Video Editor (Remote) – Personal Brand Content

About the role

HireHawk connects professionals with remote work at U.S. and Canadian companies. This is a full-time, long-term contractor position for a video editor working remotely, Monday to Friday on Central Time, for a founder-led personal-brand content business. The founder handles client conversations, filming and messaging guidance, and there is no creative team: the editor turns about 20-minute conversational recordings into polished short-form videos for Instagram and Facebook.

Key responsibilities

• Turn conversational footage into focused short-form stories with strong hooks, clear structure and good pacing.
• Use the founder's messaging guidance to pick the strongest moments and build a complete narrative without detailed editing instructions.
• Preserve each client's voice and meaning while removing repetition, tangents and distractions.
• Add accurate captions, thoughtful framing, B-roll, punch-ins and supporting visuals that improve clarity or engagement.
• Deliver clean audio and polished, platform-ready videos, checking subtitles and flow before handoff.
• Keep recurring content and revisions organized across 4-6 clients, aiming for about 3-4 completed videos per day.
• Adapt the editing style to each client, take initiative on next steps and apply feedback so future edits need less direction.

Required profile

• Portfolio with Instagram Reels and talking-head, interview, podcast, founder, executive, thought-leadership or personal-brand content.
• Relevant professional video editing experience; 3-5 years preferred, ideally including 2+ years in social content, though 1-2 years with an exceptional portfolio is welcome.
• Strong English comprehension and communication, able to follow conversational nuance.
• Initiative and independence, able to manage recurring edits and deadlines without waiting for detailed instructions.
• Comfortable working directly with a founder without a creative team, Monday to Friday on Central Time.
• Nice to have: previous founder or startup experience, Descript experience, editing for personal brands, consultants, coaches, agencies or podcasters, and adaptation for TikTok, YouTube Shorts or LinkedIn.

Required skills

• CapCut proficiency, with captions, pacing, framing, B-roll, punch-ins and basic audio cleanup.
• Short-form storytelling instinct.
• Nice to have: Premiere Pro or similar professional software.

What we offer

• Pay of $1,500-$1,800 per month.
• Access to a perk marketplace with discounts on 150+ services.
• Option to withdraw up to 50% of approved earnings before payday.