Job Title: Social Content Editor
Job Type: Full-time / Remote
Work Hours: PST
Job Overview:
We're helping our client find a Social Content Editor to own the editing and optimization of social-first content across platforms. In this role, you'll be responsible for turning raw footage into high-performing, engaging content tailored for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
You'll play a key role in the content flywheelediting, optimizing, and refining content that resonates with the target audience while aligning with brand voice, platform best practices, and compliance standards.
Responsibilities:
- Edit social-first content with a 2448 hour turnaround time
- Optimize edits for platform-specific algorithms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, YouTube Shorts)
- Transform long-form content into multiple short, engaging clips
- Apply social-first editing techniques including trending audio, hooks, pacing, and visual storytelling
- Add captions, motion graphics, and animation layers to enhance engagement
- Understand and implement strong opening hooks tailored to each platform
- Review and refine UGC scripts and creator briefs before production
- Ensure all content aligns with brand voice and guidelines
- Collaborate asynchronously with social and brand teams to iterate quickly based on feedback
- Maintain consistency with content calendars and agreed SLAs
- Ensure all content is compliant with internal standards and applicable marketing or regulatory guidelines
- Proofread and polish all social-facing copy (CTAs, captions, hashtags, alt text, etc.)
- Identify and suggest trending formats, sounds, and content ideas relevant to the target audience
- Apply brand style guidelines consistently across all content
- Provide light strategic input on content performance and suggest optimizations
Requirements
- Proven experience editing social-first content for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube
- Strong understanding of platform algorithms, trends, and performance drivers
- Proficiency in video editing tools (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, CapCut, Final Cut, etc.)
- Experience working with UGC content and creator-led campaigns
- Strong sense of storytelling, pacing, and hook creation
- Ability to work quickly and meet tight turnaround times (2448 hours)
- Strong attention to detail, including grammar, tone, and brand consistency
- Experience working with brand guidelines and maintaining consistent voice
- Comfortable working asynchronously with remote teams
- Bonus: Experience in parenting, wellness, or other regulated industries
