We need not just someone who can cut footage, but an editor with good taste and creative vision, who understands atmospheric travel/vlog content, rhythm, visual presentation, and audience retention.
What is needed
To assemble atmospheric vertical video Reels.
Estimated duration from 15 to 60 seconds, depending on the material and idea; it is important not just to splice footage but to create a video with vibe, mood, dynamics, and beautiful visual presentation. The first seconds should immediately grab the viewer's attention through a strong shot, atmosphere, movement, music, or visual rhythm. The structure of the video needs to be thought out, helping with where to start, how to build the pace, which moments to enhance, and which to remove. It is important that the video does not drag, looks cohesive, and is watched to the end. Atmospheric editing, transitions, and visual effects are needed; modern atmospheric editing with beautiful transitions, visual effects, and accents is essential. The video should feel alive, using smooth or dynamic transitions, speed ramps, match cuts, zoom-in/zoom-out accents, light leaks, film effects, blur transitions, camera shake, slow motion, beautiful movement work, synchronization with music, highlighting important details, and other elements if they fit the context. Overloaded FX, cheap template animations, or effects for the sake of effects are not needed. Everything should work towards the atmosphere, rhythm, and visual perception of the video. The main task is to make a short video stylish, atmospheric, expensive in perception, and interesting to watch.
Sound design and music
Careful sound design is essential.
Atmospheric sounds, ambience, whoosh, hits, risers, sound accents for camera movement, scene changes, transitions, and important moments are needed.
The music should match the vibe and rhythm of the video. The sound should enhance the emotion, atmosphere, and dynamics, not just play in the background.
Color correction and overall style
A modern, high-quality image is needed.
An outdated style, blurry footage, low-quality inserts, random shots, or overloaded contrast are not needed.
It is important that the videos look cohesive, stylish, modern, and expensive in perception.
Working with material
There may be a lot of material.
You need to be able to independently select the best moments, build dynamics, understand which shots work for atmosphere and retention, and which are better to remove.
It is important not to stretch the video and not to use shots just to fill time. Each shot should work towards the idea, emotion, atmosphere, or dynamics.
Important requirement
Please only bid if you have real experience editing travel/vlog/lifestyle short-form content.
Be sure to send examples of short vertical videos from your portfolio.
If you do not have examples of quality Reels/Shorts/TikTok in an atmospheric travel/vlog style, please do not bid.
I need someone who understands the short vertical travel format, can grab the viewer's attention from the first seconds, and work with rhythm, music, sound design, visual effects, color, and overall atmosphere.
In your response, please indicate:
A link to 3–5 of your best Reels/Shorts/TikTok.
Have you had experience specifically with travel/vlog/lifestyle short-form content?
What exactly did you do in these projects: editing, structure, sound design, visual effects, color correction.
An approximate cost for one video.
The cost for a package of videos, if you work in packages.
The deadlines for completing one video.