Overview
The Axis is seeking a skilled Social Media Clip Editor to transform podcast episodes into engaging short-form content for YouTube Shorts, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn. This clip-editing-only role requires empathy and thoughtfulness when handling sensitive topics within the aesthetic medicine, plastic surgery, and addiction & recovery spaces. You’ll work with a largely female audience base, demonstrating sharp editing skills, ability to follow direction, and consistent deadline management.
Responsibilities
- Pull and edit 1-3 clips per episode across a portfolio of podcasts, each with its own tone, audience, and visual identity
- Draft captions for each clip with platform-appropriate hooks, accurate spelling, and on-brand voice
- Deliver formatted, ready-to-post assets optimized for vertical and square formats
- Maintain a consistent, organized delivery workflow and flag anything requiring additional review
What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience with Riverside (strongly preferred)
- Demonstrated portfolio of short-form social clips pulled from long-form podcast or interview content
- Deep familiarity with platform-native editing for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and LinkedIn video
- Exceptional attention to detail: clean captions, impeccable spelling, accurate timestamps
- Experience with doctors, aesthetic medicine, beauty, or wellness space
- US-based location required
- Nice to have: Experience with AI-assisted editing tools (Opus Clip, Descript, etc.)
Why Join The Axis
The Axis specializes in storytelling through unique, high-quality podcasts that build content engines and grow highly engaged audiences for doctors, thought leaders, and industry professionals. This is a flexible, part-time contract role averaging 5 episodes per week with growing opportunities, ideal for editors who excel at translating long-form content into compelling short-form narratives.