Role Overview:
- We produce a high volume of short-to-mid-form video up to approximately 2 minutes, including UGC ads, social content, VSLs, and promos.
- We need a full-time editor fluent in AI-assisted editing.
- You will turn raw footage, AI-generated clips, and scripts into scroll-stopping, high-retention videos, fast and at scale.
- This is a long-term position with room to grow.
Responsibilities:
- Edit videos up to 2 minutes, including UGC/talking-head ads, social posts, short VSLs, and promos, from raw assets to final export.
- Nail the first 3 seconds by building hooks that stop the scroll and hold attention to the end.
- Use AI tools to work faster, including AI avatars/lipsync like HeyGen and Runway, AI voice/dubbing like ElevenLabs, auto-cutting/transcription like Descript and CapCut, and AI b-roll/image generation.
- Add punchy word-by-word animated captions/subtitles, text overlays, motion titles, and graphics.
- Cut tight to the beat with fast pacing and zero dead air, and sync visuals to music/SFX.
- Source and integrate b-roll, stock, trending sounds, and SFX.
- Perform color correction and audio cleanup, including noise removal, leveling, and mixing.
- Produce multiple variations of a winning video, including new hooks, captions, angles, and voices, for testing at volume.
- Export in the correct specifications and aspect ratios for each platform, including 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, and 16:9.
- Keep project files, versions, and assets organized and hit a steady daily/weekly output.
- Take feedback and iterate quickly to match our style.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of editing experience with a reel of short/mid-form or UGC/ad work.
- Expert in CapCut and/or Premiere Pro, with After Effects being a plus.
- Hands-on experience with AI editing tools such as HeyGen, Runway, ElevenLabs, or Descript, and you already use AI in your workflow.
- Strong instinct for hooks, pacing, and retention in short-form content.
- Clean captioning, audio mixing, and color skills.
- Fluent English, with native or fluent Spanish being a strong plus for QA-ing Spanish-language ad captions and voiceovers.
- Reliable internet, a capable editing machine, and availability during US working hours.
- Fast, self-managed, and deadline-driven, with comfort working at high volume, including multiple videos per day.
Nice-to-have Skills:
- UGC, paid-social, or DTC ad editing experience.
- Understanding of ad platforms like Meta and TikTok and what makes creatives convert.
- Motion graphics skills in After Effects and thumbnail/graphic design.
- Experience producing many variations of a creative for A/B testing.
Benefits:
- Full-time, long-term, and fully remote position.
- Competitive monthly salary plus performance bonuses tied to winning ads.
- Full paid AI toolstack provided with no software costs to you.
- Growth path to Lead Editor as we scale.