Short-Form Video Editor (Podcast Clips / Reels / TikTok / Shorts)

We're looking for a talented short-form video editor to transform long-form podcast interviews into highly engaging clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, LinkedIn, and YouTube Shorts. This is not a simple clipping role. We're looking for someone who understands audience attention, storytelling, pacing, and what makes people stop scrolling. **About the Podcast** Fayl Tales features candid conversations with founders, creators, operators, and professionals about failures, pivots, setbacks, lessons learned, and the realities behind success. Guests often share surprising stories, difficult decisions, mistakes, controversial opinions, and unexpected insights. **What You'll Do** * Watch long-form podcast episodes * Identify the most compelling moments * Create short-form clips designed to maximize engagement and watch time * Write strong hooks and opening captions * Add captions, zooms, cuts, graphics, and visual elements where appropriate * Deliver multiple clips per episode **We're Looking For Someone Who** * Understands TikTok, Instagram Reels, LinkedIn, and YouTube Shorts * Knows how to create curiosity and retention without being misleading * Can spot strong stories, emotional moments, surprising opinions, and memorable quotes * Has experience editing podcast content * Thinks like a content strategist, not just a video editor **Examples of the Type of Clips We Like** * Unexpected founder stories * "I lost everything" moments * Hard lessons learned * Contrarian opinions * Surprising business insights * Emotional or vulnerable moments * Career pivots and reinventions Please send: 1. Examples of short-form content you've edited 2. Your favourite creator, podcast, or brand producing excellent short-form content 3. A brief explanation of how you decide which moments become clips 4. Your rate per clip or per podcast episode Bonus points if you've worked with startup, business, entrepreneurship, creator, or interview-based content before. We're looking for someone who can help us create content people genuinely want to watch, not just repurpose podcast footage.