Short-Form Video Content Creator / Editor

Ongoing Freelance Position | Remote | Weddings & Live Events

Marquee Events is looking for a talented short-form video content creator/editor to join our creative team on an ongoing freelance basis.

We are a high-energy wedding entertainment and production company based in the United States. Our weddings combine incredible music, packed dance floors, lighting, production and live entertainment with an energy that often feels more like a nightclub, concert or festival than a traditional wedding reception.

We want someone who can take the footage from those events and turn it into 30–60 second vertical videos that grab attention immediately, tell an epic story and make an engaged couple think:

"I WANT MY WEDDING TO FEEL LIKE THAT."

Content will primarily be created for Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook Reels and YouTube Shorts.

WE NEED A CREATOR, NOT JUST AN EDITOR

We're not looking for someone who simply knows how to operate editing software.

We want someone who can open a folder containing a large amount of raw event footage and see the finished video inside of it.

You need to be able to find the moments that matter, identify incredible 2-second reactions buried inside longer clips, choose the music, create the hook, build the energy and tell the story.

Eventually, we'd like to upload footage from a wedding and be able to say:

"Here's the event. Show us what you can create."

Most of our videos are fast-paced, high-energy and music-driven, but occasionally an event may call for something more emotional or cinematic.

We want to develop a recognizable Marquee Events style while still incorporating new ideas, trends, audio and editing techniques when they fit our brand.

RAW 360° EXPERIENCE IS A MAJOR REQUIREMENT

A significant amount of our footage is captured with an Insta360 X5.

You will receive RAW 360° footage directly from the camera.

We are NOT going to select the camera angles, reframe the footage or export traditional video clips before sending it to you.

You need to be comfortable doing that yourself.

You should be proficient with:

RAW Insta360 footage
360° reframing
Keyframing camera movement
Following subjects
Pans, rotations, zooms and perspective changes
Creating vertical 9:16 shots from 360° footage
Finding unique angles inside a 360° scene
Mixing 360° footage with traditional footage

We don't care whether you use Insta360 Studio, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut or another workflow.

We care about what you create.

If you have never worked directly with RAW 360° footage, this probably isn't the right position for you.

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH

Our content is primarily captured using:

DJI Osmo Pocket 3
Insta360 X5
iPhone
GoPro/action cameras
Professional cameras
Other miscellaneous event footage

You'll be working with packed dance floors, bride & groom moments, huge crowd reactions, DJs, live musicians, lighting, production, venue shots, behind-the-scenes content, funny moments, emotional moments and everything else that happens throughout a wedding.

Part of your job is taking footage from several different sources and making it feel like one cohesive piece of content.

MUSIC MATTERS

In most cases, you will select the music.

Watch the footage first and choose the audio that fits THAT event.

Most videos will be high-energy, but occasionally the story may call for something more emotional.

We also don't want to hear the same trending audio repeated from video to video.

Strong musical instincts are very important to us.

CREATIVE FREEDOM + COLLABORATION

Sometimes you'll receive almost complete creative freedom.

Other times, we'll go through the footage ourselves and send you a short shot list of moments we absolutely love and would like incorporated.

Think:

"Here are some moments we love. Build something incredible around them."

Even when we give you specific shots, we still want you finding additional moments, selecting the best 360° angles, choosing the music and determining how everything fits together.

We're looking for collaboration, not someone waiting for step-by-step editing instructions.

WE'RE EXPANDING OUR CREATIVE TEAM

We currently work with a content creator who does a good job.

We are NOT replacing him.

We're looking for another creative perspective.

Another set of eyes.

Another style.

Another person who may connect differently with our events and find things in the footage that we didn't see.

Strong RAW 360° creativity is especially important.

THE CONTENT

Our primary videos will be:

Main Highlights

30–60 seconds designed to immediately grab attention and tell the story of the event.

We're also beginning to create:

Quick Hitters

Approximately 8–12 second micro-teasers built around several incredible moments designed purely to STOP THE SCROLL and create excitement for the full video.

Some weddings may also generate additional standalone clips.

During slower periods we may revisit older event footage, and occasionally we'll create larger marketing pieces using multiple weddings, including Year in Rewind style videos showcasing epic moments throughout the year.

WORKLOAD & TURNAROUND

This is an ongoing freelance position, not an exclusive full-time role.

Expect a minimum of approximately:

1 video per week

Many weeks may include 2–3 videos, depending on our event schedule.

There may also be opportunities for additional work through another event professional we work closely with.

Our ideal turnaround for a typical video is approximately:

2–3 days.

Wedding work is seasonal, so volume will vary throughout the year.

HOW TO APPLY
PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY.
DO NOT SEND US YOUR ENTIRE PORTFOLIO.

We do NOT want your general portfolio website, Behance page, Google Drive containing everything you've ever edited or 20 different video links.

We don't want to search through your entire career trying to find something relevant.

SEND US TWO LINKS:
LINK #1: INTRODUCTION

Ideally, send us a short video introducing yourself.

Tell us a little about who you are and why you think you'd be a good fit.

If English isn't your strongest language, a written introduction or resume is completely fine.

We'd love to get to know the people who may eventually become part of our creative team.

LINK #2: ONE VIDEO

Send us ONE direct link to ONE video you personally created that MOST CLOSELY resembles the type of content we're describing.

ONE VIDEO. Choose carefully.

It does NOT need to be a wedding.

It could be a music festival, nightclub, concert, DJ performance, high-energy event, sports, travel, lifestyle or anything else that demonstrates the style we're looking for.

Send us the video that makes you think:

"If they like THIS, I'm probably the right creator for them."

If it includes RAW 360° footage that you personally reframed and edited, even better.

ALSO TELL US:
Your experience working with RAW Insta360 / 360° footage
What software you use
Your typical turnaround time
Your price per finished 30–60 second video

And include the phrase:

WEDDING ENTERTAINMENT REIMAGINED

somewhere in your response so we know you actually read this posting.

NEXT STEP: CREATIVE AUDITION

We will review the applications and select a small group of creators whose work most closely matches what we're looking for.

Not everyone who applies will be selected.

Those creators will receive the same folder of RAW footage from one of our previous weddings, including RAW Insta360 X5 content, and will have approximately one week to create a 30–60 second vertical video.

We will intentionally give you creative freedom because we want to see:

What YOU see in our footage.

Your audition video is for evaluation purposes only.

If we love your audition video and would like to publish or commercially use it, we will contact you first and mutually agree upon compensation for that specific video before it is used.

WHAT MATTERS MOST

We're not looking for the cheapest editor.

We're looking for someone who finds the shot we didn't notice.

Someone who looks at raw 360° footage and sees five different possibilities.

Someone who hears a song and immediately imagines an edit.

Someone who can take hundreds of random wedding moments and turn them into 60 seconds that makes someone wish they had been there.

Most importantly:

MAKE OUR FUTURE CLIENTS THINK:
"THAT IS WHAT I WANT MY WEDDING TO FEEL LIKE."

Marquee Events