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Social Media Editor - Reels​/Podcasts

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: Mind Friend
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-02
Job specializations:
  • Creative Arts/Media
    Video Production
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 70000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 70000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Social Media Editor - Reels / Podcasts

We are looking for a creative External Video Editor to support our growing library of short-form content.

We film weekly with accredited and verified psychologists, creating educational and engaging content for Instagram Reels, Tik Tok and other social platforms. We have a large backlog of footage and are looking for an editor who can help us turn this into high-quality, creative, engaging short-form content at scale at a fast rate.

What we’re looking for:
  • Proven experience editing short-form content for social media.
  • Strong creative instincts and an understanding of what keeps viewers watching.
  • Professional editing software such as DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro.
  • Experience with captions, motion graphics, transitions, sound effects, colour grading and visual effects.
  • Comfortable using AI-generated visuals, video and creative tools to make content more dynamic.
  • Able to work independently, take creative ownership and make editing decisions.
  • Professional hardware capable of handling raw footage, colour grading and high-quality exports.
You should be comfortable using:
  • Two-camera angles, punch-ins and zooms to avoid static talking-head content.
  • Strong hooks within the first 1–3 seconds.
  • Fast cuts, pacing changes and pattern interrupts.
  • Kinetic typography, animated text and motion graphics.
  • AI-generated visuals and creative B-roll.
  • Relevant B-roll, images and overlays.
  • Sound effects and music beds.
  • Split screens and creative layouts.
  • Animated captions and subtitles.
  • Colour grading and LUTs.
  • Creative transitions and visual effects.
  • Strong CTAs and loop-friendly endings.
  • Removing dead air, unnecessary pauses and filler words.
  • Creating thumbnail-worthy moments.
Export requirements:

All reels must be delivered in:

  • 1080 x 1920 (9:16 vertical)
  • Minimum bitrate: 24,000 KB/s
  • H.264 or equivalent industry-standard codec
  • 24, 25 or 30fps, matching the original footage where possible
  • Optimised for Instagram Reels, Tik Tok and other short-form platforms
What we provide:
  • High-quality raw footage filmed with psychologists.
  • Existing brand assets and editing templates.
  • Examples of our preferred editing direction.
  • Rendered purple and black background assets for use within reels.
  • Clear briefs and ongoing feedback.

This is a payment per psychologist edited ($50 - 200). One filming pack takes approximately 2/3 days to cut and edit into short and long form content.

If we are interested in your application we will reach out with a task. This task will encompass you editing one psychologist so we can see your competency visually.

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