Documentary Style Finance Video Editor

Posted 2 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

I'm a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) in South Africa building a content brand for business owners, executives, and high-net-worth professionals — not a course-seller or hype-finance channel. I need an editor who can bring a premium, documentary-style feel to real financial and business decision breakdowns. Style references: Vox — premium, dramatic, attention-pulling pacing; how they build a story around a hook Johnny Harris — on-camera documentary pacing, cinematic B-roll woven with narrative, data/maps integrated naturally rather than bolted on Codie Sanchez / Contrarian Thinking — calm, intelligent authority; business content that doesn't need hype to feel premium Bloomberg Originals — reference for how numbers/charts should look: clean, restrained, expensive, not dashboard-y Muted/desaturated grade, minimal and elegant on-screen typography, deliberate pacing over rapid jump-cuts, real sound design (no meme SFX). Content format: Weekly video, self-shot by me, raw footage handed off for edit. Typical length 3–5 minutes, occasionally up to 7 — I keep things short-to-medium, not long-form. Format blends a dramatic real-world hook (a market event, a public financial story) with a real, anonymized client case file underneath — e.g., "A business owner nearly lost R1.4M in three minutes. Here's the mechanism. Here's why almost everyone falls for it." Scope of work per video: Colour grade (muted, editorial) Sound design and mix Motion graphics / text overlays (minimal, elegant) Simple data visualizations / chart animations where relevant Captions Cadence & budget: 4 videos/month, one per week. Budget $10–20/hr. I'd like to start with a single paid test video before discussing any ongoing retainer, so we can confirm the style lands before committing further. To apply, please share: 2–3 portfolio samples closest to the styles referenced above Your typical turnaround time per video Software you edit in (Premiere Pro / DaVinci Resolve) Your hourly rate within the stated range

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $5.00

    -

    $20.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Video Editing
Video Production
Nice-to-have skills
Video Post-Editing
Adobe Premiere Pro
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:5 to 10
  • Last viewed by client:2 weeks ago
  • Interviewing:
    1
  • Invites sent:
    3
  • Unanswered invites:
    2
About the client
Member since Jul 12, 2026
  • South Africa
    12:05 PM
  • Finance & Accounting
    Small company (2-9 people)

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