Favour Ikechi

Available to hire

I’m a video editor from Nigeria specializing in short-form and social media content.

About

I’m a video editor from Nigeria specializing in short-form and social media content. I help creators, podcasts, personal brands, and businesses turn raw footage and long-form content into engaging, polished videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and other social platforms.

My strongest skills are podcast-to-short-form editing, talking-head editing, content repurposing, captions, B-roll, pacing, sound design, and storytelling. What differentiates me is that I don’t approach editing as simply cutting footage—I look for the strongest moments and shape them into content that is easy to watch, keeps the viewer engaged, and gives clients more usable content from what they’ve already recorded. My goal is to take the editing workload off your hands while making your content consistent and ready to publish.

I have experience editing social media content at Vard Media and have built a portfolio of podcast, talking-head, and short-form video projects. I work primarily with CapCut and DaVinci Resolve and am comfortable adapting my editing style to different brands, audiences, and content goals.

Employment and project experience

Video Editor — Vard Media
Social Media & Short-Form Video Editing

Short-Form Video Editor — Independent Projects
Podcast-to-Short-Form, Talking Head & Social Media Content

  • Joined September 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment

Projects · 1

Transformed a podcast moment into a high-retention 12-second social media clip using sharp pacing, engaging captions, clean cuts, and subtle visual effects. This project demonstrates how I can take existing long-form content and turn it into ready-to-publish short-form content, saving creators and brands the time it would take to find, cut, and polish these moments themselves.

  • Video Editor

Work experience

Video Editor · Vard MediaJun 2026 – Sep 2026 · 4 mos

As a Video Editor at Vard Media, I edit long-form and short-form video content for social media, focusing on engaging storytelling, strong pacing, captions, B-roll, sound design, and clean visual transitions. I transform raw footage and long-form content into polished, platform-ready videos for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and other social platforms, while ensuring each edit aligns with the brand’s style and audience.

Video Editor · FreelancerJun 2025 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

As a freelance video editor, I create short-form and social media content for different content styles, including podcasts, talking-head videos, and long-form footage. I specialize in identifying the strongest moments in raw content and transforming them into concise, engaging videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. My freelance work has strengthened my ability to work independently, understand different content goals, follow creative direction, and deliver polished edits while maintaining consistency. I focus on making the editing process easier for clients by handling the time-consuming work of selecting moments, structuring clips, adding captions, B-roll, sound design, and creating platform-ready content. I use CapCut and DaVinci Resolve and continuously refine my editing approach around storytelling, pacing, viewer retention, and social media content trends.

Education

Bachelor of science · Federal university otuoke2018 – 2022

Certifications and awards

Video Edito2026

Professional training in video editing with practical experience using CapCut and DaVinci Resolve. Skilled in short-form content editing, podcast-to-short-form repurposing, social media videos, storytelling, pacing, captions, B-roll, transitions, sound design, and creating engaging edits optimized for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.

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