Job Overview
We’re hiring a short-form vertical video editor to produce highly engaging content for:
- CEO / Founder – entrepreneurship, AI, health transformation, behind-the-scenes
- Company – fitness, training education, app features, credibility, community
You’ll take raw footage (talking head, workouts, BTS, podcasts, events, screen recordings) and turn it into scroll-stopping TikToks, Reels, and Shorts. The goal is to publish 20 posts/month initially, increasing to 60 posts/month, including A/B test variations of hooks, cover frames, captions, and cutdowns.
Schedule
Flexible / Remote, start ~20 hrs/week with potential ramp to ~40 hrs/week
Independent Contractor Perks
Permanent work from home
Immediate hiring
Application Instructions:
- 3–5 examples of short-form edits you’ve personally made
- Optional: 2–3 design examples (newsletter graphics, social templates)
- List of editing + AI tools you use and how you integrate AI in your workflow
- Availability (ability to ramp from 20 → 40 hrs/week within ~2 months)
- Optional: note on how you’d approach A/B testing hooks and covers
Trial / First Week (Paid):
- 2–4 edits from provided raw footage
- 2–3 hook variations each
- Quick feedback and iteration
- If a fit, content volume will scale quickly
Responsibilities
- Edit short-form vertical videos (9:16) for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts
- Create multiple variants from the same source clip:
- Hook swaps (first 1–3 seconds)
- Alternative covers/thumbnails
- Different pacing, captions, and cut structures
- Add captions (clean, punchy, readable) with emphasis styling
- Build B-roll + visual engagement layers to enhance retention (supporting visuals, screenshots, quick inserts, overlays, zooms, whip cuts)
- Maintain consistent style across two brands (personal + SwipeHealth) while adapting tone
- Deliver exports organized and ready to post (naming conventions, folders, versions)
- Use AI-assisted tools for captions, transcripts, hook ideation, and visual enhancements where appropriate
- Collaborate on building a repeatable workflow to scale content output
Requirements
- Proven short-form editing experience with portfolio examples (TikTok/Reels/Shorts)
- Strong sense of pacing, structure, and hook creation
- Ability to follow brand direction while bringing ideas
- Comfortable with fast feedback loops and rapid iteration
Qualifications
Bonus / Nice-to-Have:
- Advanced Premiere / After Effects skills (motion, kinetic type, subtle compositing)
- Experience editing fitness/wellness or founder-led personal brands
- Comfortable building templates + systems for rapid scaling
- Strong AI editing + generative workflow experience (Higgsfield or similar)
- Graphic design skills for social graphics, newsletters, and carousel posts