Senior Performance Creative Editor – Contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal, +4 more countries.

📋 Description

• Edit dynamic, sound-on, short ads for Meta and Google based on scripts and angles provided by strategists.

• Take ownership of optimizing the initial five seconds and hooks.

• Understand and apply product-specific opener principles, while also being willing to challenge them when necessary.

• Focus on refining successful ads rather than solely generating new ideas.

• Create variations that intentionally alter one element to yield valuable testing insights.

• Analyze creative analytics and attribution data effectively.

• Present performance insights during the weekly creative review.

• Deliver between 15 to 25 finished ads each month.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least three years of experience creating ads that have been published on paid platforms.

• Proven experience with paid advertising as a primary area of focus.

• Ability to identify brands that allocate budget for distributing edited content.

• Proven track record of influencing performance metrics on specific creative content, with before and after results.

• Knowledge of which performance metrics indicate success and which may be misleading.

• Proficient and seamless use of generative AI tools for image and video creation, voiceovers, upscaling, automated captioning, and reframing.

• Proficient in Premiere or DaVinci at a professional level, as well as experience with After Effects or CapCut.

• Capability to complete audio work independently.

• Adequate English skills to effectively discuss creative hooks with a media buyer.

• Must have a personal machine, stable internet connection, and a quiet environment for calls.

• Experience in direct-response advertising; portfolio should not predominantly feature corporate/internal communications, brand films, weddings/events, news/broadcast, documentaries, event recaps/sizzle reels, music videos, real estate, podcast production, long-form YouTube, or B2B training.

• Experience in supplements, wellness, beverages, beauty, or direct-to-consumer subscription strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with offer-led creative, objection/confession openers, and talking-to-camera formats is strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with creative analytics tools such as Motion, Triple Whale, or Northbeam is strongly preferred.

• Experience in editing creator and UGC footage is strongly preferred.

• No formal degree, cinematic showreel, agency affiliations, or people-management experience required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Position as an independent contractor with ongoing monthly invoicing.

• Remote work opportunity available from anywhere in Europe or Latin America.

• Default asynchronous work environment.

• 2–3 hours of daily overlap with Austin, Texas (Central Time), with flexible working hours.

• Equivalent to full-time effort.

• Software access provided (Adobe CC, Motion, Frame.io).

• Access to footage, product, and creator assets.