Hiring - Freelance Motion Graphic Designer

Join Our Team at Calo: Motion Graphics & UGC Video Editor (Part-Time Freelance)

Calo, a binational creative agency bridging the United States and Mexico, is looking for a freelance Motion Graphics & UGC Video Editor to join our team part-time (~20 hours/week). If you can make a logo move with intention and make a creator clip stop a thumb mid-scroll — and you want your craft to serve work that matters — we want to see your reel.

About Calo

Calo is a full-service multicultural marketing and design agency specializing in equity-driven work. We bridge cultural gaps and create impactful campaigns for a wide range of clients, from government agencies to multinational corporations to leading nonprofits.

Role Overview

You'll be the editor behind some of our clients' most visible work: paid social ads, UGC-style content, brand videos, and motion graphics that live across platforms and borders. You'll take raw creator footage, brand assets, and strategy briefs and turn them into edits that perform — in English, in Spanish, and everywhere in between. This is a part-time freelance role, roughly 20 hours per week, remote, with flexibility across US and Mexico time zones.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit UGC and creator footage into platform-native ads and organic content (Reels, TikTok, Meta, YouTube Shorts)
• Design and animate motion graphics: logo animations, kinetic type, lower thirds, transitions, and brand systems in motion
• Cut hook-driven ad variations for paid social testing — multiple hooks, lengths, and aspect ratios from a single shoot
• Add captions and subtitles in English and Spanish with cultural nuance, not just literal translation
• Version and resize deliverables across formats (9:16, 1:1, 16:9) and platforms
• Collaborate with our strategy and creative teams on briefs, storyboards, and performance learnings
• Keep project files organized and delivery-ready — clean naming, correct exports, smooth handoffs

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional video editing and motion design experience (agency, brand, or freelance)
• A portfolio/reel that shows both motion graphics craft and UGC-style social editing
• Proficiency in After Effects and Premiere Pro (or DaVinci Resolve)
• Fluency in the visual language of paid social — hooks, pacing, captions, trends
• Self-directed and dependable working async: you hit deadlines without hand-holding
• Comfortable taking feedback and iterating across rounds without losing the plot

Nice to Have

• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish
• Experience editing performance creative for DTC / e-commerce brands
• CapCut fluency for native-feel UGC edits
• Sound design and music editing chops
• Figma, Illustrator, or 3D skills (Cinema 4D, Blender)
• Experience working with US–Mexico market clients

What We Offer

• Part-time freelance contract, ~20 hours/week of consistent work
• Competitive freelance rate or monthly retainer
• Fully remote with a flexible schedule across US/MX time zones
• Room to grow your scope as the agency grows
• Collaborative and diverse team culture
• Chance to work on meaningful, impactful projects

How to Apply

If you're excited about this opportunity and believe you'd be a great fit for our team, please send your reel or portfolio and a short intro to admin@calo.agency. Include the edit you're proudest of — and tell us why it worked.

At Calo, we value diversity and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to LGBTQ+, indigenous people, English as a second language speakers, women, non-binary individuals, and people of color. Join us in our mission to make the world less lost in translation.

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