Social Media Video Editor, Financial Content

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
  

What matters most

• Speed
• Strong short-form editing instincts
• Good taste and clean judgment
• Comfort with financial subject matter
• Ability to work under daily publishing pressure
• Reliability in an in-office, fast-moving environment
  

You’re a fit if you

• Have real experience editing short-form social content at a high volume
• Know how to make videos feel clean, current, and platform-native
• Can move fast without making content feel sloppy or generic
• Are comfortable hearing financial and market language every day
• Can take direction well and iterate quickly
• Are organized, dependable, and low-drama
  

Nice to have

• Experience editing for a creator, media brand, or finance-related business
• Familiarity with market- or news-driven content
• Ability to identify strong hooks and structure clips for retention
• Basic comfort working around a premium brand aesthetic