Elite Short-Form Video Editor & Creative Director (Retention-Focused) – Lifestyle/Fitness Content

???? READ CAREFULLY — If You Are NOT an A-Player, DO NOT Apply.

I am building a rapidly scaling lifestyle & fitness brand across TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook Reels — with the long-term mission of reaching 1 billion followers.
My content style is similar to:
Ashton Hall, Mike Thurston, Alex Eubank, David Laid
(Clean aesthetic, masculine tone, cinematic gym & lifestyle flow.)
I am looking for a world-class short-form editor who understands not just editing, but retention psychology, hook engineering, and platform algorithms.
Platforms include:
YouTube Shorts

TikTok

Instagram Reels


Facebook Reels

Your job is NOT to cut clips.
Your job is to create attention machines — videos that stop the scroll, hook instantly, retain viewers, and drive follows, shares, and loyalty.
This is NOT a simple technical editing job.

???? WHAT YOU MUST BE
We need someone who:
? Thinks like a viewer
? Edits like a viral strategist
? Creates with full ownership, as if the content was your own
? Understands pacing, emotion, design, and algorithm signals
? Can transform raw lifestyle footage into addictive, scroll-stopping content
If you edit like a machine ? this is NOT for you.
If you edit like a creator ? welcome.

???? WHAT YOU’LL EDIT
You will work with raw footage including:
Gym training & exercises

Lifestyle / “day in the life” content

Aesthetic physique shots

Talking-head clips

Get-ready-with-me moments

Motivational performance sequences

High-presence “energy” clips

Micro-tutorials (form cues, technique guidance)

Your ability to adapt and elevate ALL these formats is required.

???? KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Edit multiple short-form videos per week optimized for virality

Use dynamic pacing, jump-cuts, zooms, reframes

Add clean, on-beat captions/subtitles with perfect grammar

Apply LUTs, color grading, and sound design

Choose the most magnetic moments from raw footage

Use motion graphics sparingly but intentionally

Create strong hooks within the first 1–2 seconds

Maintain high retention with pacing, beats, and pattern interrupts

Repurpose content for multiple platforms (different ratios, crops)

Maintain a premium clean aesthetic across all videos

Communicate proactively and deliver fast


???? A-PLAYER PROFILE (READ TWICE)
We are ONLY hiring someone who is:
Highly intelligent and self-aware

Understands attention psychology & viewer behavior

Can detach from themselves and think like the audience

Can improve footage without being told every step

Obsessed with quality, storytelling, and pacing

Ambitious, growth-oriented, and hungry

Takes full ownership from raw footage to final export

If you need step-by-step instructions ? do NOT apply.
If your edits rely on templates ? do NOT apply.

???? STYLE REFERENCES
Your editing style must be influenced by:
Ashton Hall — ----------

Alex Eubank — ----------

David Laid — ----------

Lifestyle & aesthetic TikTok creators

High-retention influencer shorts

Expect:
Crisp cuts

Clean but strong color grading

Fast pacing but not chaotic

Strategic silence when needed

Emotional storytelling

Modern, premium aesthetic

???? REQUIRED SKILLSET
You must be able to:
Build viral hooks (first 1–2 seconds)

Edit with retention math (beats, pacing arcs, jump patterns)

Color-grade darker skin tones properly (very important)

Create clean, non-cringe captions

Think like a creative director, not a technician

Turn raw lifestyle footage into narrative sequences

Make ANY moment look cinematic

Understand platform differences (TikTok ? Reels ? Shorts)

Speak and understand English fluently

Deliver consistently and FAST


???? APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS (NO EXCEPTIONS)
To be considered, you MUST complete the test assignment.
1. Download the RAW footage here:
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(Footage includes: gym workout sequence, aesthetic shots, talking clips.)

2. Create THREE short-form edits from ONE piece of footage:
15-second version

30-second version

45–60 second version

Each version must clearly show:
Hook strategy

Pacing & retention strategy

Captions

Visual design

LUT / color grading

Story flow

Pattern interrupts

Strong finish

3. Submit the following in your application:
Your 3 edited videos

Written breakdown (1–2 short paragraphs) explaining:

Why you edited it that way

Your retention reasoning

How you think like a viewer

How you optimize for virality

4. Provide your portfolio:
Include links to:
Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

Previous work samples

Applications missing the test assignment will be ignored automatically.

???? COMPENSATION
Paid per video (NOT per hour)

Rate depends on your output quality

Long-term role if you deliver consistently

Expect 60–90 short-form edits per month once onboarded

???? HOW TO APPLY
Submit your proposal with:
Subject: “Video Editor Application — [Your Name] — Billion Followers Project”

Links to your portfolio

Your three edited videos

Your thought-process breakdown

Your expected per-video rate

Your availability (must be immediate)

???? WHY WORK WITH US
This is not just a job.
This is a movement, a mission, a brand designed to scale to millions of daily views.
If you want to grow with a rapidly rising creator and take ownership of the creative lane…
Apply.