Short-Form Video Editor
Posted 3 Dec 2025
Advertised as “Short Form Video Editor”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Contract
No salary listed for this role.
We believe a story can change what a person can see: not by arguing, but by showing them something true they didn’t have words for. Dream Three is a story studio built to deliver best-in-class, genre-spanning narratives across mediums, including film and series, theater and live events, publishing and music, and digital and immersive. If you’re looking for a team that takes big creative swings and doesn’t settle for less than excellent, keep reading.
ROLE OVERVIEW
We’re looking for a Short Form Video Editor who lives and breathes vertical video to cut high-retention clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. You’ll turn long-form footage (interviews, BTS, podcasts) into tight, thumb-stopping edits that hook in the first 1–3 seconds, keep viewers watching, and drive follows. If you’re obsessed with hooks, pacing, and platform-based storytelling—and you can move quickly without losing taste—you’ll thrive here.
What Success Looks Like In This Role:
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You consistently deliver 3–5+ strong clips per week (0:15–2:00) from provided footage, on brief and on time.
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Your edits show clear hooks and high retention relative to baseline for each channel.
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Projects are tidy and easy to pick up—clean timelines, labeled exports, and organized media.
WHO YOU ARE
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You move fast but care a lot about taste and details.
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You’re comfortable getting direct creative feedback and iterating quickly.
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You love studying what works on TikTok/Reels/Shorts and can explain why a clip hits.
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You’re proactive: if a hook isn’t working, you suggest alternatives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Edit 3–5+ short form clips per week from long form footage, with quick turnarounds (sometimes same day).
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Craft strong cold opens, trims, and pacing tailored to TikTok/Reels/Shorts.
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Add accurate, on-brand captions and punch up with motion graphics, callouts, emojis, and SFX when appropriate.
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Mix and sweeten audio (dialogue cleanup, music/SFX balance) and do basic color correction/matching.
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Version content for 9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9 and export platform-ready files with correct codecs and loudness.
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Package assets: clean project files, labeled exports, thumbnail pulls, and simple metadata (working title/tags).