Freelance Short-Form Video Editor

I’m looking for a creative short-form video editor to help transform my existing video footage into engaging, polished content for Instagram Reels and TikTok.

Working with a Zimbabwean honey brand working with small-scale beekeepers to showcase the diversity, flavour and provenance of Zimbabwean honey.

The experience side of the brand, bringing honey education and guided tasting to life through storytelling, sensory experiences, workshops and events.

What I need

I will provide raw clips and footage, and I’m looking for someone who can turn them into strong, engaging short-form videos, rather than simply cutting clips together.

To start, I’m looking for 2–3 edited videos per week, with the potential to develop this into a longer-term creative relationship as the content grows.

Content could include:

- Founder-led talking videos
- Honey education and sensory content
- Behind-the-scenes footage
- Honey tasting and event content
- Product storytelling
- Day-in-the-life / lifestyle content
- Educational and entertaining TikToks
- Event promotion and recap videos
- Story-driven Reels

The ideal editor understands short-form storytelling and audience retention. You should be able to spot the strongest moments in my footage, create compelling openings, edit with pace, and make a video feel intentional from the first second to the last.

Typical turnaround: 48–72 hours from footage delivery.

Creative direction

The overall aesthetic should feel:

Warm • Premium • Natural • Intelligent • Culturally rooted • Story-led

I want the content to feel sophisticated and distinctive without becoming overly polished or corporate.

I’m not looking for someone who simply follows every TikTok trend. I’m looking for someone who understands how to use current short-form techniques while maintaining a strong brand identity.

You should be comfortable with:

- Strong hooks and opening sequences
- Captions/subtitles
- Music and sound design
- B-roll and cutaways
- Clean transitions
- Pacing for retention
- On-screen text
- Vertical 9:16 editing
- Instagram and TikTok conventions
- Colour grading

What I’m looking for

The right person will have a good editorial eye and understand that good editing is about storytelling, not just effects.

You should be able to take a folder of imperfect clips and think:

“There’s a story here. Let’s find it.”

Experience with food, lifestyle, hospitality, luxury, founder-led brands, education or cultural storytelling would be a plus.

To apply

Please send:

1. 3–5 examples of short-form videos you have edited, particularly Reels or TikToks.
2. A brief introduction about your editing style and experience.
3. Your rate or package pricing for 2–3 edits per week.
4. Your typical turnaround time.
5. Which editing software you use.
6. If possible, one example where you took raw or talking-head footage and transformed it into a compelling short-form video.

I’m looking for someone I can build an ongoing creative relationship with, rather than a one-off editor.

If you’re someone who loves finding the story inside raw footage, I’d love to see your work.