Short-Form Video Editor – Fashion/Lifestyle TikTok & Reels

About Us

The Shortlist is a growing fashion-tech app that helps women better understand their personal style, make smarter wardrobe decisions, and get more out of the clothes they already own.

We're building our social presence primarily through TikTok and Instagram Reels, with founder-led content around personal style, closets, outfit decisions, shopping, and the process of building The Shortlist.

We're looking for a talented short-form video editor to help turn our raw footage into polished, engaging content that feels elevated while still feeling natural and native to social media.

What You'll Edit

Approximately 20 short-form videos per month, primarily 15–60 seconds each.

Content will include:

• Founder talking-to-camera videos
• GRWM and outfit content
• Closet and styling B-roll
• Voiceover videos
• App demonstrations and screen recordings
• Founder/building-a-business content

We will provide the raw footage along with the concept, hook, key message, and any specific direction needed.

What We're Looking For

We want someone with a strong visual eye who understands fashion, beauty, lifestyle, or premium consumer brands.

Your edits should feel polished and intentional without looking overly produced.

Think:

• Strong opening hooks
• Excellent pacing and clean cuts
• Tasteful, modern captions and typography
• Strategic use of B-roll
• Clean audio and audio enhancement
• Basic color/exposure correction
• Music and subtle sound design when appropriate
• Thoughtful visual changes that improve retention
• A consistent visual identity across our content

We do not want overly aggressive editing, constant zooms, excessive effects, giant captions, or a generic "viral video" aesthetic.

The goal is elevated, stylish, conversational and native to TikTok/Reels.

Who You Are

You:

• Have experience editing TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts
• Have a portfolio of short-form work
• Understand hooks, pacing, storytelling, and viewer retention
• Have strong aesthetic judgment
• Can work independently once you understand our style
• Communicate clearly and reliably
• Are comfortable receiving feedback and making revisions
• Ideally have experience with fashion, beauty, lifestyle, DTC brands, creators, or female founders

You can use CapCut, Premiere Pro, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, or another professional editing platform. We care much more about the finished product than which software you use.

Workflow

Our goal is to create a simple ongoing system:

We provide: raw footage + concept + hook + creative direction

You provide: polished, ready-to-post TikTok/Reel

As we work together, we'd like to develop several repeatable editing styles/templates so that less direction is required for each video.

Schedule & Compensation

This is an ongoing part-time freelance position.

Expected volume: approximately 20 videos/month

Budget: $400–$500 USD/month, depending on experience, quality, and final scope.

We're looking for someone interested in developing a long-term relationship with the brand as we grow.

Paid Editing Trial

Finalists will be invited to complete a paid editing trial using real raw footage from The Shortlist.

We will provide the same footage and creative direction to each finalist. This is paid work — we do not expect applicants to create free sample edits.

How to Apply

Please send:

1. A short introduction about yourself and your editing experience.
2. Links to the 3 short-form videos you've edited that best represent the aesthetic you would bring to a women's fashion/lifestyle brand.
3. Your role in creating those videos.
4. The editing software you primarily use.
5. Your typical turnaround time for a short-form video.
6. Your expected monthly rate for approximately 20 videos.

Please do not send a large general portfolio. We specifically want to see the three examples you believe are most relevant to this brand and editing style.