Creative Video Editor (Amazing Reels/Shorts skills: Funny and Serious) - Contract to Hire

Hey, I’m Matt, founder of Honest Aux. We use shorts/reels to market businesses in a realistic way. We focus on showing people at work, authentic social moments, customer testimonials, and Q&A sessions with employees. We focus on very human moments so clients can showcase their brand story in a relatable way and build genuine relationships instead of obsessing over using ai and putting out unrelatable and unnatural content as a result. I need a skilled editor who excels at crafting narratives and is deeply familiar with YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok best practices. Understanding SEO-optimized titles, visually engaging edits, and thumbnail strategies is a big part of this editing strategy. This is organically filmed, human-edited original content. What You’ll Do Long-Form Storytelling: Transform 30–60 minutes of footage (B-roll of teams working, sit-down interviews, comedy bits, customer Q&As) into a cohesive story with smooth cuts, color grading, sound mixing, branded intros/outros, motion graphics, and end-screen elements. Targeted Short-Form Content: Pull 10–45 second highlight reels optimized for YouTube Shorts and social channels. These batches can be 10-50 short form pieces spotlighting authentic reactions, customer insights, comedy shorts, and staff Q&As. Batches have dynamic pacing, captions, and simple motion graphics. Brand Immersion: Review client materials (brand guidelines, style docs, past campaigns) to ensure every edit reflects each company’s unique voice and values. Organized Delivery: Maintain clear folder structures and file names; provide YouTube-ready exports and formats for all social platforms. Long-Term Partnership: Hourly rate billing for consistent projects, with the goal of building a lasting relationship and scaling our collaboration. Who You Are Experienced: 2+ years editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, Davinci, or Final Cut. Descript experience is a huge plus. Platform Savvy: Solid understanding of YouTube and Facebook’s content algorithms, SEO tactics, and viewer engagement strategies. Storyteller: Skilled at weaving interviews and workplace B-roll into compelling brand narratives. Detail-Oriented: An eye for brand consistency: fonts, colors, tone, pacing, and graphic treatments. Understanding clean vs low budget “look” Portfolio: Demonstrated work on both long-form brand stories and platform-optimized short clips (B2B focus preferred). Collaborative Communicator: Comfortable iterating with me on revisions and leading short brand-brief calls. Ongoing Role: ~5–15 hrs/month to start, with room to grow as we add clients. Direct Feedback Loop: We work directly and love communication open and human as possible. Professional but emotionally aware To Apply Portfolio Links: Share your top on-location long-form edits and YouTube/social-optimized highlight reels. Process Overview: Explain how you implement SEO and visual engagement into your editing process. Rate: Share your rate preference: hourly, project-based, or hybrid. Looking forward to seeing how you bring real-world brand stories to life on screen! Apply tot his job Apply To this Job