Department: Marketing / Creative
Engagement type: Independent contractor
Time commitment: 20 hours per week
Initial contract term: 90 days, followed by a contract review
Compensation: $30–$40 per hour, based on experience and portfolio
Location: Hybrid — Los Angeles, CA
Office: 7060 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
This engagement combines remote content development and editing with in-person shoot days and select meetings in Los Angeles. In-person dates will be coordinated in advance.
Following the initial 90-day term, Better U and the contractor will review the engagement, including deliverables, results, business needs, and mutual fit. The engagement may be extended or may lead to an opportunity for full-time employment. Neither renewal nor conversion to employment is guaranteed.
Who We Are
Better U, Inc. is a fast-growing, mission-driven wellness technology and administrative services company supporting a network of independent licensed clinicians who may offer holistic psychiatry, clinician-prescribed psychedelic therapy, HRT, TRT, longevity, and functional health services to their patients.
Better U, Inc. is a Management Services Organization (MSO). We provide non-clinical business, administrative, and operational support services exclusively to independent licensed clinicians. Better U, Inc. does not practice medicine, prescribe medications, or provide clinical services of any kind. All clinical care is provided exclusively by independent licensed healthcare providers.
Our mission is to help rebuild the infrastructure supporting mental healthcare—moving beyond fragmented systems toward support for integrated care that considers the brain, body, habits, and nervous system.
We are also actively building the personal brand of our founder and CEO, @derek.duchesne, a leading voice in mental health reform, psychedelics, and modern wellness.
If you have experience building personal brands, please highlight this in your application.
📺 Learn more about Better U (copy/paste into browser): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9643oFgzZrk
About the Engagement
Better U is seeking an experienced Los Angeles–based Video Content Creator / Marketing Content Specialist for an initial 90-day independent-contractor engagement of 20 hours per week.
This opportunity is suited to a self-directed creative professional who can take a concept from idea to finished asset, bring fresh ideas to the table, and deliver polished content without step-by-step production guidance.
You will collaborate with Better U’s founder and external marketing agency to develop short-form and select long-form video for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Projects may include founder-led videos, podcast clips, event coverage, interviews, educational content, and paid social creative.
You will also use AI production tools such as HeyGen, ElevenLabs, and similar platforms to improve production efficiency while maintaining a consistent brand voice and quality standard.
The initial scope will prioritize video production and editing. Additional marketing content projects may be included by mutual agreement, within the contracted hours and scope.
Scope of Services
- Concept development: Pitch, script, and storyboard video concepts aligned with Better U’s brand voice, audience, and campaign priorities.
- Production: Plan and execute agreed-upon shoots, including filming, lighting, audio, framing, and on-camera participation when appropriate.
- Founder-led content: Turn founder insights, interviews, podcasts, and raw footage into engaging content that supports both Better U’s brand and its founder’s personal brand.
- Post-production: Edit footage into platform-ready videos with strong hooks, captions, music, graphics, and clean transitions.
- AI-assisted production: Use AI video, avatar, voice, and captioning tools where appropriate, with careful review for accuracy, brand consistency, and quality.
- Content repurposing: Adapt long-form recordings, event footage, and existing assets into short-form clips and other agreed-upon marketing content.
- Platform optimization: Recommend formats, pacing, and creative approaches suited to each platform.
- Performance review: Review available content metrics with the marketing agency and recommend improvements to future creative.
- Asset management: Maintain an organized library of raw footage, project files, audio, and final deliverables.
Specific deliverables, priorities, deadlines, and shoot dates will be agreed upon at the start of the engagement and adjusted by mutual agreement within the contracted scope.
Qualifications
- At least two years of hands-on video production, editing, and content creation experience.
- A portfolio demonstrating strong short-form video work for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts.
- Proficiency in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, CapCut, and/or After Effects.
- Experience filming with DSLR/mirrorless cameras and high-quality smartphone setups.
- Hands-on experience with HeyGen, ElevenLabs, or similar AI production tools.
- Strong storytelling skills, including hooks, pacing, narrative structure, and visual composition.
- Comfort conducting short interviews, recording voiceovers, and appearing on camera.
- Ability to independently manage production workflows and meet agreed-upon deadlines.
- Based in the Los Angeles area and available for coordinated in-person shoots and select meetings at our Hollywood office or other agreed-upon locations.
Nice to Have
- Experience building founder-led or personal brands.
- Experience producing paid social video ads.
- Motion graphics and basic color-grading skills.
- Familiarity with health, wellness, or mental health brands.
- Experience creating content for email, SMS, landing pages, or other marketing channels.
- Experience filming live events, conferences, or podcasts.
Contract Terms and Compensation
- Rate: $30–$40 per hour, based on experience and portfolio.
- Commitment: 20 hours per week.
- Initial term: 90 days.
- Work arrangement: Hybrid, with remote editing and content development plus coordinated in-person shoot days and select meetings.
- Review: At the end of the initial term, both parties will review the engagement and discuss whether to extend the contract, revise the scope, or explore a full-time employee opportunity.
- Future employment: Any full-time opportunity would be subject to business needs, mutual agreement, and a separate written employment offer.
- Benefits: This contractor engagement does not include employee benefits such as PTO, EAP participation, or a 401(k).
Why Collaborate With Better U?
- Create meaningful content for a mission-driven wellness brand.
- Collaborate directly with our founder and external marketing agency.
- Build experience in founder-led storytelling and AI-assisted production.
- Contribute creative ideas and take ownership of agreed-upon projects.
- Potentially support content capture at conferences, expos, and other events, subject to project needs and mutual agreement.
How to Apply (Read Carefully)
Please submit:
- Your resume or a summary of your relevant professional experience.
- A portfolio or links to content you have personally created or edited.
- Examples of founder-led or personal-brand content, if applicable.
Please fill this out (copy/paste to browser): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXebXdA3qtaoFB8zuRyZE4e-fHlYcDowmemvjxq-DSrelhWQ/viewform
After completing the form, click Apply on LinkedIn.
Only applicants who complete the form and provide relevant work samples will be considered for an interview. Please make clear which aspects of each sample you personally handled, such as concept development, filming, editing, or on-camera presentation.
Join Us
Better U is committed to improving the administrative and operational infrastructure supporting mental healthcare through innovation, accountability, and humanity.
If you are an experienced creator who brings initiative, strong storytelling, and thoughtful execution, we would love to see your work.
Better U welcomes qualified applicants from all backgrounds and evaluates candidates without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.
Better U, Inc. is a Management Services Organization providing non-clinical business, administrative, and operational support services exclusively to independent licensed clinicians. Better U does not practice medicine, prescribe medications, or provide clinical services. All clinical care is provided exclusively by independent licensed healthcare providers.
