Faceless Trading Content Creator / Short-Form Video Strategist — Trading & Finance

# Faceless Trading Content Creator / Short-Form Video Strategist — Trading & Finance We are looking for a highly skilled **short-form content creator who understands trading, social media growth, and what makes content go viral**. This is not simply a video editing position. We want someone who can take raw trading material—charts, market observations, screenshots, screen recordings, trading terminal footage, statistics, trade concepts, etc.—and turn it into compelling short-form content that makes people **stop scrolling and keep watching**. Our brand is in the trading/financial markets niche, so previous experience creating content around **trading, stocks, futures, options, crypto, finance, or investing** is strongly preferred. ## What You’ll Be Creating Most content will be faceless short-form videos for platforms such as: - Instagram Reels - TikTok - YouTube Shorts - X / Twitter - Potentially other platforms as we expand Content could include: - Trading chart breakdowns - Interesting market setups - Market observations - Educational trading concepts - Options / order-flow insights - Trading psychology content - Trader mistakes - Contrarian trading opinions - Data-driven market insights - Screen recordings from our trading terminal - Chart screenshots with animated annotations - B-roll combined with trading commentary - AI-generated imagery or video - Trending meme/content formats adapted to trading - Voiceover-based videos - Text-driven faceless videos You may receive something as simple as a chart, screenshot, market observation, or trading idea and be expected to turn it into a compelling piece of content. ## What We Care About Most The most important skill for this position is understanding **attention**. You should have a strong understanding of: - Scroll-stopping hooks - Curiosity gaps - Pattern interrupts - Audience retention - Pacing - Storytelling - Open loops - Payoffs - Rewatchability - Shareability - Emotional triggers - On-screen text - Captions - Short-form editing - Trending formats and sounds We are especially interested in someone who understands why a video performs—not simply how to make one look good. For example, you should be able to look at a trading chart and identify several different ways it could become content: **“Almost every trader missed what happened here.”** **“This one level changed the entire trading day.”** **“Here’s what traders got wrong about this move.”** **“The chart looked bullish. The order flow told a completely different story.”** The ability to find the **story and hook inside the information** is extremely important. ## Trading Knowledge You do not need to be a professional trader, but you should understand financial markets well enough to work independently with trading content. Ideally, you are already familiar with concepts such as: - Candlestick charts - Support and resistance - Breakouts - Market structure - Futures - Options - Calls and puts - Volume - Order flow - Liquidity - Volatility - Risk/reward - Long and short positions - Stop losses - Trading psychology Experience with **NQ / Nasdaq futures, QQQ, options, or order-flow trading** is a major plus. We do not want to explain basic trading terminology every time we send you content. ## Editing & Content Tools You should be comfortable using tools such as: - CapCut - Adobe Premiere Pro - After Effects - DaVinci Resolve - Canva - Photoshop - ElevenLabs - AI image/video generation tools - Screen recording and chart annotation tools You do not need to use every tool above. We care primarily about the quality and performance of the final content. ## Voiceovers Most content can remain completely faceless. Videos may use: - On-screen text only - Trending audio - Music - Sound effects - AI-generated voiceovers using tools such as ElevenLabs - Human voiceover where appropriate If you have an excellent speaking voice and would like to occasionally record voiceovers yourself, that is a plus, but it is **not required**. ## Your Responsibilities You will be expected to: - Turn trading ideas, charts, screenshots, and screen recordings into short-form content - Develop strong hooks for each piece of content - Suggest multiple creative angles for promising ideas - Edit videos for maximum retention - Identify trending formats that can be adapted to the trading niche - Research successful trading/finance creators - Monitor competitors and emerging content formats - Help develop repeatable content series - Repurpose winning ideas into multiple variations - Review content analytics - Identify why certain videos outperform others - Continuously improve hooks, pacing, editing, and formats based on performance We want someone who thinks like a **content strategist**, not simply someone waiting for editing instructions. ## Analytics & Growth A major part of this position will be learning from what performs. You should be comfortable reviewing metrics such as: - Average watch time - Audience retention - Completion rate - Rewatches - Shares - Saves - Comments - Follows generated - Views - Hook performance If one content format starts performing significantly better than others, we want you to recognize that quickly and help us produce more variations of the winning format. The goal is to develop a repeatable **content engine**, not occasionally get lucky with a viral video. ## Important: Show Us Results Please send us examples of short-form content you have created. We are especially interested in examples that have achieved: - 100K+ views - 500K+ views - 1M+ views However, view count alone is not enough. Please explain **what you believe caused your best-performing videos to succeed**. If possible, include screenshots of analytics or retention data. Trading/finance examples are strongly preferred. ## Content Standards Because we operate in the financial markets industry, accuracy and credibility matter. You should be comfortable producing engaging content without resorting to: - Fake trading results - Fabricated P&L screenshots - Misleading financial claims - Guaranteed-return language - Deceptive clickbait - Misrepresentation of trading performance Hooks can be aggressive and attention-grabbing while still being truthful. You must also use appropriately licensed or approved footage, music, graphics, and other third-party assets. ## The Ideal Candidate You are probably a good fit if: - You genuinely consume short-form content every day - You instinctively notice strong hooks - You understand why people stop scrolling - You have studied viral content - You understand retention-based editing - You know trading/finance terminology - You can work independently - You generate ideas instead of waiting for detailed instructions - You move quickly - You are comfortable experimenting - You care about performance metrics - You can take feedback without becoming attached to a particular creative idea - You enjoy testing different hooks and formats ## Potential Long-Term Opportunity We are looking for someone who can become an important part of our content operation. If the relationship works well, this can become an ongoing, high-volume position. As we grow, the role could expand into responsibilities such as: - Content strategy - Content calendar planning - Managing multiple social channels - Researching viral trends - Developing recurring content series - Coordinating additional editors - Building SOPs around our content process - Helping scale overall organic distribution ## Paid Trial Our preferred hiring process is to start with a **paid trial project**. We may provide a chart, screenshot, screen recording, or trading concept and ask you to create several different short-form content variations from it. We will evaluate: - Hook quality - Creativity - Editing quality - Understanding of trading - Pacing - Retention strategy - Ability to create multiple angles from one idea - Communication - Turnaround speed ## How to Apply Please include the following in your application: 1. Links to **3–5 of the best short-form videos you have created**. 2. Which of those videos performed best and how many views it received. 3. Why you believe that video performed well. 4. Any experience you have creating content in the **trading, investing, finance, options, futures, or crypto niches**. 5. The social platforms you understand best. 6. The editing and AI tools you normally use. 7. Whether you have experience using ElevenLabs or similar AI voice tools. 8. Whether you are comfortable analyzing performance metrics and using them to improve future content. 9. Your typical turnaround time for a 15–60 second short-form video. 10. Start your application with the words **“RETENTION FIRST”** so we know you read the entire posting. ### Bonus Question Imagine we give you a screenshot showing the Nasdaq making a dramatic reversal after breaking the morning high. Give us **three different hooks** you might use to turn that chart into a short-form video. We care more about the quality of your hooks than about writing a long application. If you have a strong understanding of **trading + viral short-form content + retention**, we would like to hear from you.