Social Media Editor- LIFESTYLE CONTENT

Important: I am not looking for basic talking-head or podcast-style editors. I’m looking for someone who can edit lifestyle, beauty, wellness, and vlog-style content — someone who understands pacing, visuals, music, and how to make content feel elevated, aesthetic, and engaging. Please send specific examples of this content.

This role is perfect for someone who understands creator content, internet culture, storytelling, clean pacing, hooks, captions, and how to make short-form videos feel engaging without being overly edited.

I’m not looking for someone to just cut clips together. I’m looking for an editor who can look at existing footage, find the strongest ---------- nts, suggest creative edits, recommend hooks, and help shape the footage into content that feels engaging, polished, and social-first.

This role will start with short-form video editing. Over time, there may be an opportunity to expand into YouTube long-form editing as well.

Pay:
$300/month to start for a 30-day trial period
Potential to increase if the fit is strong and the workload grows

Workload:
10 short-form videos per month
2–3 edits per week
1 round of revisions per video
Short-form content only to start

Responsibilities:
Edit short-form videos for Instagram Reels & TikTok
Review raw footage and identify strong hooks, ---------- nts, story beats, and usable clips
Recommend creative edits based on the footage provided
Add clean captions, hooks, zooms, cuts, sound effects, and engaging pacing
Create videos that feel natural, aesthetic, polished, and social-first
Follow editing references closely while also bringing creative ideas
Stay aware of social media trends, viral formats, and editing styles
Organize edited files clearly

Requirements:
Strong experience editing short-form video
Familiar with CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut, or similar editing tools
Strong understanding of TikTok/Reels/Shorts pacing
Good eye for lifestyle, wellness, beauty, fitness, and creator content
Able to spot engaging ---------- nts inside raw footage
Creative enough to suggest edit ideas, hooks, and formats
Able to adapt to a creator’s style quickly
Reliable, organized, and communicative
Comfortable receiving feedback and making revisions
Able to meet weekly deadlines

Bonus Skills:
Experience editing for influencers, creators, or personal brands
Experience editing wellness, beauty, fitness, lifestyle, relationship, or podcast-style content
Experience with YouTube long-form editing
Basic Canva skills for covers/thumbnails
Knowledge of viral content trends
Ability to repurpose one piece of footage into multiple versions

Please include:
3 examples of short-form videos you have edited
Your editing software
Your availability
Your experience editing creator/influencer content
A brief note on how you approach turning raw footage into a strong video
The word “GLOW” in your application so I know you read this

Applications without video samples will not be considered.