Video & Podcast Editor + Social Media Assistant for Parenting Expert (Ongoing, ~6–8 hrs/week)

I'm a licensed clinician and parenting expert building an education brand for parents of struggling kids and teens. I create all the raw content myself — talking-head videos and podcast recordings. I need one reliable person to turn that raw material into polished, published content every week. This is an execution role, not a strategy role. The content calendar, topics, and brand voice are already defined. Your job is to make the machine run. Weekly deliverables: Edit 3–4 Instagram Reels (60–90 sec) from raw talking-head footage I provide: trim dead air, add burned-in captions, add a text hook on screen, export to Instagram spec Edit 1 podcast episode (20–30 min): clean audio, cut restarts and flagged sections, upload to Buzzsprout with the title and description I approve Pull 2–3 short clips from each podcast episode for use as Reels Schedule all posts in the weekly content calendar (Later, Metricool, or similar) Light account management from a guideline doc: follow relevant accounts, flag comments and DMs that need my personal reply (you will not respond as me on substantive messages) Workflow: I batch-record and drop raw files in a shared Google Drive folder once a week with brief notes. You return edited drafts within 72 hours. One revision round per piece. One short weekly check-in call for the first month, then async. You're a fit if you have: A portfolio with talking-head educational or expert content (coaches, clinicians, educators — not just montages or meme edits) Native-level written English — captions must be accurate, including clinical vocabulary Experience with captioning/subtitling tools and at least one audio editor (Descript, CapCut, Premiere, Audacity — your choice, I care about output) A clear delivery process: organized files, consistent naming, deadlines met without chasing Good judgment about tone. This content deals with struggling kids and worried parents. It is direct but never clickbait. If your instinct is trending audio and rapid jump cuts, this isn't the right fit. Where this goes: This role starts focused, but it won't stay small. The brand has several additional offerings launching over the next year — a podcast expansion, parent programs, and professional training — and each will need content and social media support. My strong preference is to expand this role rather than hire around it. The person who proves themselves in the first three months has first claim on that growth. Compensation structure: $500/month flat retainer covering the deliverables above (works out to roughly $115–$125/week, or about $15–$18/hr at the expected 6–8 hrs/week). Paid through Upwork weekly milestones. As scope expands per the above, the retainer will be renegotiated upward to match. To apply: Link 2–3 examples of talking-head content you've edited (Reels, TikToks, or YouTube Shorts) Tell me in 2–3 sentences how you'd handle a raw 5-minute clip where the strongest moment is buried at the 3-minute mark Start your proposal with the word "ANCHOR" so I know you read this far Shortlisted candidates will be offered a short paid test edit before hiring.