Video Editor – Social Media, Reels, Tiktok

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines, +4 more countries.

📋 Description

• Edit short-form videos intended for Instagram Reels and TikTok.

• Transform raw brand footage, user-generated content (UGC), and lifestyle b-roll into dynamic 9:16 edits.

• Develop visual and conceptual hooks within the first 1.5–3 seconds.

• Synchronize cuts to music beats, transitions, and drops.

• Create loop endings to encourage replays.

• Design animated text, title cards, and styled captions.

• Incorporate sound design elements, such as risers, swooshes, impacts, textures, and sound effects.

• Locate and edit trending audio, soundbites, and formats native to Instagram and TikTok.

• Produce various versions of core concepts, including different hooks, sound treatments, and format styles.

• Ensure assets remain within the safe zones of Instagram and TikTok.

• Organize project files, asset folders, and exports in line with internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Collaborate with Creative Strategists and Brand Leads to enhance reach, watch time, shares, and brand awareness.

• Familiarize yourself with brand identities and file-structure SOPs, edit live briefs, and deliver timely initial cuts.

• Work autonomously with minimal revisions while proposing variations in pacing, audio, and hooks.

• Suggest new visual styles, analyze drop-off data, and prepare for possible Lead Editor duties.

⛳️ Requirements

• A social portfolio demonstrating fast-paced short-form content (Reels, TikToks, Shorts) created for brands or creators.

• Advanced skills in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and/or CapCut Pro.

• Strong understanding of rhythm and retention, including shot duration, punch-ins, and pattern interrupts.

• Familiarity with Instagram Reels and TikTok, including safe zones, current visual trends, native humor, and aesthetics.

• Capability to manage multiple projects concurrently, deliver initial cuts swiftly, and meet regular publishing deadlines.

• Willingness to accept feedback and make revisions.

• Editing experience with contemporary DTC brands in beauty, wellness, lifestyle, or tech is a plus.

• Experience in custom motion design using After Effects, such as motion tracking, UI pop-ups, and clean vector animation, is a plus.

• Familiarity with AI tools for voice cloning, visual generation, or quick asset isolation is a plus.

• Understanding of social analytics, including average watch time, completion rate, and 3-second hook drop-off, is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contract: competitive monthly rate determined by portfolio quality and editing speed.

• Growth track: Video Editor → Lead Video Editor / Creative Lead.

• 100% remote with a flexible working schedule.

• Regular access to large-scale performance data, successful social references, and direct feedback.