Social Media Editor - Reels / Podcasts

Mind Friend

4d • $50 - $200

About The Position

We are looking for a creative External Video Editor to support our growing library of short-form content. We film weekly with accredited and verified psychologists, creating educational and engaging content for Instagram Reels, TikTok and other social platforms. We have a large backlog of footage and are looking for an editor who can help us turn this into high-quality, creative, engaging short-form content at scale at a fast rate.

Requirements

• Proven experience editing short-form content for social media.
• Strong creative instincts and an understanding of what keeps viewers watching.
• Professional editing software such as DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro.
• Experience with captions, motion graphics, transitions, sound effects, colour grading and visual effects.
• Comfortable using AI-generated visuals, video and creative tools to make content more dynamic.
• Able to work independently, take creative ownership and make editing decisions.
• Professional hardware capable of handling raw footage, colour grading and high-quality exports.

Responsibilities

• Editing short-form content for social media.
• Creating educational and engaging content for Instagram Reels, TikTok and other social platforms.
• Turning raw footage into high-quality, creative, engaging short-form content at scale at a fast rate.
• Using two-camera angles, punch-ins and zooms to avoid static talking-head content.
• Implementing strong hooks within the first 1–3 seconds.
• Utilizing fast cuts, pacing changes and pattern interrupts.
• Incorporating kinetic typography, animated text and motion graphics.
• Using AI-generated visuals and creative B-roll.
• Adding relevant B-roll, images and overlays.
• Integrating sound effects and music beds.
• Creating split screens and creative layouts.
• Designing animated captions and subtitles.
• Performing colour grading and applying LUTs.
• Implementing creative transitions and visual effects.
• Ensuring strong CTAs and loop-friendly endings.
• Removing dead air, unnecessary pauses and filler words.
• Creating thumbnail-worthy moments.
• Delivering reels in 1080 x 1920 (9:16 vertical) format with a minimum bitrate of 24,000 KB/s, using H.264 or equivalent industry-standard codec, at 24, 25 or 30fps, optimised for Instagram Reels, TikTok and other short-form platforms.

Benefits

• High-quality raw footage filmed with psychologists.
• Existing brand assets and editing templates.
• Examples of our preferred editing direction.
• Rendered purple and black background assets for use within reels.
• Clear briefs and ongoing feedback.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed