Freelance Creative Editor

About Wild Card

Wild Card Creative Group is a Hollywood-rooted creative team that builds brand stories designed to resonate with audiences. The company blends creative thinking with data-driven strategy to create high-impact experiences across screen, gaming, and other media.

The team believes every interaction is a chance to form a real connection, and that strong storytelling is at the center of that connection.

Role Summary

This opportunity is for a creative editor who is social-first in approach, idea-led, and focused on craft. The right person will be able to build engaging content paths for clients’ worlds, think boldly, and shape original integrated content quickly in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and cut social-first content, including teasers and trailers, for entertainment campaigns, with a strong focus on theatrical and streaming audiences.
• Work closely with producers, motion graphics, music, and finishing teams to bring the intended creative direction to life.
• Push creative boundaries while improving both production value and editorial quality to make the content more compelling.
• Contribute ideas during brainstorming sessions and help turn concepts into finished creative pieces.
• Make sure all deliverables match client goals, platform requirements, and social media best practices.

Requirements

• Advanced command of Adobe Premiere Pro, including sound design, audio cleanup, and audio editing.
• Working familiarity with Adobe After Effects and comfort using motion graphics to strengthen storytelling.
• Demonstrated success creating social-first entertainment campaign content and understanding how to drive audience engagement.
• Strong knowledge of social platform specifications, including safe zones, duration limits, and related formatting rules.
• Ability to conceptualize entertaining, platform-specific short-form content with a strong editorial and storytelling mindset.
• Capacity to manage several projects at once, meet tight timelines, and maintain a sharp eye for detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and outside partners.
• At least four years of experience editing social-first entertainment and brand campaign assets.
• A reel showing finished work must be submitted.

Compensation

The pay rate is USD 45 to 60 per hour.

Additional Information

Job duties may change over time based on business needs. Responsibilities can be added, removed, or adjusted, and you may occasionally be asked to take on special projects or support other work. Cooperation with such changes is expected.

Wild Card is committed to inclusive hiring and welcomes candidates of all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities, and sexual orientations. Applicants should be treated fairly and not disadvantaged for any protected basis.

The company participates in E-Verify, which is used to confirm a new hire’s identity and work eligibility in the United States after completion of Form I-9 by matching information against Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security records.

In line with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be considered.