Freelance Short-Form Video Editor for Socials

Autopilot; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Autopilot is seeking freelance video editors to turn raw footage into sharp short-form videos for social platforms. This pipeline role supports variable output and requires strong taste, fast turnaround, and ability to work from clear briefs. Remote freelancing allows flexible collaboration with our production team.

Contribute edits for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and X, collaborating on hooks, pacing, captions, and storytelling. Compensation is project-based; typical rates vary by project scope.

Qualifications

• Strong examples of short-form social editing.
• Good pacing and taste.
• Experience with creator, UGC, finance, or consumer-app content is a plus.
• Ability to work from clear briefs and turn around edits quickly.
• Comfort with project-based freelance work.

Responsibilities

• Edit short-form organic and paid social videos.
• Work with raw creator footage, talking-head videos, app visuals, B-roll, and motion assets.
• Make fast, native-feeling edits for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and X.
• Collaborate on hooks, pacing, captions, and visual storytelling.
• Handle quick-turn projects when needed.

Skills

Short-form video editing

Attention to pacing

Motion graphics familiarity

Job description

Employment: Contract / freelance

About Autopilot

Autopilot makes professional-style investing accessible through an app that lets people follow portfolios or create their own fund for others to follow. Help us tell the stories behind money, investing, and culture.

Role Overview

Autopilot is building a higher-volume content engine and is looking for freelance video editors who can turn raw footage, creator submissions, app visuals, B-roll, and scripts into sharp short-form videos.

This is a pipeline role. We may not have a constant full-time volume immediately, but we want strong editors available as our production output scales. Bring your taste, own the edit, and help us make every second count.

What you’ll do

• Edit short-form organic and paid social videos

• Work with raw creator footage, talking-head videos, app visuals, B-roll, and motion assets

• Make fast, native-feeling edits for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and X

• Collaborate on hooks, pacing, captions, and visual storytelling

• Handle quick-turn projects when needed

What we’re looking for

• Strong examples of short-form social editing

• Good pacing, taste, and understanding of what keeps attention

• Experience with creator, UGC, finance, business, or consumer-app content is a plus

• Ability to work from clear briefs and turn around edits quickly

• Comfort with project-based freelance work

Compensation

Project-based / contract. Share your typical rate per short-form video and availability. Scope and payment are agreed for each project.

How to apply

Share your portfolio or three relevant edits and answer a few short questions. No cover letter needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Autopilot is an equal opportunity employer.