Senior Short Form Video Editor

ABOUT US
Shot Social is a content agency that grows founders, CEOs and podcasters across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. We've built and scaled short-form for some of the biggest podcasts, creators and names in the world and we're growing even bigger.
We run a testing-led model: strong hooks, high-quality editing, effective posting, and relentless optimisation. Now we're building a team of short-form editors we can rely on. If you can take a long-form podcast and turn it into clips that stop the scroll, we want to see your work.
HOW TO APPLY - https://wkf.ms/4zvHPY8
THE ROLE - You'll turn long-form podcast episodes into scroll-stopping short-form clips for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Day to day that means:Watching full episodes and finding the moments most likely to go viral (manually — more on that below)
Cutting them into clips in our house style: strong hook, clean subtitles, tight pacing, and the right b-roll
Reviewing together with the SMM how your clips perform each week and using that data to make the next batch sharper
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORYou can spot the moment that will perform. This is the number-one skill — everything else is craft layered on top of it.
You edit fast and to a high standard, and you hit deadlines.
You can match an existing style precisely, rather than imposing your own.
You understand what actually works on short-form — hooks, retention, pacing.
Motion graphics, subtitling and the occasional colour grade are all comfortable territory.
You source b-roll that fits the client — real, influencer-style or real-life footage, never stock or movie clips.
You're happy using AI to speed up the repetitive parts (transitions, cropping) so you can spend your time on the creative work — but you pick your moments yourself. We can always tell when a clip was chosen by AI instead of by someone who actually watched the episode.
You're open to feedback and to learning new formats. The first few edits are usually revision-heavy while you learn our style — that's normal, and it settles quickly.
YOUR SETUPYou'll be handling 4K footage and multi-camera podcast recordings, so you'll need:Fast, reliable internet
2TB+ of storage and the ability to download large footage files
A machine that comfortably handles 4K and up to 5 camera angles
HOW WE WORKRemote, freelance and deliverable-based — you manage your own hours, as long as you hit deadlines and stay reachable on Slack during our working windows.
Fast turnaround — we aim for under 48 hours per clip.
Always ahead — we stay at least a week ahead of content, so there's no last-minute scramble.
Data-driven — we test, review and refine every single week.
THE DETAILSLocation: Remote
Type: Full-Time
Availability: Some overlap with UK working hours (GMT) for communication
Pay: $600–$1250
THE HIRING PROCESSApply with your portfolio — a few short-form clips you've edited. The more relevant to podcasts or founders, the better.
If it's a fit, we'll send you a short, trial edit so we can see how you work.
Strong trials join our editor team and start getting real client work.
HOW TO APPLY - https://wkf.ms/4zvHPY8
Please apply here - https://wkf.ms/4zvHPY8

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