Freelance Social Media Video Editor - YouTube (Contract)

Study.com is the leading educational website that offers education, test prep, and academic resources to students, teachers, and adult learners. We are seeking a Video Editor with experience creating videos for YouTube. The Video Editor supports video creators and project team members to create impactful and engaging YouTube videos. This is a long-term remote contractor role and pays per-piece.

Project Description

• Reliably edit provided raw footage to produce YouTube-friendly output (final videos are typically 5-20 minutes).
• Ensure videos follow style and branding requirements according to a provided rubric.
• Source or generate high-quality visual and audio elements that are free of copyright restrictions.
• Add text overlays, motion graphics, and other visual effects to produce an engaging video for intended audiences.
• Collaborate with the project team to implement high-quality, engaging visuals.

Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years’ experience producing social media videos, including for YouTube.
  • Please provide a link to your portfolio, sample videos, and/or YouTube channel.
• Copyright Knowledge: Understanding of copyright-safe sourcing for all content and ability to work with both real media and AI-generated elements.
• Production Pace: Minimum of 2 videos/week, with a turnaround time of 4 days maximum (24 hours for revisions).
• Skills: Strong sense of storytelling, pacing, and visual appeal for YouTube videos.

Preferred Skills

• Degree or education in film or video editing/production specific to social media videos.
• Familiarity with additional plugins for eye contact correction, color balance, and generative AI tools.
• Professional certification in social media video production.
• Experience with Wistia and Smartsheets.

What We Offer

• Reliable Payments: Receive payments twice a month with automated invoicing.
• Remote Work: Fully online contracted work-from-home opportunity.
• Flexibility: At least two edited videos per week, with the ability to work according to your own schedule.
• Support: Access to a supportive staff to answer questions and assist with getting started.

The Contract Process

1. Complete the application and submit with your resume.
2. Applications are approved and contracts are sent on Wednesdays.
3. Submit the contract within the 5-day signing window.
4. The following Wednesday, you’ll receive onboarding instructions.

You can view a step-by-step overview of the contract process here: How to Become a Freelancer with Study.com

About Study.com

The mission of Study.com is to make education accessible. Over the last two decades, we’ve become the leading online education platform, delivering a personalized learning experience across a broad continuum of education for over 30 million students, instructors, and professionals every month. We help empower millions of learners to achieve their education and career goals. We focus on increasing access to education because we know information is the ultimate equalizer and that education is key to upward mobility.

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