Hiring: Freelance content creator

Hive Helsinki is a non-profit software engineering program for problem-solvers. There are no teachers. Students learn by building products together, failing, fixing things, and figuring it out as a community. The studies are free, full-time, and on campus in Helsinki.

Hive is a strange place in a good way. But almost nobody outside knows what actually happens here.

We’re looking for someone to tell the story.

What we need

Short-form video for TikTok and Instagram that shows the real Hive: students, alumni, visitors, the daily work, hackathons, events, why we run this place and where we’re going. Video comes first, but photos, carousels, and stories are welcome when they fit.

Our goal is three videos a week. You deliver ready-to-publish packages, and our Marketing Specialist Joakim publishes them.

How the work is organised

The assignment is split into clear packages.

Package 1: Kickoff & formats.
You get to know Hive and its key messages, and turn them into a handful of recurring video series with their own look and feel. You plan the first month and deliver three pilot videos. Fixed price, about three weeks.

Package 2: Monthly content.
Around 8-15 short videos a month, edited, subtitled, and delivered ready to post. Plus photos, carousels, or stories where they make sense. We agree on each month’s plan together and review how things went at the end of the month. A fixed monthly price covers an agreed number of videos, with a set fee for each extra one.

Package 3: Event coverage.
When something big happens on campus, we can book you separately for it.

We start with Package 1. If it works for both of us, we move on to monthly packages and keep going as long as it makes sense.

Most filming happens on our campus in Helsinki, so we’ll agree on shoot days around what’s happening. You can edit wherever you like. Salla (Community & Partnerships Lead) and Joakim will help you open doors and get introductions.

What matters to us

We’re not looking for the fanciest equipment or the flashiest editing. We’re looking for someone who can turn a message into something people actually want to watch.

You probably

• Have made short-form videos people actually watched, on your own account or someone else’s
• Prioritize delivery over perfection. Don’t over-polish.
• Have a style that’s recognizably yours
• Know your way around the Helsinki tech or startup scene (a nice bonus, not a must)

The details

• Freelance assignment, invoiced per package
• You use your own equipment
• English is the main working language, Finnish is a plus
• Starting as soon as possible

How to apply

Send us:

• A short text or a video introducing yourself
• A portfolio with up to five links to your work
• CV
• Your price for Package 1 and your price for one month of Package 2 at 12 videos

Email everything to jobs@hive.fi no later than Sunday 25 October 2026. We’ll start interviewing before the deadline.