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For the editors who make the scroll stop.

sportivasocial is building a small studio of social media editors, the people who shape how the opening moments of a video feel on Reels, TikTok and Shorts, where pacing, motion and sound carry the work. If your world is clipping podcasts or cutting long form videos, this probably is not the studio for you. But if a vertical timeline feels like a canvas, we would love to have you in the founding cohort.

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Two minutes to apply · paid test edit · fully remote

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This is for one kind of editor.

We are specific on purpose, because it keeps the bar high, the cohort tight, and the work worth rewatching.

You, most likely

A social media editor

  • You cut so that people keep watching, and you can feel the moment a video starts to drag.
  • You shape pace, rhythm and energy across a whole edit rather than one clever moment.
  • Motion, kinetic type and sound design all come naturally to you.
  • You can tell a living trend from a tired template at a glance.
  • You hold the feed, the brand and the platform in your head all at once.
Maybe another time

Probably not a fit

  • You take long form videos and cut them down into clips, which is a craft of its own.
  • Your showreel is mostly weddings, corporate work or long form YouTube.
  • You like a finished script and shot list in hand before you begin.
  • Going viral is the whole brief, with little thought given to craft.
  • Sound design and grading feel like optional extras to you.

✦ Clippers and long form editors are genuinely good at what they do. It simply is not the craft this studio is built around.

What you get for your craft

A studio that treats editing as a craft worth getting right, rather than a feed to fill.

01 / work

Real briefs, real brands

Paid project work for brands that genuinely want to look good, rather than endless volume for pennies.

02 / freedom

Your cut, your taste

We brief the feeling and the brand rules, and how it lands on the timeline is yours to author.

03 / money

Paid like a professional

Per project rates that respect the work and arrive on time, and we never ask you for free spec work.

04 / people

A room of editors

A Discord full of people who obsess over the same few frames you do, sharing feedback, swaps and second opinions.

05 / growth

Get genuinely sharper

Notes from people who actually grade, comp and mix sound, so the feedback you get is specific and useful.

06 / early

Founding leverage

You are early, so you can help shape how the studio looks, get first pick of briefs and grow as the roster grows.

From applying to your first cut

We will not ghost you or run trials that quietly go on forever. Just four clear steps.

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step 01

Apply

Two minutes and a link to your best short form work. Show us the edit you are proudest of.

step 02

Paid test edit

A real, short brief so we both see how you think and how you cut. paid · not spec

step 03

Onboard

Tools, brand kit, how we hand work over and review it, and your invite into the editor Discord.

step 04

First project

A live brand brief with your name on the cut, and a steady flow of work after it.

What we put on the line

We are new, so trust has to run both ways. Here is what every applicant can expect from us.

0h
a real reply to
every application
Paid
test edit, never
free spec work
1:1
straight with the studio,
with no agency between us
Few
a small founding cohort
rather than a mass intake

Questions, answered

Do I need years of experience?
No. We hire on taste, speed and craft rather than time served. A short form reel that makes us stop scrolling will always beat a long CV.
I mostly make clips from podcasts and streams, can I join?
Clipping is a real skill, but it is a different one. This studio is built around social media editing, where you build a piece from scratch using motion, pacing and sound. If you are moving into full social edits, send that work and we will gladly take a look.
I am a long form, YouTube or wedding editor, am I a fit?
Most likely not for this cohort. We are focused on short form social, so the craft we look for is fairly specific. There is no judgement in that, the bar simply points in one direction.
Is it remote?
Completely. We are based in London and work remotely, so you can edit from wherever you do your best work.
Do you actually pay, including the test?
Yes. The test edit is paid, and project work is paid per project and on time. We do not run endless unpaid trials.
What software do you use?
CapCut, Premiere, DaVinci or After Effects, whatever gets the look. We want real fluency in at least one, and strength in After Effects is a big plus.
How many editors are you taking?
A small founding cohort. We would far rather work with a handful of editors who are genuinely great than a crowd that is merely fine.

Think you make
the scroll stop?

Show us. The founding cohort is small and we are filling it now. It takes two minutes to apply, plus a link to your best work, and a paid test edit if it feels like a match.

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✦ Social media editors only · paid · remote

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