Bilingual Mandarin Social Media Video Creator / Editor

Overview

We are seeking a creative bilingual Mandarin-English Social Media Video Creator / Editor to help produce engaging short-form video content focused primarily on law, legal education, interesting cases, and current legal issues.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys creating content for Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book / 小红书), TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts and also has a genuine interest in law.

Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and English is required.

You do not need to be a lawyer or have prior legal work experience. However, an interest in law, criminal justice, legal cases, public policy, or current legal issues is important because you will be helping turn legal topics into short, interesting, easy-to-understand videos.

This is a great opportunity for a college or graduate student interested in both social media/video production and the legal field.

Responsibilities

• Film and edit short-form vertical videos for Xiaohongshu, TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts
• Work with an attorney to turn legal topics and case-related issues into engaging social media content
• Add Mandarin and/or English captions, text overlays, graphics, music, transitions, and other appropriate effects
• Help develop attention-grabbing openings, hooks, titles, and content concepts
• Translate or adapt content between Mandarin Chinese and English when appropriate
• Help make complicated legal concepts understandable and interesting to a general audience
• Identify current social media trends and suggest ways to apply them to legal content
• Repurpose longer recordings into multiple short-form videos
• Assist with filming in Palo Alto as needed
• Help develop a consistent visual and content style across social media platforms

Required Qualifications

• Fluent in spoken Mandarin Chinese and English
• Strong written Chinese and English communication skills
• Experience filming and/or editing short-form socia