Social Media Video Editor

Project Overview: Hale Dwoskin, New York Times bestselling author of The Sedona Method and featured teacher in The Secret, is preparing for the October 19, 2026 release of his new book, Already Safe: Freedom from Anxiety, Fear & Stress With The Sedona Method. We are seeking an experienced video/content production professional to establish and manage a streamlined production system built primarily around Riverside. The objective is simple: Hale records and teaches. The producer handles the production process from raw recording through finished, published content. The initial engagement will support the book's pre-launch beginning October 12, launch beginning October 19, and continuing content campaign through December 31, 2026, with the potential for an ongoing relationship. 1. EXISTING LONG-FORM RETREAT CONTENTHale has existing two-hour segments from a recent retreat, originally recorded in Zoom, which will be uploaded into his Riverside Studio. The producer will:●       Manage and organize source recordings within Riverside.●       Generate and review Riverside Magic Clips.●       Exercise editorial judgment in determining which clips contain strong enough hooks and stand-alone ideas to become Shorts.●       Reject clips that are repetitive, weak, overly dependent on context or otherwise unsuitable.●       Preserve Hale's natural speaking rhythm and pauses rather than over-editing his delivery.●       Make necessary light audio, color, framing and other production adjustments.●       Add AI captions, review and correct as needed.●       Produce finished vertical Shorts suitable for social platforms.●       Develop concise titles/captions/descriptions using Riverside AI summaries as a starting point, editing them for accuracy and effectiveness.●       Add an appropriate CTA directing viewers toward Already Safe, a related full episode, subscription/following, or another supplied campaign destination.●       Create appropriate thumbnails/cover frames where required. 2. NEW ALREADY SAFE TEACHING SERIESHale will record new approximately 10–20 minute teaching segments in Riverside, focused specifically on concepts and ideas from the book, Already Safe. These recordings will serve two purposes. A. Branded Long-Form Episodes The producer will create finished episodes suitable for You Tube and appropriate podcast/video platforms. Before regular episode production begins, the producer will develop a reusable visual/audio identity for the Already Safe series, including:●       Cold Open Pull approximately 15–20 seconds of the strongest hook from within each individual episode and place it at the beginning.●       Animated Branded Intro Create a short animated Already Safe title sequence incorporating approved book/series branding and appropriate music.●       Standard Hale Introduction Incorporate a separately recorded approximately 15–20 second Hale introduction to the series.●       Episode Minor clean up edits on Hale's 10–20 minute teaching while preserving his natural presentation style.●       End Card Create a consistent branded end card incorporating the appropriate CTA and Subscribe/Like animation. IMPORTANT APPROVAL STEPThe producer will first create one complete sample treatment showing the proposed animation, typography, music, transitions, opening structure and end card. This package must be submitted to Hale Dwoskin and Diane Armitage for approval before being applied across the series. Once approved, it becomes the production template for subsequent episodes. The producer will also create a compelling custom thumbnail for every long-form You Tube episode, consistent with the approved series identity while allowing the individual episode topic/hook to stand out. 3. SHORTS FROM NEW ALREADY SAFE EPISODESEach new long-form recording should also be evaluated for potential Shorts. The producer will:●       Identify the strongest stand-alone moments.●       Prioritize a compelling opening/hook.●       Create finished vertical Shorts.●       Perform necessary audio/color/framing adjustments.●       Create and correct captions.●       Preserve Hale's natural delivery.●       Prepare title/caption/description and CTA.●       Prepare appropriate thumbnail/cover frame where the platform requires or benefits from one.●       Publish/schedule approved Shorts to designated platforms. Shorts do NOT require the animated branded opening used on the long-form episodes. The content should begin immediately with the hook.5. TITLES, DESCRIPTIONS, THUMBNAILS & PLATFORM OPTIMIZATIONThe producer will be responsible for production-level optimization of each asset. For long-form episodes, this includes:●       Compelling episode title.●       Custom thumbnail.●       Accurate, engaging description based upon the episode/transcript.●       Appropriate CTA and links supplied for the campaign.●       Relevant topic/search language.●       Chapters/timestamps when useful.●       Appropriate hashtags/tags/metadata where beneficial.●       Platform-specific formatting and optimization. For Shorts:●       Strong opening/hook.●       Concise title/caption.●       Accurate short description.●       Appropriate CTA.●       Relevant hashtags/metadata where useful.●       Correct vertical formatting and captions. The goal is not keyword stuffing. Optimization should help platforms and prospective viewers understand what the content is about while emphasizing compelling packaging, viewer retention and engagement.8. WORKFLOW & RESPONSIBILITIESHale Dwoskin will:●       Provide/record the teaching.●       Approve the initial branded series treatment.●       Provide final substantive approval when necessary. Producer will:●       Own the Riverside production workflow.●       Manage source material and AI clip generation.●       Exercise editorial judgment in clip selection.●       Edit/finish long- and short-form assets.●       Create series animation and production package.●       Create thumbnails.●       Create/refine production-level titles/descriptions.●       Manage captions, audio/color cleanup and formatting.●       Establish podcast/RSS/platform production infrastructure.●       Publish/schedule finished assets.●       Provide basic performance feedback and use it to improve future content selection and packaging. The producer is not being asked to create Hale's overall marketing strategy, manage paid advertising, write email campaigns or develop the broader book-launch campaign.9. BID REQUESTPlease provide: Recommended workflow for accomplishing the above. Experience with Riverside, AI-assisted clipping and long-form-to-short-form content production. Experience with You Tube and podcast production/distribution. Examples of comparable long-form videos, Shorts, branded series packages and thumbnails you have produced. Any recommended changes to the proposed production workflow. One-time setup cost, including branded series package, podcast/platform setup and RSS configuration. Monthly/production cost for the content volume described above. Any volume assumptions or limits included in your pricing. Expected turnaround time from raw recording to finished assets. Availability to begin immediately and support the October 12 pre-launch target. Please separate one-time setup costs from ongoing production costs so we can accurately compare bids.