Political Ad Editor: finish a :75 vertical spot from locked storyboard (16:9 conform + :30 cutdown)

We are a small consulting firm running paid media for a grassroots congressional campaign in western Kentucky. The creative work is done — we have a 15-page approved storyboard, an editor's pull sheet with every clip and in/out point, a folder of selected footage, and a 6-minute speech master. We need an editor to take those materials and deliver a polished, broadcast-ready :75 vertical (9:16) spot, a 16:9 conform, and a :30 cutdown. A rough cut already exists as a timing reference; your job is to make it great. WHAT YOU GET FROM US Storyboard v4 (PDF): 12 scenes with verbatim VO pulls, on-screen text, footage cast, audio notes, and 16:9 reframe notes. Editor's pull sheet (XLSX): 36 pulls with file, in/out, orientation, mute/sound flag, event/date, and notes; plus a Rules & Excludes tab. Selects folder (Drive): 24 renamed clips/stills, the speech master (1080p, 5:53), and word-level timecodes for every VO line. Rough cut v1 (67s, 9:16) as a pacing reference — rebuild from the sources; do not just polish it. Brand: navy #1B2A4A, red #C8102E, white; Montserrat ExtraBold for captions; text-only end card. DELIVERABLES :75 vertical master — 1080x1920, H.264, 30fps, -16 LUFS, burned-in captions on every VO line; high-bitrate MP4 plus a social-ready MP4. 16:9 conform — 1920x1080, same cut; vertical B-roll handled with blur-fill or split-screen (your call, show us). :30 cutdown — 9:16 and 16:9, per the cutdown map on the storyboard's last page. Project file (Premiere or Resolve) and an SRT for each version. Two revision rounds after the first cut. NON-NEGOTIABLE RULES (they are in the storyboard — read it) VO is verbatim from the speech master. No rewrites, paraphrase, AI voice, or re-ordering words inside a pull. No donate ask. End card is "WILLIAMSFORKY.COM — JOIN US." plus the paid-for line. Zero opponent content: no names, no report-card/F-score props. The Excludes list names every file and frame to avoid. Every candid clip runs muted under the speech unless the pull sheet says SOUND ON (only the crowd chant). Opens and closes on "I am here for you." TIMELINE & BUDGET First full cut within 72 hours of receiving files; final within 7 days. Fixed price $500–$1,000 depending on experience, paid in milestones (test → first cut → final). Strong chance of ongoing work through November 3 (4–6 spots/month) for the right editor. ABOUT YOU US-based; portfolio with political, advocacy, nonprofit, or documentary-style social video; you have cut vertical ads with burned-in captions. You can read a storyboard and a pull sheet and execute without hand-holding — and you tell us when something in the plan does not work. Fast, responsive, comfortable with campaign pace and confidentiality (NDA required; all footage is client property). TO APPLY Send (1) links to your two most relevant spots, (2) your turnaround for the first cut, (3) your fixed price for the three deliverables, and (4) one sentence on how you would handle a 16:9 conform of phone-vertical B-roll. Shortlisted editors get a $150 paid test: Scenes 3 and 9 from the storyboard as a 15-second sample within 24 hours.