Short-Form Video Editor Needed for AI / Business Reels & Facebook Ads

# Short-Form Video Editor Needed for AI / Business Reels & Facebook Ads We’re looking for a talented short-form video editor to help edit high-performing reels, short-form videos, and Facebook/Instagram ad creatives in the AI/business education space. This is not just basic cutting and captions. We need someone who understands how to edit for **attention, retention, clarity, and conversions**. You’ll be provided with the raw videos, scripts, examples, and direction. Your job will be to turn them into polished, engaging, high-retention short-form videos that feel native to platforms like Instagram Reels, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. There may also be potential for some long-form content down the line. ## What We’re Looking For We need someone who can improve: * The opening hook * Pacing and cuts * Pattern interrupts * On-screen text * Motion graphics * Captions/subtitles * B-roll or visual overlays * Overall retention and creative performance The goal is not just to make the videos look professional. The goal is to make them perform better. ## Editing Style We’re looking for a modern, performance-focused editing style with strong captions, clean motion graphics, good pacing, visual hooks, relevant b-roll, and a strong first 3 seconds. We’ll provide examples of previous reels, ads, and editing styles we like. ## Trial Project To start, we’ll do a paid trial project. For the trial, we’ll send you 3–5 short-form videos/reels/ads to edit. We’ll compare your edited versions against our current standard edits. If the quality is strong and the videos perform well, this can turn into ongoing weekly work. ## Requirements Please apply only if you: * Have experience editing short-form social media content * Understand retention-based editing * Can edit talking-head videos into high-performing reels/ads * Have experience with captions, motion graphics, b-roll, and visual hooks * Can follow examples and match a desired style * Ideally have experience with AI, business, marketing, coaching, or educational content ## To Apply Please include: 1. Examples of short-form videos, reels, or ads you’ve edited 2. Any examples used for paid ads or high-performing organic content 3. A brief explanation of how you approach editing for retention 4. Your price for editing 3–5 trial videos 5. Your typical turnaround time