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TYPE OF WORK
Part Time
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SALARY
$4.50/hour USD
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HOURS PER WEEK
4
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DATE UPDATED
Aug 11, 2026
SUBJECT: Video Editor NEEDED for Sports Highlight Reels, ONGOING WORK
Hi! I'm looking for an experienced and reliable video editor to build recruiting highlight reels for my daughter, a high school water polo player being recruited by NCAA Division 1 college programs.
This is steady, ongoing work. We build two to four new reels a month through her club and high school seasons, plus updates to existing ones.
The workflow, exactly as it runs:
Her full game recordings live in Google Drive. You'll have access to the folder.
She watches her own film and sends you a timestamp list: which game file, when the play happens, her cap color and cap number, and what the play is.
You do everything else. Pull each play out of the full game footage, trim it so the highlight reads clearly, add a player identifier at the start of each clip, organize the clips into skill categories, add a title card and section titles, and export.
You send me the finished file. We handle the upload.
What you need to be able to do:
Read a timestamp and find the actual play. This is the most important skill in the job. A timestamp is a marker, not an exact in-point. If the list says 1:42, the play may really begin at 1:38 with the swim and the setup, and the shot lands at 1:44. Your job is to watch around that mark, understand what the play is, and cut so the whole highlight reads: enough lead-in for a coach to see the positioning and the decision, and enough after the finish that nothing gets clipped off.
Create a player identifier at the start of each play. A circle or an arrow marking my daughter, so a coach knows instantly which player to watch. It only needs to appear at the start of the clip, not follow her. What matters is that it's on the right player and that it looks the same, same shape, same color, same size, on every clip in the reel.
Organize clips into skill categories. The reel isn't one long list. Clips get grouped into sections like goals, assists, steals, ejections drawn, and defensive stops, with a short title card between groups so a coach can see what they're about to watch. I'll tell you the categories for each reel.
Follow a written spec. I'll give you recruiting-specific guidelines on what college coaches actually want to see rather than fluff. In practice that means no music, no transitions, and no effects.
Turn a reel around in 2 to 3 days once you have the footage and the timestamp list.
Handle large video files. You'll be downloading full game recordings, so you need internet that can manage that and a computer that can edit HD footage without struggling.
Software: DaVinci, Premiere, Final Cut, CapCut, or anything else is fine if you can do everything above in it.
Nice to have, not required: you know water polo, or other team sport. Finding the right cap in the water goes faster if you understand what's happening. Say so if you do.
HOW TO APPLY:
1. Start your message with the word COUNTERATTACK in all caps on the first line. I want to know you read the whole post.
2. Send links of two edits you've done. Sports footage is ideal, but any project where you pulled clips out of longer footage and assembled them works. Tell me which parts were yours.
3. Answer in a sentence or two each:
What editing software do you use?
What is your download speed, and can your computer handle editing HD video without slowing down?
Have you worked with sports footage before? Which sport?
Have you ever made highlight reels for college recruits?
Applications missing any of these will not be reviewed. Thank you!
