Senior Short-Form Video Editor

Hustlcommerce; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 61,476 - 122,952; Full time

Job summary

Hustlcommerce, a Dubai-based ecommerce founder's brand operator, seeks a senior editor to own daily video output. You will edit 1–2 short-form videos daily (Reels/Shorts, 30–90s), craft hooks, add captions, b-roll, sound, and motion, and collaborate directly with leadership.

Requirements include 3+ years of editing, a portfolio with at least 5 end-to-end reels, strong English, and proficiency in Premiere Pro or CapCut (After Effects a plus); familiarity with AI tools helps.

Qualifications

• 3+ years editing short-form vertical content for founders/creators.
• Portfolio with at least 5 reels edited end-to-end.
• Proficiency in Premiere Pro or CapCut Pro; After Effects a plus.
• Strong sense of pacing and first-3-seconds engagement.
• Excellent written and spoken English; daily collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Edit 1–2 short-form videos per day (30–90 seconds) for Reels and Shorts.
• Pull strongest hooks from raw footage and add captions, b-roll, sound design.
• Pitch concepts and hook ideas and build templates to scale quality.
• Research trends and competitor content and bring testable formats.
• Own meaningful surface area of the business and ship weekly.

Skills

Short-form video editing

Pacing and hooks

English communication

Feedback iteration

Tools

Premiere Pro

CapCut Pro

After Effects

Descript

Submagic

Captions

ElevenLabs

Opus Clip

Job description

Compensation: USD $1,500 to $3,000 per month based on portfolio and experience (approx P85,000 to P170,000 PHP per month).

The role in one line: Edit daily Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts for an 8-figure ecommerce founder building a personal brand for ecom operators and founders.

About this opportunity

I’m an Australian founder based in Dubai. I run a portfolio of DTC brands (multi 8-figure flagship plus several others in supplements, AI software, and home tech) and I’m building a personal brand on Instagram aimed at 7 to 9-figure ecommerce founders.

I post daily. The content is a mix of talking‑head insights, behind‐the‑scenes from the business, lifestyle b‑roll, and breakdowns of what’s actually working in our brands. Think Alex Hormozi’s pacing meets Sahil Bloom’s polish.

I’m hiring one senior editor to own the daily output. You’ll work directly with me, no middle layer.

What you’ll do

• Edit 1 to 2 short‑form videos per day (Reels and Shorts, 30 to 90 seconds)
• Pull the strongest hooks from raw footage I send via Google Drive
• Add dynamic captions, b‑roll, sound design, subtle motion, and zooms
• Pitch concepts and hook ideas, not just execute briefs
• Research trends and competitor content (Hormozi, Bloom, Sanchez, Bartlett, Priestley, ecom founders) and bring formats worth testing
• Build and maintain templates so quality stays consistent as volume scales
• Use AI tools as part of the workflow (Submagic, Captions, ElevenLabs, Descript, Opus Clip, etc.)

Who you are

• 3+ years editing short‑form vertical content, ideally for founders, creators, or coaches
• Portfolio with at least 5 reels you’ve edited end‑to‑end (please link, no portfolio means no review)
• Premiere Pro or CapCut Pro fluent. After Effects a plus
• Strong sense of pacing, hook structure, and what holds attention in the first 3 seconds
• Good written and spoken English (this is a daily‑collaboration role, not file delivery)
• Comfortable with feedback loops and fast iteration
• Genuinely interested in business, ecommerce, or founder content. You’ll edit 200+ videos a year on this topic, you should care about it
• Experience with Klaviyo, Shopify, BigCommerce, or DTC brand context
• Motion design or animation skills
• Have edited for a creator with 100k+ followers

Logistics

• Full‑time, remote, 40 hours per week
• Some overlap with Dubai hours (UTC+4) preferred, full overlap not required
• Reporting directly to me, working alongside our existing creative team
• Long‑term role with growth path into Lead Editor or Head of Content as we scale

Reels you’d be editing

The kind of daily founder content you’d be cutting from raw footage. Talking‑head insights, b‑roll, hooks, captions, sound design.

Talking‑head + b‑roll · the daily output

What you’ll own

• Own meaningful surface area of the business - you are measured on outcomes, not tasks.
• Ship weekly. Collaborate async. Over‑communicate context.
• Partner closely with leadership across product, growth, and operations.
• Raise the bar on craft, velocity, and taste for everyone around you.

What we’re looking for

• 4+ years of experience shipping products in a fast‑moving environment.
• A written portfolio - examples of decisions you made and outcomes they drove.
• Comfort with async written communication and self‑directed work.
• Drive to operate at a very high standard without being asked.

Nice to have

• Prior experience at a small ecommerce or consumer‑product team.
• Experience building in public or running a side project.
• Comfort using AI tools (Cursor, Claude, Linear AI, etc.) as daily drivers.