Full-Time Short Form Video Editor — Fitness Coaching BrandAbout the Role

We are looking for a proven Short Form Video Editor to work directly with one of our Fitness Coaching Clients and help create engaging, high-performing social media content.

This role is focused only on editing videos for the Fitness Coach and their brand. You will not be switching between multiple clients or accounts.

You will work directly with the Fitness Coach, report directly to them, and receive feedback, content direction, and priorities from them.

You will edit multiple short form videos per week and work as a full-time employee. We are extremely structured and organized, and we only work with editors who take communication, deadlines, file management, and organization seriously.

This is not a part-time or freelance role. We are looking for someone who wants a consistent, long-term, full-time position.

We are only looking for applicants outside the United States who are comfortable working at $5/hour for approximately 40 hours per week.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Edit short form videos for the Fitness Coach’s social media accounts
• Work directly with and report directly to the Fitness Coach
• Take raw footage from workouts, talking-head videos, client coaching sessions, podcasts, educational videos, lifestyle content, and other content days
• Cut down long videos into short form clips for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook Reels
• Remove dead space, pauses, mistakes, filler words, and anything that slows the video down
• Create strong openings that make the video feel fast, clear, and attention-grabbing within the first few seconds
• Add captions that are clean, easy to read, and matched to the Fitness Coach’s brand style
• Add simple motion graphics, zooms, cuts, b-roll, screenshots, headlines, and visual callouts where needed
• Make videos feel polished and professional without making them over-edited or cheesy
• Turn fitness and coaching topics into clean, fast-paced videos that are easy for viewers to understand
• Edit content around topics such as:
• Fat loss
• Muscle building
• Workouts and exercise technique
• Nutrition
• Meal planning
• Fitness myths
• Mindset and motivation
• Client transformations
• Coaching advice
• Fitness mistakes
• Lifestyle habits
• Behind-the-scenes content
• Personal brand content
• Client success stories
• Create multiple versions of the same video when needed with different hooks, captions, openings, or pacing
• Format every video properly for vertical platforms
• Edit 16:9 content when needed
• Export videos in the correct size, quality, and file format
• Organize edited videos, raw footage, project files, thumbnails, and exports in the correct folders
• Follow the content calendar and complete assigned edits on time
• Understand the goal of each video before editing
• Make revisions quickly based on feedback directly from the Fitness Coach
• Keep the editing style consistent with the Fitness Coach’s personal brand
• Pull usable clips from longer videos and identify the strongest moments without needing every clip handed to you
• Add music and sound effects when appropriate without making the video distracting
• Make sure every final video is clear, professional, and built to hold attention
• Help test different editing styles to see what performs best
• Review past content performance and use that information to improve future edits
• Stay up to date on short form editing trends, but only use trends that fit the Fitness Coach’s brand
• Prepare final videos for posting
• Help create a consistent flow of high-quality content every week

Qualifications

• Experience editing short form videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook Reels
• Strong understanding of pacing, hooks, retention, captions, and how to keep people watching
• Ability to edit clean, professional videos in both 9:16 and 16:9 formats
• Experience using editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, or similar
• Ability to cut down longer footage into short, clear, engaging clips
• Strong attention to detail with captions, spelling, timing, audio, and visual layout
• Ability to follow a specific brand style and keep content consistent
• Comfortable editing:
• Talking-head videos
• Workout footage
• Educational fitness content
• Client transformation content
• Podcast clips
• Lifestyle content
• Behind-the-scenes footage
• Screen recordings
• Able to add captions, b-roll, screenshots, zooms, headlines, callouts, and simple motion graphics when needed
• Understands how to make content feel polished without making it over-edited or cheesy
• Organized with files, folders, exports, project files, and revisions
• Able to take feedback directly from the Fitness Coach and make changes quickly
• Comfortable working with deadlines and a consistent content schedule
• Basic understanding of fitness, nutrition, coaching, or personal-brand content is a major plus
• Portfolio or examples of previous short form videos are required

This Is a Good Fit If You

• Enjoy editing short form content every day
• Understand that the first 3 seconds of a video matter
• Know how to make talking-head videos feel fast, clean, and engaging
• Can take raw fitness footage and turn it into polished, professional content
• Understand how to make workout footage visually engaging
• Can identify strong hooks and usable moments from longer videos
• Are comfortable creating multiple versions of the same video with different hooks, captions, or pacing
• Care about details like caption timing, audio quality, spacing, spelling, and clean exports
• Can follow directions without needing every small detail explained
• Are organized and keep projects, exports, and raw files easy to find
• Are comfortable receiving direct feedback from the Fitness Coach and making revisions quickly
• Can move quickly without sacrificing quality
• Like testing different styles and seeing what performs best
• Understand that the content is meant to build trust, educate the audience, grow the Fitness Coach’s personal brand, and generate coaching clients
• Can make videos look professional without using random effects, cheesy transitions, or overdone editing trends
• Are reliable, responsive, and able to complete assigned edits on time
• Want a stable, long-term, full-time role
• Are comfortable working directly with the Fitness Coach and taking ownership of the editing process

This Is a Bad Fit If You

• Only know how to make basic cuts and do not understand pacing or retention
• Need constant step-by-step direction for every edit
• Are not comfortable editing a high volume of short form videos
• Do not pay close attention to spelling, captions, timing, audio, or formatting
• Over-edit videos with too many effects, transitions, sounds, or animations
• Cannot follow a consistent brand style
• Are slow to respond or regularly miss deadlines
• Get defensive when feedback or revisions are requested
• Are disorganized with project files, exports, and folders
• Only care about making videos look creative and do not care whether the content performs
• Do not understand social media platforms or short form content
• Need someone else to find every clip, every hook, and every usable moment for you
• Have no interest in fitness, health, coaching, transformation, or personal-brand content
• Prefer long form editing only and do not enjoy short form content
• Are looking for a role where you can edit however you want without following a process or brand style
• Are looking for freelance work or a temporary position
• Are unable to work consistently during the required hours

Compensation

This is a full-time position.

You must be available from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST, approximately 40 hours per week.

Pay starts at $5/hour and is non-negotiable.

There is room to grow based on performance, creativity, reliability, speed, and consistency.

We are looking for someone who wants to grow long-term with the Fitness Coach’s brand and become an important part of the content operation.

How to Apply

You will apply using the link attached to our job posting.

A portfolio or examples of previous short form video editing work are required.