Short-Form Video Editor & Social Content Producer — Austin
Social Video, B-Roll, Green Screen, Motion Graphics
PageOne is building a modern local newsroom, and we’re looking for a sharp, fast-moving video editor and content creator who can turn daily Austin stories into social videos people actually stop, watch, and share.
This is a video-first role. We need someone who can take an article, raw footage, interview clip, voiceover, or loose creative direction and turn it into a polished TikTok, Instagram Reel, or YouTube Short.
The right person knows how to make a video feel native to social media, not like a traditional news package. You should be highly skilled at selecting B-roll, building strong visual sequences, using green-screen formats, adding dynamic text overlays, tightening pacing, and packaging information in a way that holds attention from the first second.
What You’ll Do
- Turn PageOne articles and local news stories into polished short-form videos
- Edit TikToks, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts from raw footage, voiceovers, interviews, and existing media
- Source and select strong, relevant B-roll that supports the story and keeps the video visually engaging
- Create green-screen videos that combine on-camera talent with articles, images, maps, screenshots, and supporting visuals
- Build compelling openings, hooks, visual patterns, and scene changes that prevent viewers from scrolling
- Add captions, animated text, headlines, callouts, overlays, sound effects, transitions, and motion graphics
- Match visuals precisely to the script, voiceover, and pacing of the story
- Turn longer interviews or raw clips into concise, high-performing social edits
- Create social-first formats such as explainers, breaking-news updates, lists, restaurant openings, event recaps, public-safety updates, and “What To Do” videos
- Repurpose one story into multiple video variations when appropriate
- Create occasional carousel posts, thumbnails, graphics, captions, hooks, and headlines
- Follow PageOne’s creative examples while bringing strong editing instincts and independent judgment
- Work closely with editorial to ensure names, dates, locations, quotes, and facts are accurate
- Move quickly from assignment to finished asset while maintaining a consistently high visual standard
- Help identify which video styles, hooks, lengths, and formats perform best across Austin and future PageOne markets
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience editing short-form video or producing social content for media companies, brands, creators, agencies, or high-volume social accounts
- A strong portfolio of TikToks, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, or similar vertical video
- Advanced short-form editing instincts, including pacing, retention, visual rhythm, and storytelling
- Strong ability to work with B-roll, green screen, text overlays, captions, motion graphics, screenshots, maps, and layered visual elements
- Ability to make informational or news-based content feel engaging without making it inaccurate, sensational, or overly produced
- Strong judgment around where to cut, when to change visuals, how long text should remain on screen, and how to keep the viewer’s attention
- Experience editing in tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Higgsfield, CapCut, Canva, Photoshop, or similar platforms
- Comfortable sourcing supporting visuals and organizing raw assets efficiently
- Ability to take a script or article and independently determine the best visual treatment
- Comfortable following a defined brand style and recreating successful reference videos
- Fast, organized, and able to handle multiple videos or assignments at once
- Detail-oriented enough to work with news, names, dates, locations, and factual information accurately
- Comfortable receiving direct creative feedback and quickly revising edits
- Bonus if you are comfortable filming or appearing on camera, but this is not required
This Role Is a Strong Fit for Someone Who
- Can look at a written story and immediately picture how the video should be structured
- Knows that simply adding captions to a clip is not enough
- Understands how B-roll, overlays, cuts, zooms, screenshots, maps, and text can work together to carry a story
- Can make a straightforward local news update feel visually compelling
- Understands the differences between editing for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts
- Pays close attention to the first three seconds of every video
- Can move quickly without producing edits that feel rushed or generic
- Has strong visual taste and knows when an edit feels polished
What Success Looks Like
- PageOne stories consistently become strong, polished social videos
- Videos hold attention and feel native to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts
- B-roll, green-screen visuals, overlays, captions, and motion are used intentionally
- Every video has a clear hook, strong pacing, and a logical visual flow
- Editors and producers can trust you to take an assignment from article or raw footage to finished post
- Videos are turned around quickly without sacrificing accuracy or quality
- The PageOne Austin social presence becomes recognizable, consistent, and trusted
- We can give you a story, script, or folder of raw assets and trust you to package it well
Compensation and Schedule
- $65,000–$70,000 per year, depending on experience
- Performance bonus
- Full-time
- Paid time off
- Remote or Hybrid depending on location
- Office location: 2105 East Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Austin, TX 78702
How to Apply
Please send:
- Your resume
- A portfolio or reel featuring video content you personally edited
- Links to TikToks, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, green-screen videos, explainers, or other vertical videos you are proud of
- At least one example that demonstrates strong use of B-roll, overlays, captions, motion graphics, or visual storytelling
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Application Question(s):
- Do you have professional experience editing vertical short-form videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts?
- Can you provide direct links to videos that you personally edited?
- Do you have experience editing videos that use B-roll, text overlays, captions, screenshots, graphics or motion elements?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Austin, TX 78702
