Social Media Video Editor, Financial Content

Nicholas Crown • Contract • Chicago, IL, US • 5d ago

Contract-to-Hire | On-Site Preferred | West Loop, Chicago

We’re hiring a social video editor to help drive a high-output financial media operation based in our West Loop office in Chicago.

Nicholas Crown operates a fast-growing financial media brand(+3M followers and growing) across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X, publishing short-form content focused on markets, macro, investing, and portfolio strategy. The content combines financial education with premium social-first execution and reaches a large audience across platforms.

This is a short-form-first role. We publish 4–5 units per day, so speed is critical. You should be comfortable working quickly, turning edits fast, and operating in a real-time content environment where markets move and content has to move with them.

You do not need to be a financial expert, but you must have a basic understanding of financial markets and feel comfortable working around topics like investing and market commentary.

What you’ll do

Edit high-volume short-form video for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and X
Turn around content quickly, often same-day
Cut both studio-shot educational content and more spontaneous real-time market and lifestyle content
Collaborate closely with video production to turn fresh shoots into finished content quickly
Add captions, on-screen text, pacing, and structure that feel sharp, premium, and native to each platform
Pull selects and identify strong moments from raw footage
Create multiple versions of content when needed
Maintain organized project files and a clean workflow inside the office
Schedule and publish content using our publishing and scheduling tools
Work closely with the team to keep output high without sacrificing quality

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