Video Editor - Street & Campus Interviews

Posted 2 months ago

Worldwide

Summary

What You'll Be Editing Raw interview footage from on-campus shoots — students answering questions about sorority/frat life, campus culture, social dynamics, and more. Exmaples: 1. https://www.tiktok.com/@snagdelivery/video/7654345640155024671 2. https://www.tiktok.com/@snagdelivery/video/7655758808031005983 3. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DLSk-j-pmBM/ Your job is to cut these into tight, engaging short-form clips with animated captions in the TextPop style. Think MrBeast interview format: punchy pacing, bold yellow captions, organized by question, built for the scroll. Day-to-Day Responsibilities Review raw interview footage and identify the strongest answers and most engaging moments Remove dead space, filler words, and weak answers — keep the pace fast throughout Organize clips by question using markers; group all answers to the same question together Generate captions from the transcript and clean up punctuation, spelling, and sorority/fraternity names Style captions: Proxima Nova Semi Bold, all caps, yellow, ~75–80pt, centered, bold with drop shadow Upgrade captions to graphics and apply the Pop Text animation preset Adjust Vector Motion so captions are never cut off at screen edges Apply basic Lumetri color correction and normalize audio to -6 to -12 dB Deliver final exports organized by question/segment in Google Drive Editing Style Reference Caption style: Proxima Nova Semi Bold · All caps · Yellow · ~75–80pt · Centered · Drop shadow Audio target: -6 to -12 dB for dialogue · No peaking Caption animation: Pop Text / Transform Text Animation preset · Applied after upgrading to graphics Pacing: Fast — eliminate pauses, filler words, and any answer that doesn't land Organization: Answers grouped by question using named timeline markers What We're Looking For Experience editing interview or talking-head content for TikTok or Reels Comfortable with caption workflows in Adobe Premiere Pro — generating, styling, and animating text Strong ear for what's funny, interesting, or engaging in interview answers Fast and precise with cuts — dead space is the enemy Able to manage large volumes of footage and keep it organized Familiarity with or willingness to learn the TextPop/MrBeast caption style Nice to Have Experience with animated caption presets (Pop Text or similar) Background in social-first content editing — not traditional video production Familiarity with campus, Greek life, or youth-culture content What You Get $5 per delivered clip 10–15 clips per week depending on weekend shoot volume — $50–75/week for fast editors Flexible, deadline-based schedule — no set hours Access to a clear SOP and preset pack from day one — no guessing the style. Room to grow into a lead editor role as Snag scales

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Member since Jun 15, 2026
  • USA
    Austin11:45 PM
  • $822 total spent
    1 hire, 1 active

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