Short-Form Video Editor (Instagram/TikTok) — Long-Term, Educational Content

Hey! I'm Davis Carbo. I run an educational content brand about cognitive biases, neuroscience, logical fallacies, and the science of decision-making. I'm looking for a skilled short-form video editor to join my team long-term and take over all editing so I can focus on ideation, scripting, filming, and posting.

Im a creator with an established following, you can see all my content on Instagram, Facebook , and ---------- look before applying, my "Unbiased" series has a distinct style, and I want an editor who gets it and can run with it. However, im also looking to venture it different styles of content so I am looking for someone skilled in multiple domains.

Right now I publish 2–3 videos per week. My priority platforms are Instagram Reels and Facebook , then TikTok. The goal is to keep that output rock-solid first, then scale up over time toward one video per day. Maybe more as long as we can keep quality high. I'm also moving into long-form content later this year, so there's room to grow if you're a strong fit. But if you only want to do short form, thats fine. No pressure!

WHAT YOU'D BE EDITING — 5 STYLES (with examples for the standard I'm after):

1. Unbiased series — my signature style (the most important one to study):

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2. Talking head with graphics:

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3. Green screen:

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4. Reaction posts:

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5. Animated graphics (optional / a plus):

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HOW WE'D WORK:

Footage is shared via Google Drive. I film at night (EST); you edit in your own timezone and return finished cuts to the Drive.
I handle ideation, scripting, filming, and posting. You handle the edit end to end. We start very collaborative at first, once you nail down the style and we're fully aligned you'll be trusted with full editing process.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR:

Proven short-form editing experience , with a portfolio — ideally including educational or talking-head content
Mastery of the short-form fundamentals: a hook in the first 1–3 seconds, tight pacing and retention, clean and accurate on-screen captions, and awareness of current formats/trends.
Strong, fluent English — captions are on screen, so spelling and clarity matter. If I give instruction i want to know it lands.
Reliability at volume: able to hold a consistent 2–3 videos/week and scale up over time
Someone who takes initiative and elevates a video, not just someone who follows instructions.

My thesis for content is Entertaining and Educational, Modern Bill Nye, and im going for more elegant and classy than loud, obnoxious and over the top. I want people to feel educational content has a dark and mysterious side, you can see that with my unbiased content I hope.

TO APPLY:

Send your portfolio, with any examples relevant to educational / talking-head / short-form content
Watch a few of the examples above and tell me which of my videos you liked and why — what you'd keep, what you'd improve
Any AI-generated applications will be automatically disregarded. I want to hear from you, not ChatGPT.
So I know you actually read this: start your reply with your favorite color.

I'm looking to start part-time to keep my current output, with a clear path to more work (and long-form) as we build trust. Looking forward to seeing your work!

As for pay, the wage/salary outlined here is for part time, this is totally up for negotiation! Ill pay for the right talent but want you to propose what you think is fair.