Short-Form Video Editor

Job Description

SHORT-FORM VIDEO EDITOR (Reels, Shorts, TikTok)

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Veritas Creative Media is hiring an editor for Adam Lane Smith, a relationship coach with a large following on social media. The role focuses on editing short-form video content for Reels, Shorts and TikTok.

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Required

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• 3+ years of experience editing short-form social video, including for a channel that publishes daily.
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• Experience with talking-head and educational content.
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• Color grading with scopes on a calibrated display, including preset management and consistent skin tones across changes in wardrobe and lighting.
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• Working knowledge of source-matched sequence settings, social loudness standards, color space and platform export settings.
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• Fluent English listening comprehension, as edits follow the speaker rather than a transcript.
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• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro.
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• A workstation capable of native 4K editing and an internet connection suited to 20–35 GB source files.
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Nice to have

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• Experience with After Effects.
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• Ability to take full responsibility for color across all channels. Candidates with this experience are considered for the upper end of the salary range.
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• What you will do
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• Edit vertical video from 4K footage and finished long-form episodes, including multi-speaker podcasts.
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• Produce clean edits in the brand’s established style.
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• Shape pieces for performance: select the strongest moment, craft the opening seconds, set the pace and test alternative hooks.
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• Develop original concepts that bring the brand to new viewers.
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How We Measure Success

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• Consistent style, color and skin tones across every edit and channel.
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• Measurable improvement in retention on pieces with tested hooks.
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• A steady flow of original concepts that reach new viewers.
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• Every export meets each platform’s loudness and color space standards.
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• Tools: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, YouTube Studio, ClickUp, Miro, Google Workspace
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How to Apply

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• Please share links to your published work (no showreels), along with:
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• Three vertical edits you made yourself, with any performance data you have (reach, retention, saves).
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• A short note on one of these edits: why you chose its opening and which alternative hook you tried.
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• A screen recording or project file showing your grading process.
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• A professional reference from a channel you’ve edited for.
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Hiring Process

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There is no test assignment. Shortlisted candidates are invited to a live online session to develop an idea and edit a short piece with the team. We may also ask you to walk us through one of your edits.

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Please send your application to View email address on ziprecruiter.com by October 21 . Be sure to follow the instructions under How to Apply and use the subject line Short-Form Video Editor - Your Full Name when submitting your application.

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Seniority: Mid-Senior level

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Job Function: Art/Creative, Media and Communication

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Industry: Media Production, Online Audio and Video Media

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Skills: Adobe Premiere Pro, Video Editing, Color Grading, Short-Form Video, Social Media Content, Audio Post-Production

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Salary: $45000 - $85000/year. 

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