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Last updated: 2026-07-02

  • Posted 2 days ago

    Freelance Script Writer

    Fixed: $50Expert

    We're looking for a freelance script writer to join H Media. We create content for businesses and personal brands, and we're looking for someone who can write scripts that are engaging, easy to follow, and keep people watching. You'll be writing: - Organic social media content - Paid ad scripts - Long-form YouTube videos - Mostly talking-head videos We're looking for someone who: - Writes fluent English - Knows how to write a strong hook - Can keep viewers interested from start to finish - Can write in different styles depending on the client - Meets deadlines and communicates well To apply, send us: - A short introduction about yourself - A few script samples - Your rates - Your weekly availability Shortlisted applicants will be given a paid test script. We're looking for someone to work with long term.

    • English
    • Creative Writing
    • Copywriting
    • Script
    • Content Writing
    • Writing
    • Scriptwriting
  • Posted 2 days ago

    Full-Time AI Video Editor (Meta Ads)

    Fixed: $3,500Intermediate

    We're an 8-figure DTC (direct-to-consumer) brand building products that genuinely improve women's daily comfort and quality of life. We are looking for a highly skilled, fast-moving AI Video Editor to join our team full time and help us scale winning ads across Meta and beyond. We're looking for someone who understands direct response advertising, knows how to hook attention in the first 2–3 seconds, and can turn scripts and raw footage into ads that make people feel something. The Role As our Video Editor, you'll be responsible for producing and iterating high-converting short-form ads using AI. You'll work closely with our strategists and script writers, but you're expected to think creatively yourself — bringing ideas, improving concepts, and helping shape how our ads evolve over time. What You'll Do - Edit high-performing short-form AI ads for Meta - Use AI tools such as ElevenLabs, Higgsfield, Weave, HeyGen etc. to produce high quality AI concepts - Craft strong visual hooks, pacing, and emotional flow - Collaborate closely with strategists to bring scripts and concepts to life - Contribute your own creative ideas - Study what's working in performance data and help iterate ads accordingly - Stay on top of trends, formats, and editing styles relevant to direct response - Help ensure consistent creative output across campaigns, avatars, and products What We're Looking For - Proven experience editing short-form ads for DTC / ecommerce brands - Strong understanding of direct response advertising (hooks, retention, emotional triggers, CTAs) - Portfolio that demonstrates performance-driven work, not just pretty edits - Excellent sense of pacing, storytelling, and mobile-first design - Comfortable working fast without sacrificing quality - Creative thinker who can contribute ideas, not just execute instructions - Open to feedback, iteration, and continuous improvement - Organised, reliable, and comfortable working in a fast-moving team environment - Experience with AI workflows (or willingness to master them quickly) Work Structure & Compensation - Full-time, fully remote - Fast-paced, performance-focused environment - Close collaboration with creative strategy and leadership $3,500/month (with room to grow based on impact and performance)

    • Video Editing
  • Posted 2 days ago

    Indonesian Voice Over team (male and female voices) for entertainment videos

    Fixed: $250Expert

    Indonesian Voice Over team (male and female voices) with energetic, emotional and charismatic voices. We have a potentially large volume of orders, so we're considering long-term cooperation. Only native speaker. Translation into Indonesian, dubbing, synchronization is required. Voice emotionality and high quality We will provide English scripts. 🗂 Output files •⁠ ⁠dubbed and synchronized audio •⁠ ⁠scripts that match the audio Please let me know if you are interested in the project. Feel free to write for more details.

    • Emotional Tone
    • Energetic Tone
    • Fun Tone
    • Male
    • Voice-Over
    • Voice Acting
    • Young Adult
    • Female
    • Indonesian
    • English to Indonesian Translation
  • Posted 2 days ago

    Short-Form Video Editor for Viral B2B Social Content

    HourlyIntermediateEst. Time: 3 to 6 months

    (Instagram/TikTok/YouTube Shorts) Job Description: We're looking for a skilled short-form video editor to create scroll-stopping, high-retention videos for our brand, Vivant — a managed connectivity and communications provider for multi-location businesses. We need someone who understands what makes content actually perform on Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts — not just clean cuts, but the pacing, hooks, and editing choices that stop the scroll and drive watch-through. What you'll be doing: Editing raw footage (interviews, B-roll, screen recordings, founder/CEO clips) into punchy, fast-paced short-form videos Writing or refining hook-driven openers (first 1-3 seconds) designed to stop the scroll Adding captions, motion graphics, text overlays, sound design, and trending audio where relevant Optimizing edits per platform (aspect ratio, pacing, caption style, length) for IG Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts Collaborating with our marketing team on content angles, scripts, and repurposing long-form footage (podcasts, webinars, sales calls) into multiple short clips Staying on top of platform trends, formats, and audio/sound trends relevant to B2B/SMB audiences What we're looking for: A portfolio with real examples of short-form content you've edited with view counts and performance data Strong sense of pacing, rhythm, and hook-writing (send us your favorite edit and tell us why it works) Proficiency in CapCut, Premiere Pro, or similar Experience editing for B2B, SaaS, or "boring industry made interesting" brands is a huge plus Ability to turn around edits quickly (this will be an ongoing, recurring project, not a one-off) Comfortable taking direction but also pitching creative ideas, not just executing Project details: Ongoing/recurring work, starting with a trial batch of videos We'll provide raw footage, brand guidelines, and messaging direction Please include 2-3 links to short-form videos you've personally edited in your application, along with a one-line note on what made each one work If you live and breathe short-form editing and know how to turn "boring B2B" into thumb-stopping content, we'd love to see your work.

    • Video Editing
  • Posted 2 days ago

    YouTube Content Producer for Founder Led B2B SaaS Brand

    HourlyIntermediateEst. Time: More than 6 months

    YouTube Content Producer for Founder Led B2B SaaS Company (Contract to Hire) GoodUnited is building the future of nonprofit fundraising through AI and social direct messaging. We've helped nonprofits raise more than $1 billion and are building the category leader in AI-powered fundraising. We're looking for an exceptional YouTube Content Producer to work directly with our CEO and build our executive content engine. This is a long-term contract-to-hire opportunity. We're looking for someone who wants to grow with our company, take ownership of our content operation, and transition into a full-time role if there's a strong mutual fit. We are a U.S.-based software company with an office in Medellín, Colombia, and team members throughout Latin America. While we're open to exceptional candidates worldwide, we're especially interested in professionals located in Latin America who have excellent written and spoken English and enjoy working closely with U.S.-based leadership. This is not a traditional video editing role. We're looking for someone who thinks like a producer, strategist, designer, marketer, and storyteller. Someone who can take an idea and turn it into a complete content campaign that builds our brand, educates our market, and generates inbound pipeline. If your experience is primarily editing videos after someone else tells you what to do, this probably isn't the right role. If you love researching, creating, testing, improving, and using AI to produce world-class content, we'd love to meet you. Your Mission Build the leading YouTube channel in nonprofit fundraising, AI, leadership, and growth. Turn one recorded conversation into dozens of high-quality marketing, sales, and educational assets that establish our CEO as an industry thought leader while driving awareness, credibility, and inbound revenue. What You'll Own Content Strategy Research competitors and industry trends Identify high-value content opportunities Develop quarterly content calendars Generate new content ideas Recommend improvements based on analytics Pre Production Topic research Script writing Outline creation Teleprompter preparation Presentation development Supporting graphics Recording coordination Production Edit long-form YouTube videos Produce YouTube Shorts Motion graphics B-roll Captions Audio enhancement Color correction Storytelling and pacing optimization Audience retention improvements Publishing Thumbnail design Title optimization Description writing Chapters SEO optimization Playlist management Publishing and scheduling Content Repurposing Every long-form video should become: Multiple YouTube Shorts LinkedIn posts Presentation decks Sales collateral Blog articles Email campaigns Website content Social graphics Internal enablement content Our goal is to maximize the value of every recording session. Analytics & Optimization Track and improve: Click-through rate Audience retention Watch time Subscriber growth Engagement Leads generated Content performance Provide recommendations every month to improve results. Tools You should already be comfortable with most of these: ChatGPT Claude Gemini Adobe Premiere Pro After Effects Photoshop Canva Descript Riverside Gamma Notion Google Workspace YouTube Studio VidIQ or TubeBuddy We're looking for someone who embraces AI and continuously improves their workflow through automation and modern tools. Ideal Candidate You: Think like a producer, not just an editor. Use AI every day. Write exceptional English. Understand business storytelling. Have a strong eye for design. Know what makes people click. Simplify complex ideas. Take ownership without waiting to be told what to do. Build repeatable systems. Constantly look for ways to improve. Nice to Have Experience with: Founder-led brands B2B SaaS Executive thought leadership LinkedIn growth Marketing automation Sales enablement Nonprofit technology Success Looks Like Within your first 90 days: Weekly long-form YouTube videos published Weekly YouTube Shorts published A documented, repeatable production workflow Consistent publishing cadence Growing subscribers and engagement Sales and marketing actively using your content The CEO spending less time managing content while publishing more frequently Growth Opportunity This role is designed to grow. Candidates who demonstrate initiative, strategic thinking, creativity, and ownership will have the opportunity to expand beyond YouTube into a broader Creative Content Producer role supporting: Executive thought leadership LinkedIn content Sales enablement Marketing campaigns Presentation design Executive communications Product launches Company branding AI-powered content operations We're looking for someone who wants to become an important part of our leadership team and help shape how our company communicates with the world. To Apply Please include: The YouTube channel you're most proud of. Three videos you produced from concept to publication. Three thumbnails you designed. The AI tools you use every day and how they improve your workflow. A 3–5 minute Loom video explaining how you would grow a founder-led B2B YouTube channel from 0 to 100,000 subscribers. Start your proposal with the word AIRBORNE so we know you've read the entire posting. Bonus Points If You Have Experience With YouTube channels that have grown beyond 100,000 subscribers AI-first creative workflows Founder-led content brands HubSpot or CRM-driven marketing B2B demand generation Working with remote teams across the U.S. and Latin America We're looking for a long-term teammate who wants to build something meaningful. If you're excited about using AI, creating world-class content, and helping build a category-defining software company, we'd love to hear from you.

    • YouTube Marketing
    • Video Editing & Production
    • Content Strategy
    • Motion Graphics
    • YouTube Thumbnail
    • YouTube SEO
    • copy writing
    • YouTube Shorts
    • Research & Strategy

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