Experienced Short Form Video Editor | High Retention Edits & Captions

Posted last week

Worldwide

Summary

We're hiring an experienced short form video editor who specializes in high retention edits and engaging captions. We publish short form content across Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts, and we need a video editor who understands that short form editing is about hooks, pacing, and keeping viewers watching to the last frame. This isn't basic cutting — we want an editor with real taste and a proven eye for retention. What we need from an experienced short form video editor: - High retention short form editing with strong hooks in the first 3 seconds - Engaging animated captions and subtitles built for silent autoplay - Tight pacing, zoom punches, and clean cuts that hold attention - Sound design and music sync that matches the content's energy - Edits ready to post across Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts Requirements: - Proven, experienced short form video editing background (portfolio required) - Strong skills in CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, or After Effects - Deep understanding of short form hooks, retention, and caption design - Fast, consistent turnaround for recurring weekly batches - Strong creative judgment — able to edit independently without step-by-step direction This is ongoing work for the right editor. Please share examples of your highest-retention short form videos and tell us about your experience with engaging caption styles.

  • $50.00

    Fixed-price
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Video Editing
Adobe Premiere Pro
Nice-to-have skills
Video Post-Editing
Final Cut Pro
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:last week
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    0
  • Invites sent:
    1
  • Unanswered invites:
    0
About the client
Member since Oct 26, 2025
  • United States
    Parker11:32 AM
  • $9.9K total spent
    517 hires, 30 active
  • 110 hours
  • Automotive
    Individual client

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