Short-Form Video Clipper / Social Media Content Editor

Department

Marketing

Location

Remote

Job Type

Contract

Pay Type

Project-based

Pay Range

$10/clip + $20 view bonus

Job Overview

GoShopBlack is looking for a skilled Short-Form Video Clipper / Social Media Content Editor to help turn our videos, business visits, interviews, livestreams, podcasts, and raw footage into engaging short-form clips.

We are looking for someone who understands how to find strong moments, create clean edits, add captions, build strong hooks, and make content that performs on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook.

This is a contract role. You will create the clips and send the finished files to our team. Our assistant will handle posting and scheduling the content on GoShopBlack’s social media accounts.

Compensation is $10 per approved clip. If any approved clip reaches 100,000 qualified views, you will receive an additional $20 bonus for that clip.

Responsibilities

  • Review GoShopBlack videos, business visit footage, interviews, livestreams, podcasts, and other raw content.
  • Identify the strongest moments that can be turned into short-form clips.
  • Edit vertical videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook.
  • Add captions, cuts, zooms, pacing, hooks, and basic formatting where needed.
  • Create clips that are clear, engaging, and easy to understand.
  • Follow GoShopBlack’s brand direction and content guidelines.
  • Export and deliver finished clips in an organized format.
  • Send completed clips to the GoShopBlack team or assistant for review and posting.
  • Suggest clip ideas or improvements based on what is currently performing on social media.
  • Help GoShopBlack create consistent content around Black-owned businesses, entrepreneurship, local business discovery, and community support.

Requirements

  • Experience creating short-form video clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, or similar platforms.
  • Strong understanding of hooks, captions, pacing, retention, and social media editing.
  • Ability to turn long-form videos or raw footage into short, engaging clips.
  • Must be able to identify the best moments from longer content.
  • Must be reliable, organized, and able to meet deadlines.
  • Must be able to deliver edited clips in the correct format.
  • Must be comfortable editing content related to Black-owned businesses, local businesses, entrepreneurship, food, beauty, retail, services, and community-based content.
  • Experience clipping streams, podcasts, interviews, creator content, or business content is strongly preferred.
  • Must provide examples of previous short-form clips or edits.

    Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience editing viral-style clips.
  • Familiarity with TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook short-form content trends.
  • Ability to create strong opening hooks.
  • Experience adding clean captions and subtitles.
  • Good eye for pacing, timing, and viewer retention.
  • Comfortable working with raw footage from business visits, interviews, and social media content.
  • Able to take feedback and make revisions when needed.

    How the Workflow Works

    GoShopBlack will provide videos, raw footage, or content direction. The clipper will review the content, create short-form clips, and send the finished clips to the GoShopBlack team. Our assistant will handle posting, scheduling, captions, and account management.

    The clipper is not required to post directly to GoShopBlack’s social media accounts.

Department

Marketing

Location

Remote

Job Type

Contract

Pay Type

Project-based

Pay Range

$10/clip + $20 view bonus

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