[Hiring] Freelance Social Media Video Editor @Digital

Role Description

We’re looking for a social-first Video Editor (Freelance, Remote) who can turn everyday footage into content people actually want to watch. This isn't a traditional corporate video editing role. We're looking for someone who genuinely understands Instagram Reels, TikTok and short-form social content. Someone who can spot the best moment in a piece of raw footage, build a strong hook, keep the pacing tight and use creative editing to make even seemingly ordinary moments engaging. Most importantly, we want an editor who brings ideas to the table. You shouldn't need a frame-by-frame brief to create a great video.

• Edit approximately 12–15 short-form social videos per month.
• Turn raw footage, interviews and social content into engaging vertical videos.
• Identify the strongest hooks, reactions, soundbites and entertaining moments from raw footage.
• Create punchy, platform-native edits for Instagram Reels and TikTok.
• Use captions, cuts, zooms, graphics, sound effects, reactions and other creative treatments where they improve the content.
• Find creative ways to keep viewers engaged during slower or less visually interesting moments.
• Adapt your editing approach to the content rather than relying on one template.
• Work with the social team while independently recommending creative approaches.

Qualifications

• Lives and breathes social content.
• Has strong creative instincts.
• Understands pacing and retention.
• Can make ordinary footage interesting.
• Doesn't edit everything the same way.

Requirements

• Your Portfolio Should Show:
• Instagram Reels
• TikTok content
• Social-first interview edits
• Creator/influencer-style content
• Personality-led videos
• Fast-paced or humorous social content
• Videos where editing plays a major role in making the content entertaining