Senior Video Editor, Paid Social

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the editing process for our most critical and high-budget paid social campaigns, from the initial brief to the final delivery.

• Establish the creative and technical standards for hooks, pacing, and platform-specific storytelling throughout the team's deliverables.

• Make decisive creative choices independently on vague or incomplete briefs, engaging strategists as necessary rather than waiting for guidance.

• Collaborate closely with creative strategists to comprehend and challenge the strategic foundation of each brief.

• Leverage performance metrics (CTR, hook rate, thumb-stop rate, and other paid social indicators) to guide editing decisions and proactively suggest new creative paths.

• Create a feedback mechanism that connects performance outcomes with future editing approaches.

• Be the primary authority on platform specifications, native conventions, and emerging formats across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.

• Discover and experiment with new editing styles and formats proactively, rather than responding to trends after their peak.

• Set the benchmark for transforming raw, unrefined creator footage into refined, high-performing assets.

• Provide clear and specific feedback to creators (either directly or through strategists) on what footage will work well, enhancing submission quality over time.

• Review and offer constructive feedback on edits from junior and mid-level editors, enhancing the overall quality of the team's craft.

• Assist in the onboarding of new editors by sharing tools, shortcuts, and editorial standards.

• Contribute to the development and documentation of workflows, templates, and best practices that enable the team to operate more efficiently without compromising quality.

• Act as the editorial voice in discussions with creative strategy and brand, justifying craft decisions with clear reasoning.

• Manage multiple projects and deadlines concurrently, prioritizing tasks within a fast-paced, iterative production environment.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in video editing for paid social, performance marketing, or digital advertising, showcasing a history of high-performing creative work.

• An impressive reel demonstrating a range of skills and mastery in short-form editing: hooks, pacing, captions, and platform-specific formatting at a senior level.

• Advanced expertise in Premiere Pro (After Effects is highly preferred; CapCut is a plus).

• Comprehensive, up-to-date knowledge of specifications, algorithms, and best practices across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.

• Proficiency in interpreting and acting on paid social performance data to inform creative choices.

• Experience in providing and receiving structured creative feedback, including mentoring junior editors.

• Proven capacity to work autonomously, navigate ambiguity, and prioritize multiple concurrent projects under tight deadlines.

• Excellent communication skills — able to articulate the rationale behind editorial decisions to both creative and non-creative stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary performance bonus.

• Equity rewards.

• Medical benefits.

• 401K match.