Canva Designer / Social Media Video Editor

We are looking for a Canva Designer / Social Media Video Editor to help create clean social media graphics, simple video edits, presentations, and client content deliverables.

This role is not for cinematic video editing. We need someone who can design well in Canva and edit simple social media videos using tools like CapCut, Canva, Instagram, or similar platforms.

Role Overview

The Canva Designer / Social Media Video Editor will support the agency by creating social media designs, carousels, story graphics, thumbnails, simple reels, short-form video edits, and presentations.

This person should have a good eye for design, understand Instagram-style content, and be able to turn raw ideas, clips, and client information into clean, usable marketing assets.

The work needs to be clear, fast, organized, and professional.

Main Responsibilities Canva Design

• Create clean social media graphics in Canva.
• Design Instagram posts, Facebook posts, stories, carousels, thumbnails, and simple ad creatives.
• Create branded templates for clients.
• Follow each client's colors, fonts, logo, and visual style.
• Make designs easy to read and visually clean.
• Avoid generic Canva templates that look cheap or overused.
• Resize content for different platforms.
• Keep Canva files organized by client and project.

Simple Social Media Video Editing

• Edit simple short-form videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts.
• Use simple editing platforms like CapCut, Canva, Instagram, or similar tools.
• Cut clips, remove dead space, add captions, text overlays, logos, music, and basic transitions.
• Format videos vertically for social media.
• Create reel covers and thumbnails.
• Make videos clear, clean, and easy to watch.
• Follow examples and creative direction from the team.
• Make revisions based on feedback.

Presentation Design

• Design clean presentations in Canva.
• Help create sales decks, client proposals, campaign presentations, and monthly reports.
• Turn rough notes into polished slides.
• Make slides professional, simple, and easy to understand.
• Use strong spacing, layout, typography, and visual hierarchy.

Content Organization

• Organize Canva files, video files, graphics, client folders, and final deliverables.
• Name files clearly.
• Track what content is being worked on, revised, approved, and delivered.
• Help prepare content for client review.
• Keep folders and assets easy for the team to find.

Creative Support

• Help create content ideas when needed.
• Pull design references and social media examples.
• Help prepare simple content calendars.
• Help package final content for clients.
• Support the agency with small creative tasks related to social media, ads, and client campaigns.

• Strong Canva design skills.
• Good eye for social media design.
• Basic video editing skills using simple tools like CapCut, Canva, Instagram, or similar platforms.
• Ability to create clean graphics, carousels, stories, thumbnails, and presentations.
• Good sense of spacing, fonts, colors, layout, and visual hierarchy.
• Organized with files and deadlines.
• Comfortable receiving feedback and making revisions.
• Able to work quickly without making sloppy content.
• Basic understanding of Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
• Spanish and English preferred.

Tools

Must know or be comfortable using:

• Canva
• CapCut or similar simple video editing app
• Instagram
• Google Drive

Helpful but not required:

• Meta Business Suite
• Google Docs
• Google Sheets
• Slack
• ClickUp, Notion, Trello, or similar tools

Good work means:

• Designs look clean and professional.
• Videos are simple but polished.
• Text is readable.
• Posts do not look crowded.
• Content fits the client's brand.
• Canva files are organized.
• Revisions are done quickly.
• Presentations look professional.
• Content is ready to post or send to the client.
• The team does not have to constantly fix basic mistakes.

This Role Is Not For You If

• You only know how to copy Canva templates.
• Your designs look messy or overcrowded.
• You cannot make text readable.
• You are slow with simple edits.
• You need step-by-step instructions for every small task.
• You cannot take feedback.
• You miss deadlines.
• You are disorganized.
• You want to do cinematic filmmaking instead of social media content.
• You care more about making things cute than making them clear.

Schedule

Part-time or full-time depending on availability and skill level.

Estimated starting range:

• Part-time: 15-25 hours per week
• Full-time: 35-40 hours per week

Compensation

This is a paid position.

Compensation depends on experience, availability, speed, and quality of work., * A short introduction about yourself.

• Examples of Canva designs you have created.
• Examples of Instagram posts, stories, carousels, or graphics you have designed.
• Examples of simple reels, TikToks, or short-form videos you have edited.
• Examples of presentations or slides you have designed, if available.
• Your availability.
• Your expected compensation.
• The tools you know how to use.

Bonus: Send one Instagram account whose design/content style you like and explain why.

Pay: $10.00 - $15.00 per hour

ZRL Digital is a marketing agency that helps local businesses create better content, run better campaigns, and generate more leads.