Short Form Video Editor (Freelance)
The role is focused on taking raw footage and turning it into polished, engaging and platform-native short-form content for Instagram Reels, TikTok and other digital channels. The footage will generally be supplied to you — this is an editing role rather than a filming role. Content may include property tours, student or resident content, day-in-the-life videos, behind-the-scenes footage and other organic, social-first concepts. The ideal editor can take relatively informal or raw footage and elevate it through strong pacing, transitions, text, graphics, sound and storytelling, while maintaining a natural and authentic feel. The client will provide the relevant brand guidelines and creative direction. You'll be expected to interpret the brief independently and deliver polished work ready for internal review.
About this position
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Edit short-form video content for TikTok, Instagram Reels and other digital channels.
- Take raw footage and turn it into engaging, well-paced social content.
- Edit property tours, student/resident content, day-in-the-life videos, lifestyle content and similar formats.
- Create strong openings and pacing designed to capture attention quickly.
- Apply transitions, cuts, effects, text overlays and graphics where appropriate.
- Add subtitles, captions and on-screen messaging where required.
- Source and edit appropriate audio, music and sound effects where relevant.
- Ensure content is correctly formatted for the relevant platform.
- Apply brand guidelines consistently across all edits.
- Maintain a polished and elevated visual standard while preserving an authentic, organic feel.
- Work from creative briefs and existing brand guidelines provided by the client.
- Make revisions quickly and accurately based on feedback.
- Export and deliver final assets in the required formats and specifications.
- Organise project files and assets in a clear and usable way.
- Manage multiple editing requests and deadlines when required.
- Keep up to date with social video trends, editing styles, formats and platform best practices.
Requirements & Qualifications:
- 3+ years of professional video editing experience, ideally with a strong focus on digital and social content.
- Proven experience editing TikToks, Instagram Reels and other short-form video.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality social-first editing.
- Excellent understanding of pacing, storytelling, transitions and visual flow.
- Strong eye for typography, composition and visual detail.
- Experience creating and designing captions, subtitles, graphics and other on-screen elements.
- Proficiency in CapCut is highly relevant to this role.
- Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Premiere Pro and/or After Effects, is advantageous.
- Experience with Canva is beneficial.
- Motion graphics experience would be a strong advantage.
- Ability to work with raw, informal footage and turn it into polished content.
- Strong understanding of what works creatively across TikTok and Instagram.
- Able to maintain brand consistency while adapting content to feel native to each platform.
- Comfortable working from a brief without requiring extensive direction.
- Able to work quickly and meet tight deadlines.
- Highly organised and reliable.
- Comfortable receiving and implementing feedback through multiple review stages.
- Experience working with agencies or multiple brands is advantageous.