Creative Production Editor (social media)

Title: Creative Production Editor (Full-Time, Long-Term)
Salary: $1,800 – $2,200 USD/month ($10–13/hour, based on experience)
Type: Full-time contract, 40 hrs/week, timesheet-based
Schedule: 4 hours overlap with US Central

About the role

Harmony Marketing is hiring a Creative Production Editor to join our Creative Production department. This is not a "cut clips as assigned" job. You'll own video projects end to end — from raw footage landing in the drive, through organizing it against the content brief, to a finished edit that goes out the door.

You'll work directly with the head of Creative Production. As you prove yourself, this role grows into a senior position where you also review and revise work from other editors on the team, with pay increasing as your scope does.
What you'll be editing — watch these before you apply

Here are real examples of the work we produce: ----------

We make social media ads and Reels. Vertical, short-form, fast. Almost none of our work is horizontal, and none of it is long-form corporate or wedding-style video.

The core of what we do is building a story out of b-roll — showcasing a product or service through tightly cut footage that holds attention from the first frame.

That means:

• 9:16 vertical, built for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and paid social placements
• Heavy stylized and kinetic text — animated captions, callouts, and on-screen copy that carries the message
• Punchy pacing, sound design, and cuts timed to music or VO
• Strong b-roll selection and sequencing. Finding the two seconds that sell the product out of ten minutes of footage is the skill we're hiring for
• Hook-first structure — the first 2 seconds d ---------- whether the ad works

If your reel is mostly 16:9 talking heads, event recaps, or documentary-style pieces with clean minimal text, this isn't the right fit and we'd rather you not apply. If the videos in that folder look like the work you already do — and want to do better — keep reading.

What you'll do

• Ingest, organize, and label raw footage against content briefs so every project has a clean, searchable starting point
• Edit finished vertical ads and Reels — hook, pacing, story, sound, color, kinetic text
• Build and apply motion graphics templates (MOGRTs) to keep our output consistent and fast
• Use AI-assisted editing tools (including Claude) to speed up our workflow — transcript-based rough cuts, automated organization, scripting repetitive tasks
• Help us build and document editing systems, not just complete individual edits
• As you grow: review and revise videos from other editors, give clear feedback, and hold quality standards across the department

What you must have

• 3+ years editing professionally, with a portfolio that shows vertical short-form social ads or Reels — not just repurposed horizontal work
• Strong command of at least one of: Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut — plus real After Effects ability
• Demonstrated skill with stylized/kinetic text and animated captions, not just default caption tracks
• Your own library of MOGRTs / motion graphics templates you can bring and build on
• A proven eye for b-roll — selecting, sequencing, and cutting product/service footage so it actually sells
• Comfort with AI editing tools, and genuine curiosity about making the process faster rather than defensiveness about it
• Ruthless organization. File naming, folder structure, and version control that another editor could pick up cold
• Reliable high-speed internet and a machine that can actually handle 4K timelines
• Strong written English — you'll be reading briefs and eventually writing revision notes

Nice to have

• Sound design and audio cleanup skills
• Color grading beyond basic correction
• Experience editing paid social ads specifically (and understanding what a hook and a CTA need to do)
• Experience giving feedback to or managing other editors

What we offer

• Full-time, long-term, stable work — not project-to-project
• $1,800–$2,200/month to start, with a clear path to more as you take on senior editing and revision responsibilities
• Real ownership of the systems we build, not just the tasks handed to you
• A team that invests in tools that make your work faster instead of asking you to grind

How to apply

Send us:
1. Your portfolio or reel — link to 3–5 pieces you personally edited. Must be vertical, highly engaging, short-form ads or Reels with stylized text.
2. A short note on the AI tools you currently use in your editing workflow and what they've actually saved you
3. A screenshot of how you organize a project folder on a real past project

Start your application with the word "MOGRT" so we know you read the whole posting. Applications without it won't be reviewed.