Video Editor & Content Producer (Remote)

About Octopos

Octopos is the operating system for growth for independent grocery and retail stores in the United States. Along with point of sale, we give store owners tools to grow revenue and profit: rewards and loyalty, AI marketing, predictive inventory, and product cost and revenue analysis.

The role

We're hiring a full-time Video Editor & Content Producer to turn raw footage into content that makes US store owners stop scrolling. This is a remote role from India.

Our Marketing Manager in Phoenix visits our customers stores and records interviews, B-roll, and behind-the-scenes footage. You'll take that raw footage and turn it into reels, customer success stories, and brand content, often overnight while Phoenix sleeps.

You'll own the full editing pipeline and our content templates. Over time this role can grow into Content Lead.

What you'll do

• Edit short-form vertical videos (Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Facebook) with strong hooks, tight pacing, and accurate captions.
• Find the story in raw footage: pull the best 20–60 seconds from long, unscripted interviews with store owners.
• Produce customer success stories and testimonial videos (60–120 seconds) and longer YouTube case studies.
• Repurpose every shoot into a week of content: reels, cut-downs, quote graphics, thumbnails, and stills.
• Clean up audio from noisy store environments and make speech clear, including speakers with accents.
• Build and maintain reusable brand templates: caption styles, intros, outros, lower thirds, and motion graphics.
• Use AI and agentic tools to speed up transcription, clip selection, captioning, and versioning.
• Track how content performs and adjust the next batch based on retention, views, and engagement.
• Work with the Marketing Manager on shot lists so footage arrives ready to edit.
• Hit a weekly output target (for example, 15 reels and 2 customer stories) with overnight turnaround on priority edits.

What we're looking for

Must have

• 3+ years editing B2C or brand content, with a portfolio of short-form vertical videos and real performance numbers (views, retention).
• A strong story instinct: you can find the moment that matters in unscripted footage.
• Experience editing testimonials, interviews, or documentary-style content.
• Fluency with content for a US audience: tone, humor, pacing, and platform trends.
• Solid audio cleanup and captioning skills.
• Hands-on use of AI and agentic tools in your daily workflow, not just awareness of them.
• Good written English and clear async communication.
• Reliability: you hit deadlines without being chased.

Nice to have

• Motion graphics in After Effects or similar.
• Experience with small business, retail, food, or SaaS brands.
• Basic thumbnail and graphic design skills.
• Familiarity with platform analytics on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
  

Working hours, exclusivity, and compensation

• Full-time, dedicated role. This is your only job. We're looking for someone ready to commit fully, so no other paid client work or employment while working with us. If you have current clients, tell us your plan to wind them down.
• Hours. Roughly 1:00–10:00 PM IST, including a daily 1-hour overlap with our Phoenix team (around 8:30–9:30 PM IST).
• Employment. Full-time employment through an employer-of-record, with a 90-day probation period and clear output targets.
• Compensation. Top-of-market salary for India, shared at the screening stage, plus a quarterly performance bonus.
• Growth. A path to Content Lead as our content team grows.
• Equipment. Laptop and software subscriptions provided or reimbursed.

Hiring process

1. Application. Send your portfolio with 5–10 short-form videos and their performance numbers, plus a short note on your editing workflow and the AI tools you use.
2. Intro call (30 min). Your experience, current commitments, and how you work.
3. Paid test project (48 hours). We send raw footage from a real customer visit. You deliver 3 reels and one 60–90 second customer story.
4. Workflow walkthrough (45 min). You walk us through how you edited the test, including your AI tools, live.
5. Final call with the founder and reference check.

How to apply

• Apply on our form at https://octopos.notion.site/40f37f49b44480b1ad47c0f01efaea7apvs=105