Responsibilities
- Cut existing footage, creator clips, and raw captures into ad-ready video variants for Meta, TikTok, YouTube, X, etc.
- Craft scroll-stopping hooks and tight pacing built to hold attention and drive action.
- Bring original concepts and angles to the table, not just execute against specs.
- Produce multiple iterations of winning concepts to feed continuous creative testing.
- Apply native-to-feed technique: dynamic captions, pattern interrupts, on-screen text, and motion graphics.
- Adapt edits across formats and placements (9:16, 1:1, 4:5) for Stories, Reels, and Feed.
- Turn performance signals into sharper cuts, doubling down on what’s working.
- Keep a fast, organized turnaround so fresh creative is always ready to test.
Requirements
- A strong portfolio of short-form video ads you’ve cut for live Meta and/or TikTok campaigns.
- Senior-level command of Adobe Premiere Pro, plus After Effects for motion graphics and CapCut for fast cuts.
- A real grasp of direct-response creative: hooks, angles, pacing, and why a cut wins or loses, not just how it looks.
- Proven ability to produce a high volume of variants at pace without dropping quality.
- A proactive, self-directed working style. You spot what’s missing and bring ideas without being asked.
- Fluency editing native short-form for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok across standard ad formats.
Nice to Have
- Experience at a consumer subscription app, a growth agency running paid social, or a DTC/ecommerce brand.
- Comfort reading performance metrics such as hook rate, hold rate, and CTR, and adjusting creative accordingly.
- Comfort folding AI tools into a creative workflow to move faster.
- A love of music and an eye for culture.
Additional Information
- Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
- This is a contract role paying $70 to $90 per hour, depending on experience, at roughly 20 to 40 hours per week.
