Short From Video Editor

I'm hiring one full-time editor. This is for one person, not an agency or a team.

The job

• Edit short-form video, mostly 9:16 talking head for Instagram Reels, plus some Meta ads.
• Footage comes from cameras and log profiles (S-Log3, D-Log M, C-Log). You colourgrade it.
• Every client has a style file. Read it before you cut. It holds their captions, grade style, music and every note they've ever given, so you know exactly what is expected.
• 3-4 videos submitted to QA a day, Monday to Friday.
• Fixes and revisions come first. They're due by the end of your next working day and don't count toward the 4.
• You work with myself and our project manager on WhatsApp. The project manager handles every client message. You never reply to clients directly.
• Footage and review run through Timeliner.io.

The standard
Every video is checked against ten points. All ten pass or it doesn't go out. You score it first, then the project manager, then a final AI check.

• Audio clear, no clipping
• No black frames or glitches
• Correct 9:16
• Captions spelled correctly
• No dead air in the first 1.5 seconds
• Filler and long pauses trimmed
• Clean cuts, pacing holds to the end
• Captions burned in, sentence case, three words a line, below the chin
• Grade true to skin with a light saturation push
• Colour, logo and music correct for that client

What you need

• 2+ years editing short-form for social, including vertical talking head you cut yourself OR proof that you are good at editing
• DaVinci Resolve
• A computer that handles 4K footage
• At least 50 Mbps internet and a backup plan for brownouts
• English good enough to read a style file and reply to written notes clearly

What you get

• PHP $42,500 per month retainer (minimum depending on experience), paid monthly via Wise
• The same clients long term, so you learn their style instead of starting fresh every week
• Steady volume. No chasing gigs.
• Monday to Friday, day shift Philippine time. Brisbane is 2 hours ahead, so most of your day overlaps ours.

The first month is a trial and you're paid in full either way.

How to apply
Put CADENCE in your subject line. Applications without it don't get read.

Send:

• A link to 3 to 5 vertical talking-head edits you cut yourself
• How many videos like that you can finish to a high standard in a day
• A screenshot of your internet speed test
• Your answer to this: a client says the captions are too slow. You've already sent 3 videos with the same captions. What do you do?
• Briefly explain how to do a Rec709 conversion on DaVinci

Shortlisted editors do a paid test: one real clip with a style file, scored on the same ten checks, then one round of notes.

Talk soon!

Cheers,
Dylan

Pay: From Php42,500.00 per month

Benefits:

• Opportunities for promotion
• Pay raise
• Work from home

Work Location: Remote