannot be shared, uploaded, or added to a portfolio without written permission.
How to Apply
Please include:
- Your name
- Your location and time zone
- The editing software you use
- Links to your best short-form work
- Commercial, advertisement, branded-content, business, or creator examples are preferred
- Your usual turnaround time
- Your weekly availability
- A brief explanation of the types of short-form content you edit best
Please provide actual shareable links, not only downloadable files.
Applications without work samples may not be considered.
Pay: $20.00-$60.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Can you create captions, improve pacing, add music, sound effects, punch-ins, graphics, and thumbnails when required?
- Do you have a portfolio of short-form videos you personally edited? If yes, share it here.
Experience:
- Short-form video editing: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Remote
