Short-Form Video Editor

This role is open to candidates based in LATAM, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Please note that as this role supports U.S.-based clients, candidates must be available to work during U.S. business hours aligned with the client’s time zone.

Our client is a well-known entrepreneur, investor, and author who produces high-volume educational and lifestyle content for founders and business professionals. Their brand focuses on empowering entrepreneurs through insights, speaking engagements, and behind-the-scenes content from events, panels, and daily life. With a large existing content library, including keynote speeches, interviews, and recorded events, the team is seeking a Social Media Content Manager who can transform long-form material into engaging short-form content while supporting a consistent daily social media presence.

Location

Fully remote | 9 AM - 5 PM EST

Role Overview

The Short-Form Video Editor will transform long-form content such as keynote speeches, interviews, and event recordings into engaging short-form videos for social media platforms. This role focuses on maintaining a consistent posting cadence, identifying relevant social media trends, and proactively generating content ideas that resonate with an entrepreneurial audience. The ideal candidate is highly familiar with short-form video formats, comfortable using AI-powered editing tools, and able to produce high-quality content with quick turnaround times.

Key Responsibilities

Short-Form Content Creation

• Edit long-form content such as keynote speeches, interviews, and panel discussions into engaging short-form videos.

• Create Instagram Reels and short-form videos optimized for social media platforms.

• Add captions, subtitles, and visual elements that improve engagement.

Trend Monitoring & Content Ideation

• Stay up to date with social media trends across Instagram, TikTok, and other short-form video platforms.

• Identify trending formats and proactively suggest new content ideas.

• Quickly produce trend-based content aligned with the brand’s voice.

Social Media Content Management

• Working from an existing and continuously growing library of long-form content — keynote speeches, interviews, and event recordings — you will consistently produce two short-form videos per day for publishing. Source material is provided; your role is identifying the best moments, editing for platform-native formats, and maintaining the publishing cadence.

• Write short captions aligned with the brand’s tone and voice.

• Prepare content for publishing and coordinate approvals with the team.

• Create and maintain a social media content calendar.

• Share the content calendar every Monday for the upcoming week for review.

Content Repurposing

• Repurpose long-form videos into multiple short-form clips.

• Adapt content for platforms such as Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.

• Ensure content is optimized for each platform’s format and best practices.

Qualifications

Experience

• 2–4 years of hands-on experience producing short-form video content for Instagram Reels, TikTok, or YouTube Shorts — with a portfolio demonstrating consistent publishing cadence, trend responsiveness, and brand-aligned content.

• Experience editing video content using tools such as CapCut, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or similar platforms.

• Experience using AI-powered tools for video editing or content repurposing is highly preferred.

Skills

• Strong understanding of social media trends and short-form video formats.

• Ability to produce high-quality content with quick turnaround times.

• Strong attention to visual storytelling, pacing, and audience engagement.

• Proactive and creative mindset with the ability to bring new ideas to the team.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced content environment.

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple content tasks simultaneously.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently producing two engaging short-form videos per day.

• Maintaining a reliable daily posting cadence across social platforms.

• Successfully identifying and executing trend-based content.

• Creating content that resonates with the brand’s entrepreneurial audience.

Opportunity

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with a high-profile entrepreneur and contribute directly to scaling a growing personal brand through social media content. The Social Media Content Manager will play a key role in transforming valuable long-form material into engaging short-form videos that reach and inspire a large audience of founders and business professionals while helping expand the brand’s digital presence.

Application Process:

To be considered for this role these steps need to be followed:

• Fill in the application form

• Record a video showcasing your skill sets