Create 20 Premium Viral Hotel Shorts for TikTok / Reels / YouTube Shorts

We are looking for a skilled short-form video editor to create 20 premium vertical social videos for Finest Family Hotels (FFH). FFH is a luxury family travel brand focused on the world’s best family hotels, resorts, and retreats. Our style is premium, editorial, elegant, and useful — think Condé Nast Traveler meets Monocle, but optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Pinterest. We will provide 20 detailed storyboards. They will look like the Soneva Fushi production brief, which includes a target length, hook candidates, video source links, timecodes, voiceover script, shot list, and subtitles. You will work with existing online material, official hotel videos, YouTube videos, social clips, press assets, and photos that we provide in the storyboard. Your job is to download the assets, review the footage, select the strongest visual moments, and edit each video into a premium, high-retention short. The storyboard is a strong guide, but you do not have to follow every suggested timecode exactly. You should use your own editing judgment to find the most spectacular, premium, beautiful, emotionally engaging, and visually strongest moments. Video Style Each video should be: * 9:16 vertical * 1080 × 1920 * 20–59 seconds * never longer than 59 seconds * fast-paced * high quality * beat-synced * premium * understandable without sound * optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Pinterest Average shot length should be around 1.5–2.5 seconds, but faster or slower cuts are fine if they match the music and content. The first shot must show the strongest “wow” moment of the video to keep viewers watching. Motion Graphics / Effects Please add elegant, premium motion graphics such as: * animated arrows * animated circles * zoom bubbles * clean labels * map pins * subtle SFX on callouts and cuts These graphics should point to the most important thing being discussed in the voiceover. Examples: * arrow pointing to the villa slide * circle around the kids club entrance * zoom bubble showing an animal in the background * map pin showing “Baa Atoll, Maldives” The effects must be clean and premium. No cheap sticker chaos. No random emojis. No noisy meme effects unless they clearly fit the video. Captions / Subtitles Captions are mandatory. Requirements: * burned-in captions for 100% of spoken voiceover * clean, readable, mobile-first subtitle style * high contrast * safe margins for TikTok / Reels UI * subtle black shadow or translucent background * modern sans-serif font * clean movement The video sequences must match the voiceover and subtitles exactly. If the voiceover says “private ocean slide,” we must see the slide. If it says “kids club,” we must see the kids club. If it says “chocolate room,” we must see chocolate / desserts. Voiceover We need a consistent premium voice for the series. You should help us select or recommend a suitable voice style: * clear English * premium travel documentary tone * ideally ElevenLabs, CapCut voice, or another high-quality AI voice Please recommend 2–3 possible voice options during the first concept phase. Music / Sound We will provide the music. Audio requirements: * voiceover must be clear * music should duck under the voiceover * SFX should be tasteful and minimal * add small hits, whooshes, soft sparkles, splash sounds, or pop effects only where useful Deliverables For each of the 20 videos, deliver: 1. Final vertical video * MP4 * 9:16 * 1080 × 1920 * 20–59 seconds 2. Captioned master * burned-in subtitles 3. Clean version if possible * no captions / no text * useful for future repurposing 4. Project file * CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or After Effects project * must include editable captions and graphics 5. Cover frame * strong thumbnail / cover * Shortword title * suitable for Instagram grid, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Pinterest First Video: Style Development Phase The first video is the most important. For the first video, we will go through several iterations to create the FFH reusable video style. You will create: 1. Concept visual direction * subtitle style * motion graphics style * voice style * transition style * color / grading direction * overall pacing 2. Approved reusable template * after the first video is approved, use the same style for the other 19 videos The goal is to create a repeatable FFH format. Quality Requirements Each final video must pass this checklist: * First frame shows a strong visual hook * Average cut speed feels fast and modern * Footage is high quality and premium * Visuals match the spoken text * Captions are readable on mobile * Motion graphics help explain the content * Arrows/circles/labels point to real things * Music supports the pacing * Voiceover is clear * Video feels like FFH, not a generic TikTok template * Final video makes people want to save or share it Required Skills Please apply only if you have strong experience with: * short-form video editing * TikTok / Instagram Reels / YouTube Shorts * CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut * After Effects or motion graphics * animated captions / subtitles * SRT timing * AI voiceover tools such as ElevenLabs, CapCut, Murf, PlayHT, etc. * beat-synced editing * social-media retention editing * selecting strong clips from long footage * color correction / light grading * sound mixing and music ducking * vertical video formatting * video annotation effects such as arrows, circles, callouts, zoom bubbles Tools You Can Use Preferred: * CapCut Desktop * Adobe Premiere Pro * After Effects * DaVinci Resolve * Final Cut Pro * ElevenLabs * Canva * Motion Array / Envato / Artlist / Epidemic Sound if licensed * Descript * Submagic * OpusClip * Runway / Higgsfield / other AI tools if useful You do not need to use every tool. Use whatever creates the best result. What We Will Provide We will provide: * 20 storyboards * video source URLs * suggested timecodes * voiceover script * Music * SRT subtitles or subtitle text * feedback after each round * FFH logo / brand assets if needed