Freelance Video Editor

The Forbes Advisor Creative Strategy Team is seeking a Freelance Video Editor to support their short-form content production on an ongoing retainer basis. The role involves creating social media-native videos focused on performance and engagement, working closely with the creative team.

Location: UK- or US-based preferred

Responsibilities

• Create platform-native short-form social videos with strong pacing, hooks, retention, and storytelling.
• Collaborate in an iterative workflow, testing and refining creative content.
• Produce approximately 4 batches of content per week, each with about 5 edits, mostly around 30 seconds long.
• Work closely with the Head of Creative Strategy and a team of Creative Strategists.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional video editing experience.
• Strong experience editing for Meta (Facebook/Instagram), TikTok, and other short-form social platforms.
• Understanding of hooks, retention, platform-native pacing, captions/subtitles, UGC-style editing, and social-first storytelling.
• Experience with performance marketing or direct-response creative is a plus.

Additional Information

• Initial workload up to 4 days per week, flexible as workflows are established.
• Start date ASAP, ideally before end of June.
• Flexible working hours: UK (9am–5pm), US (8am–4pm, local time).
• Tools required: Adobe Premiere Pro. Nice to have: AI-assisted creative workflows, experience with ElevenLabs, Veo 3, and AI video assets.
• Engagement on a freelance/contractor basis with potential pathway to permanent role.
• Application requires portfolio, examples of short-form work, social-first editing experience, availability, and rate preferences.