Freelance Video Editor

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Freelance Video Editor based in Brazil.

This is a fully remote, hourly freelance opportunity for a skilled Video Editor with a strong eye for storytelling, pacing, and visual quality. You will transform raw footage into polished video content for internal branding initiatives and a diverse range of client projects. Your work will span short-form social content, digital advertising, corporate videos, and other platform-specific formats. The role combines creative editing with sound design, color correction, motion graphics, and technical optimization for different digital channels. You will work closely with marketing strategists, copywriters, and clients to translate creative briefs into compelling final content. Strong organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects independently will be essential in this remote environment.

Accountabilities:

• Review, organize, and edit raw footage into polished, engaging video content for internal marketing initiatives and diverse client brands.
• Produce a variety of content formats, including social media reels, digital advertisements, corporate videos, and other short- and long-form projects.
• Shape pacing, rhythm, sound design, and visual storytelling to align each video with creative direction and campaign objectives.
• Incorporate music, voice-overs, sound effects, text overlays, transitions, and basic motion graphics to enhance the viewer experience.
• Perform color correction, audio mixing, synchronization, and other post-production tasks to maintain professional production quality.
• Adapt and export video content for different platforms, aspect ratios, resolutions, and technical requirements, including YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
• Collaborate with marketing strategists, copywriters, and clients to understand creative briefs, present rough cuts, and incorporate feedback effectively.
• Maintain organized project files, media assets, naming conventions, and version control throughout the editing process.
• Ensure visual consistency and adherence to brand guidelines across all video deliverables.
• Manage multiple projects, priorities, deadlines, and time tracking independently while coordinating with fully remote teams.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional video editing experience with a strong showreel or portfolio demonstrating creative storytelling, strong pacing, and versatility across short-form and long-form content.
• Advanced proficiency with industry-standard editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve.
• Familiarity with Adobe After Effects and motion graphics is highly desirable.
• Strong technical understanding of video production, post-production workflows, color correction or grading, audio synchronization, and export optimization.
• Knowledge of platform-specific video requirements and best practices for social media content across channels such as YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
• Strong creative judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to take a project from raw footage and creative brief through to final delivery.
• Ability to translate brand objectives and campaign requirements into engaging and visually consistent video content.
• Strong organizational, time-management, time-tracking, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple video projects simultaneously, meet tight deadlines, and incorporate stakeholder feedback efficiently.
• Prior experience working with marketing agencies, brands, or production houses is an advantage.
• Comfortable working independently and collaborating effectively with distributed marketing and creative teams.

Benefits:

• Fully remote work arrangement.
• Flexible hourly freelance structure.
• Competitive hourly compensation aligned with experience and industry standards.
• Opportunity to work on both internal branding initiatives and diverse client projects.
• Exposure to a wide variety of video formats, industries, brands, and creative briefs.
• Hands-on experience across social media, digital advertising, corporate, and branded video content.
• Opportunity to develop expertise in modern editing, motion graphics, sound design, color correction, and platform optimization.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary marketing, copywriting, strategy, and client teams in a remote environment.