Video Editor – Performance Creative & Brand Content

Video Editor – Performance Creative & Brand Content

Location: Remote Employment Type: Full-Time | Independent Contractor Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM U.S. Pacific Time Experience Required: 5+ Years

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing, Los Angeles-based indie color cosmetics brand known for its creative approach to beauty, innovative products, and strong digital presence. Operating in the competitive beauty and e-commerce space, the company focuses on creating engaging, visually compelling content that connects with consumers, builds brand awareness, and drives sales.

As the brand continues to expand its digital marketing and social media efforts, they are looking for a talented and experienced Video Editor who can bring creative ideas to life through high-quality, performance-driven video content.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled, creative, and results-driven Video Editor – Performance Creative & Brand Content to produce engaging short-form videos for social media, digital marketing campaigns, and paid advertising.

This is a hands-on production role ideal for someone who combines exceptional visual storytelling with a strong understanding of what makes content go viral and what drives consumers to take action.

You will be responsible for transforming raw footage, product demonstrations, and user-generated content (UGC) into polished, engaging, and conversion-focused videos. You'll work across platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, Meta Ads, and YouTube Shorts, producing multiple creative variations while maintaining the brand's visual identity and quality standards.

The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume creative environment, works independently, and understands how to balance visual aesthetics, audience engagement, and advertising performance.

Key Responsibilities

Video Editing & Content Production

• Edit and produce high-quality short-form videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels, Meta Ads, YouTube Shorts, and other digital platforms.
• Transform raw footage, product demonstrations, and UGC into polished, engaging, and brand-aligned video content.
• Develop compelling video structures with attention-grabbing hooks, effective pacing, product storytelling, and clear calls to action.
• Produce videos optimized for both organic social media engagement and paid advertising performance.
• Repurpose existing video assets into different formats, lengths, and aspect ratios for multiple platforms.

Performance Creative & Optimization

• Apply an understanding of social media trends, audience retention, and conversion principles to every video.
• Create multiple variations of video concepts by testing different hooks, pacing, transitions, messaging, and calls to action.
• Collaborate with creative and marketing teams to develop video content aligned with campaign objectives and brand guidelines.
• Incorporate performance insights and creative feedback to improve video effectiveness.
• Stay current with emerging social media trends, platform best practices, and high-performing advertising formats.

Motion Graphics & Post-Production

• Incorporate motion graphics, animated typography, captions, transitions, sound effects, and music to enhance video engagement.
• Perform professional color correction and grading while ensuring accurate representation of product shades, textures, and skin tones.
• Maintain high standards of visual composition, storytelling, audio quality, and overall production value.
• Optimize video exports according to platform-specific technical requirements, including aspect ratios, safe zones, and caption conventions.

Creative Workflow & Production Efficiency

• Manage multiple editing projects simultaneously while consistently meeting tight deadlines.
• Deliver high volumes of creative assets without compromising quality or brand consistency.
• Independently interpret creative briefs and make strong editing decisions with minimal supervision.
• Respond efficiently to creative feedback and implement revisions within established timelines.
• Maintain organized project files, version histories, naming conventions, and final deliverables to support efficient collaboration.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional video editing experience, preferably in digital marketing, social media, advertising, or e-commerce.
• Proven experience producing short-form video content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, Meta Ads, and YouTube Shorts.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual aesthetics, creative storytelling, and high-quality editing.
• Demonstrated understanding of viral content strategies, audience retention, direct-response advertising, and conversion-focused video editing.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or equivalent professional editing software.
• Working proficiency in Adobe After Effects or similar motion graphics software.
• Experience editing UGC, product demonstrations, promotional videos, and paid social advertising creatives.
• Ability to produce multiple creative variations efficiently for advertising tests and campaign optimization.
• Strong command of pacing, composition, typography, sound design, color grading, and visual storytelling.
• Proven experience working in a high-volume creative production environment with tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage projects independently, prioritize deliverables, and maintain organized editing workflows.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
• Availability to work full-time during U.S. Pacific Time business hours (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday).

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently producing high-quality, engaging short-form videos that align with the brand's creative direction.
• Delivering multiple video concepts and variations efficiently to support ongoing marketing campaigns.
• Creating content that captures attention, maintains audience engagement, and encourages purchasing decisions.
• Maintaining strong visual consistency and accurate product representation across all creative assets.
• Managing high production volumes while meeting deadlines and responding quickly to revisions.
• Independently transforming creative briefs and raw footage into polished, ready-to-publish video content.

• 5+ years of professional video editing experience in a high-volume creative production environment, with exceptional visual taste and demonstrated understanding of both virality and conversion, available full-time Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM U.S. Pacific Time.

• Previous experience working with beauty, cosmetics, skincare, personal care, lifestyle, or other consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands.
• Experience working at a creative agency, performance marketing agency, or digital advertising agency.
• Strong background in producing performance-driven video advertisements for Meta and TikTok.
• Familiarity with direct-response marketing, creative A/B testing, and advertising performance metrics.
• Experience collaborating with performance marketers, creative strategists, and social media teams.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted video editing, content creation, and production tools.

• Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or equivalent, and Adobe After Effects or a similar motion graphics tool.