Dream Three

Short Form Video Editor

New York City · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$20kDetected 231 days ago

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About the role

We're looking for a Short Form Video Editor who lives and breathes vertical video to cut high-retention clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
If you're obsessed with hooks, pacing, and platform-based storytelling-and you can move quickly without losing taste-you'll thrive here.
Your edits show clear hooks and high retention relative to baseline for each channel.

Keep projects organized in Dropbox/Drive per our file naming and folder conventions.
Collaborate with producers/social strategists, take thorough notes, and turn revisions around promptly.

2+ years editing short-form content for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, or equivalent experience demonstrated in portfolio.
Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro as your primary NLE.
Comfort designing and styling subtitles for vertical formats.
Familiarity with current platform norms and trends (cuts, pacing, memes, sounds, transitions) without chasing every gimmick.
Experience cutting comedy, creator-led, or podcast-driven content.
Familiarity with YouTube metadata and SEO for Shorts.
Proficiency in CapCut, Instagram Edits, or similar mobile tools-but not used as your primary editing tool.
Proven hook-first storytelling for vertical video: you can articulate why something will stop a scroll.

focused, high-trust, and relentlessly committed to mastery - not a 9-to-5 comfort zone.
If you thrive in environments with radical candor, clear ownership, and big creative swings, you'll feel at home here.

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