personal brand video editor

Long-Term Short-Form Video Editor – Instagram Reels

I’m a UK optometrist creating short-form videos about eye health, dry eyes and eyelid care.

I’m looking for a 'reliable video editor to work with me long term' who can turn my raw footage into engaging Instagram Reels while keeping the videos natural and true to my personal style.

Most of my content will be talking-head videos, but I will occasionally create day-in-the-life/vlog-style content too (once a week). I would want that personal brand, aesthetic, like friendly feel.

I’ll provide the raw footage, topic/script and reference videos showing the editing style I’m looking for.

• Edit 30 vertical videos per month in CapCut, approximately one video per day.
• Most videos will be talking-head content.

-At the end of every month, I will supply all the content, to be edited for the following month.

• Cut mistakes and unnecessary pauses while keeping my delivery natural and conversational.
• Use 'clean, aesthetic captions, typography, text overlays and visuals' that help create a recognisable personal brand.
• Captions should feel 'intentionally designed for my content' not generic CapCut templates, basic auto-captions or obvious AI-generated styles.
• Develop a 'consistent visual identity' across my videos over time, including caption style, fonts, positioning, transitions and overall feel.
• Add zooms, sound effects and transitions where they genuinely improve the video, without over-editing.
• Add relevant supporting visuals/B-roll when appropriate.
• Choose visuals that feel 'high-quality, relevant and intentional', rather than random stock footage or generic AI-generated imagery.
• Check the spelling of eye-health and medical terminology carefully.
• Follow the reference videos I provide and gradually learn my personal editing style.
• Deliver finished '9:16 videos' ready for Instagram/TikTok.
• Provide the 'editable CapCut project' for each video.
• Complete one reasonable round of revisions per video if required.

What I’m Looking For

• Experience editing Instagram Reels, TikToks or YouTube Shorts using CapCut.
• A strong understanding of short-form pacing, retention and storytelling.
• A good eye for aesthetics, typography and personal-brand content.
• Someone who understands that good editing isn't about adding as many effects as possible — it should make the creator and content feel more engaging and recognisable.
• Strong written English and attention to detail.
• Reliable communication and consistent delivery.
• Ability to follow reference videos closely.
• Ability to take feedback and apply it to future videos.
• Someone interested in a 'long-term working relationship', rather than a short-term freelance project.

How to Apply

To be considered for the position, please first send me, 2–3 examples of short-form videos you have previously edited.

I also have 2 trial videos, that I would like shortlisted applicants to edit.

Trial 1 – Talking Head Reel

This represents the majority of the work. Around , 5–6 videos per week, will be similar to this.

I will provide the raw footage along with a reference video. I would like you to study the reference carefully and edit my footage in a similar style, including the pacing, cuts, captions, text, zooms, supporting visuals and sound effects where appropriate.

I’m particularly interested in seeing how you use ,captions, typography and visual elements to make the video feel premium and personal rather than like a generic social-media edit.

Trial 2 – Day-in-the-Life / Vlog Reel

• The completed voiceover
• A separate folder containing all of the footage/B-roll
• Reference video(s) showing the style I want

For this video, I want you to use the voiceover to guide the story and choose the most appropriate footage to create an engaging, well-paced vlog.

These trial edits are important because I’m looking for an editor who can 'study references' , understand my style and recreate that feeling consistently.

This link will take you to the google forlder with the 2 videos and footage to use.

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Payment & Long-Term Opportunity

The starting pay is $300 USD per month for 30 completed videos— approximately one video per day.

after the trail reel.

For the first month:

$150 will be paid upfront
$150 will be paid once all 30 videos for the month have been delivered.

I’m looking for someone I can work with 'long term'.

My goal is for the editor to gradually understand my content so well that we develop a consistent and recognisable editing style across my personal brand.

If you’re reliable, meet deadlines, communicate well and consistently produce edits that fit my style, I’d like to continue working together month after month.

There will also be opportunities for the pay to increase over time as my channel, workload and business grow.

If you're interested, please send:

• Your 3 best examples of short-form content you've edited
• Tell me briefly about your experience editing Reels/TikToks in CapCut.
• Include the 2 videos I sent to get edit, so I can see if you match the editing level I need.

Anyone that doesn't send the sample edited videos back, will be ignored.

Thank you for your time, I look forward to seeing your work.