Video Editor – Social Media Content Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Transform raw footage provided by clients into captivating short-form social media content, primarily focusing on Instagram Reels.

• Produce up to 4 completed videos weekly, based on workload and complexity.

• Eliminate unnecessary footage, pauses, filler words, repetitions, and weak segments.

• Highlight strong segments from longer recordings to create succinct clips.

• Incorporate captions/subtitles, background music, transitions, hooks, logos, outros, CTAs, and branded elements.

• Format videos appropriately for social media and ensure consistency across client content.

• Develop event recaps, highlights, behind-the-scenes content, talking-head videos, promotional videos, testimonials, educational clips, and branded videos.

• Customize editing styles to match various clients, industries, brand identities, music tastes, visual preferences, tones, and established social media presence.

• Design social media graphics, event graphics, promotional graphics, recap graphics, branded layouts, campaign assets, and basic promotional materials using Canva.

• Occasionally design event flyers, T-shirt graphics, marketing collateral, and other promotional items.

• Occasionally review and condense long-form footage into refined business or brand videos.

• Occasionally conceptualize logo designs, variations, brand marks, event branding, flyers, T-shirt graphics, and branded materials.

• Collaborate directly with Kelly, who supplies raw materials and creative guidance, reviews deliverables, provides feedback, and approves content prior to publication.

• Efficiently incorporate feedback and complete revisions.

• Communicate primarily through Slack.

• Maintain approximately 1–2 hours of daily overlap with the Texas-based client for communication, feedback, and coordination.

• Assist in expanding the agency’s ability to take on additional clients and offer more services.

• Not accountable for final client approval, scheduling, or posting.

⛳️ Requirements

• Expertise in short-form video editing.

• Proven experience in creating Instagram Reels.

• High proficiency in Canva.

• Experience with captions/subtitles.

• Skill in selecting and synchronizing music.

• Strong visual and design sensibility.

• Ability to adhere to various client brand styles.

• Capacity to work independently.

• Keen attention to detail.

• Capability to transform raw footage into polished content.

• Ability to meet deadlines.

• Experience working with diverse industries and managing multiple client projects.

• Comfortable receiving creative direction and efficiently making revisions.

• Clear communication skills in English.

• Comfortable utilizing AI tools and eager to learn new AI-powered software.

• Portfolio showcasing Instagram Reels, short-form videos, talking-head videos, social media content, and event/recap videos.

• Strongly preferred: Experience with CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, long-form video editing, logo design, branding, event graphic design, social media design, and motion graphics.

• Strong logo design portfolio demonstrating principles of branding, typography, color theory, visual identity, concept development, multiple logo concepts, and the ability to interpret client personality and vision.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours outside of the 1–2 hours of daily overlap with the Texas-based client.

• Initial commitment of 10 hours per week, with the potential for increased hours as the agency gains more clients.

• Opportunity to contribute to the agency's growth and expanded service offerings.