Remote Short-Form Video Editor: Master Hooks & Pacing

Feedinkoo; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote freelance

Flexible hours

Contractor 1099

Job summary

Dream Three, a production company pushing bold, multi‑genre storytelling, is seeking a Short Form Video Editor for remote freelance work. You will cut high‑retention clips from long‑form footage for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts, focusing on hooks in the first seconds, fast pacing, and clear thumbnails.

You will deliver 3–5+ clips weekly, maintain clean project organization, and collaborate with producers and social strategists.

Qualifications

• 2+ years editing short-form content for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, or equivalent experience demonstrated in portfolio.
• Proven hook-first storytelling for vertical video: you can articulate why something will stop a scroll.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro as your primary NLE.
• Solid audio fundamentals: denoise, EQ, compression, loudness targets for spoken word vertical content.
• Comfort designing and styling subtitles for vertical formats.

Responsibilities

• Edit 3–5+ short form clips per week from long form footage, with quick turnarounds (sometimes same day).
• Craft strong cold opens, trims, and pacing tailored to TikTok/Reels/Shorts.
• Add accurate, on-brand captions and punch up with motion graphics, callouts, emojis, and SFX when appropriate.
• Mix and sweeten audio (dialogue cleanup, music/SFX balance) and do basic color correction/matching.
• Version content for 9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9 and export platform-ready files with correct codecs and loudness.
• Package assets: clean project files, labeled exports, thumbnail pulls, and simple metadata (working title/tags).
• Keep projects organized in Dropbox/Drive per our file naming and folder conventions.
• Collaborate with producers/social strategists, take thorough notes, and turn revisions around promptly.
• Join regular Zoom/Slack check-ins for feedback and planning.

Skills

Vertical video editing

Premiere Pro

Storytelling for shorts

Audio mixing

Subtitles styling

Tools

Premiere Pro

Frame.io

Dropbox

Slack

Zoom

Asana

CapCut

After Effects

Job description

Dream Three, a production company pushing bold, multi‑genre storytelling, is seeking a Short Form Video Editor for remote freelance work. You will cut high‑retention clips from long‑form footage for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts, focusing on hooks in the first seconds, fast pacing, and clear thumbnails.

You will deliver 3–5+ clips weekly, maintain clean project organization, and collaborate with producers and social strategists.