Short Form Video

Short Form Video Editor

About the Company

Our client is a high-growth digital content company that has evolved from a social media agency into a creator-led media business with an audience of approximately2.9 million followers.

The company currently publishes two short-form videos per day across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts, alongside six long-form YouTube videos per month that are handled by a separate editor.

The founders currently edit all short-form content themselves, creating a significant production bottleneck. The company is now looking to scale from approximately2 to 4 short-form videos per day, requiring an experienced editor who can take ownership of the short-form post-production workflow and help support a cadence of28+ videos per week.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Short Form Video Editor who understands that great social content is about much more than cutting clips together.

This person will be responsible for turning raw footage into engaging, fast-paced short-form videos built around strong storytelling, timing, humor, and audience retention. The ideal candidate understands how to recognize the moments that matter, remove anything that slows the content down, and structure an edit so viewers want to keep watching.

CapCut mastery is a key requirement.The company specifically prefers CapCut over heavier editing platforms such as Premiere because speed and efficiency are critical to the production workflow.

The position operates on a fully asynchronous production cycle with a one-week turnaround, giving the editor significant independence over when the editing work is completed while still requiring consistent availability during a full-time Monday–Friday PST schedule.

Key Responsibilities

Short-Form Video Editing
* Edit high-volume short-form video content for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
Edit high-volume short-form video content for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
* Help scale production from approximately 2 videos per day to4 videos per day.
Help scale production from approximately 2 videos per day to4 videos per day.
* Support a production target of approximately28+ short-form videos per week.
Support a production target of approximately28+ short-form videos per week.
* Transform raw footage into polished, engaging, platform-ready content.
Transform raw footage into polished, engaging, platform-ready content.
* Identify the strongest moments within raw footage and build compelling edits around them.
Identify the strongest moments within raw footage and build compelling edits around them.
* Remove unnecessary pauses, repetition, and low-value footage to maintain momentum.
Remove unnecessary pauses, repetition, and low-value footage to maintain momentum.
* Ensure each video has a clear beginning, progression, and payoff.
Ensure each video has a clear beginning, progression, and payoff.
* Create edits designed specifically for short-form viewing behavior rather than applying traditional long-form editing techniques.
Create edits designed specifically for short-form viewing behavior rather than applying traditional long-form editing techniques.

Pacing, Humor & Storytelling
* Use pacing as a primary tool for maintaining viewer attention.
Use pacing as a primary tool for maintaining viewer attention.
* Understand comedic timing and preserve or enhance humor through editing.
Understand comedic timing and preserve or enhance humor through editing.
* Recognize when cuts, pauses, reactions, or transitions strengthen a moment.
Recognize when cuts, pauses, reactions, or transitions strengthen a moment.
* Structure footage into cohesive stories even when the raw material is less structured.
Structure footage into cohesive stories even when the raw material is less structured.
* Identify strong hooks and ensure the opening seconds immediately capture attention.
Identify strong hooks and ensure the opening seconds immediately capture attention.
* Maintain momentum throughout each video without making edits feel unnecessarily chaotic.
Maintain momentum throughout each video without making edits feel unnecessarily chaotic.
* Develop a strong understanding of the founders' personalities and editing style so finished content remains authentic to their voice.
Develop a strong understanding of the founders' personalities and editing style so finished content remains authentic to their voice.
* Make independent editorial decisions without requiring detailed instructions for every cut.
Make independent editorial decisions without requiring detailed instructions for every cut.

Platform Optimization
* Edit content specifically for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
Edit content specifically for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
* Understand the pacing and storytelling conventions of modern short-form social content.
Understand the pacing and storytelling conventions of modern short-form social content.
* Ensure videos are formatted appropriately f