Overview
Whispering Willows Senior Dog Sanctuary is looking for a creative, dependable Social Media Assistant who is especially skilled in short-form video editing.
Whispering Willows is a nonprofit, 100% donation-funded senior dog sanctuary located in Hermitage, Missouri. We specialize in lifetime hospice, palliative, and end-of-life care for senior dogs, generally ages 12 and older.
Our seniors receive a safe, cage-free, loving home for the rest of their lives, along with full veterinary care, medications, dentals, bloodwork, prescription diets, quality food, and everything else they may need. Most importantly, they are surrounded by love until their last breath.
This position is completely remote and may be performed from any state. Applicants must have reliable access to a phone and computer.
About the Position
The primary focus of this role will be editing engaging short-form videos for Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
We are looking for someone who understands that our content is about more than creating entertaining videos. Social media allows us to share our seniors’ stories, build relationships with our supporters, grow our community, and raise the donations needed to continue providing their care.
The right candidate will be able to take raw footage from the sanctuary and turn it into content that feels genuine, emotional, educational, or fun while remaining true to our voice and mission.
This is a full-time, Tuesday through Saturday position. Because we post throughout the day and our content needs can change quickly, applicants must have some flexibility within those scheduled days.
Responsibilities
- Edit engaging short-form videos for Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
- Turn raw sanctuary footage into content that feels emotional, educational, fun, or donation-driven
- Add captions, music, voiceovers, sound effects, and transitions when appropriate
- Help create, schedule, post, and manage social media content
- Stay current on trends and adapt them to fit our brand and mission
- Communicate with the social media team and sanctuary staff to better understand each senior’s story
- Make revisions, meet deadlines, and assist with comments, messages, analytics, graphics, and other social media needs as assigned
Qualifications
- At least one year of social media, content creation, or video editing experience
- Strong short-form video editing skills with a portfolio or examples of previous work
- Experience with CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or similar editing software
- Familiarity with Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
- Strong storytelling, writing, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to follow an established brand voice, accept feedback, and work independently
- Dependable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities may change
- Genuine compassion for senior dogs and comfort with content involving veterinary care, illness, death, grief, and humane euthanasia
Preferred Qualifications
- Nonprofit, fundraising, animal welfare, or pet-industry experience
- Experience with Canva, Photoshop, Lightroom, social media analytics, or long-form video editing
Pay: From $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
Application Question(s):
- Why do you feel you’d be a great fit for this position?
- What are your views on euthanasia? (Please explain)
- Have you raised donations before for a non-profit? If so or you haven't, please explain your ideas on how you'd help bring in donations for our seniors?
- Tell us about your experience creating or editing content for Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok.
Work Location: Remote
