Freelance Social Video Storyteller — Vertical UGC for Instagram, TikTok & Meta (Remote, US)

A marketing talent partner is staffing a short-term project for a national consumer-goods brand (US market): turning employee-generated content into ready-to-post vertical social videos. As a social video storyteller you'll partner with one or two brand teams, review raw footage from a two-day content event, and build five finished short-form assets per brand (9:16, :15 to :90) for Instagram, TikTok and Meta. A traditional editing background isn't required — fast, native social storytelling is the heart of the job. What you'll do - Review raw, employee-generated footage and pull the best selects - Build five vertical videos (9:16, :15 to :90) per brand for Instagram, TikTok and Meta - Set the hook fast and tell a clear story from real, unscripted footage - Use native platform graphics, text, emojis and music (no custom motion graphics needed) - Turn around polished cuts quickly based on the brand team's feedback What we're looking for - A portfolio of short-form social, UGC or creator content (brands connecting with parents a plus) - Strong, quick social storytelling instincts - Comfort editing in CapCut or natively in Instagram/TikTok (Premiere Pro a plus, not required) - Speed and organisation to deliver within one week - Full availability the edit week of Nov 16–20, plus a pre-pro briefing the week of Nov 9 - Based in the US, Eastern time zone preferred How it works - Apply through iince with your short-form portfolio. We review every application and introduce strong fits to the client's team. It's a one-off project: a one-hour pre-pro briefing the week of Nov 9, brand teams capture footage at a two-day event, and you edit the week of Nov 16–20 with final assets due end of day Friday Nov 20. Pay is $260 per finished asset plus $65 for the pre-pro briefing.