Video Editor, Producer – AI, Performance Ads

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

📋 Description

• Edit short-form video advertisements for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube based on Creative Strategist briefs.

• Craft compelling hooks for the initial three seconds and ensure brisk pacing with visual transitions every 2–3 seconds.

• Incorporate captions, text overlays, sound design, music, and calls to action tailored for each platform.

• Transform UGC, creator, influencer, studio, and stock footage into ads that feel native to the platforms.

• Export advertisements in 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, and 16:9 formats, accompanied by well-organized, launch-ready files.

• Experiment with new AI tools.

• Develop direct-response scripts, hooks, and CTAs for UGC, creator, AI-avatar, and product ads.

• Pitch innovative concepts and angles informed by performance data, customer challenges, and trending formats.

• Collaborate with Creative Strategists on briefs, storyboards, and shot lists.

• Adapt successful scripts into new perspectives, personas, and variations of hooks.

• Create AI-generated videos, avatars/spokespeople, product B-roll, and lifestyle scenes utilizing tools like Veo, Kling, Runway, Higgsfield, HeyGen, and Arcads.

• Produce AI voiceovers and localized versions using platforms such as ElevenLabs.

• Enhance AI outputs for consistency in character portrayal, product accuracy, and realism.

• Utilize AI for automated captions, transcript-based editing, upscaling, and cleanup tasks.

• Develop repeatable AI workflows and templates, sharing effective practices with the team.

• Generate variations of successful ads featuring different hooks, introductions, avatars, lengths, and messaging.

• Construct structured A/B test versions, modifying one variable at a time.

• Analyze Hook Rate, Hold Rate, CTR, CPA, ROAS, and drop-off points, then re-edit areas for improvement.

• Research competitor and trending ads to ensure creative content is authentic to each platform.

• Collaborate daily with Creative Strategists, Paid Media, Video Producers, Organic Social, and Influencer teams.

• Allocate approximately 60% of time to editing and AI production, 25% to creative and scripting, and 15% to iteration and analysis.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of video editing experience, including at least 2 years dedicated to paid social ads for DTC or eCommerce brands.

• Demonstrated experience in creating AI-driven ads and creative; portfolio must showcase AI-generated ads, detailing tools used and individual contributions.

• Experience producing hundreds, ideally thousands, of paid social ads throughout your career, with quantifiable results like ROAS, CPA, or scaled expenditure.

• Proficient in both written and spoken English.

• Regular use of AI video tools in your workflow, including Veo, Kling, Runway, Higgsfield, HeyGen, Arcads, and ElevenLabs.

• Advanced skills in Premiere Pro and/or CapCut.

• Strong understanding of hooks, pacing, retention, offers, and CTAs; capability to write direct-response scripts.

• Familiarity with metrics such as Hook Rate, Hold Rate, CTR, CPA, and ROAS, along with an understanding of how editing decisions influence these metrics.

• Ability to work efficiently and maintain organization to deliver a high volume of ads weekly without compromising quality.

• Experience in dynamic, feedback-oriented creative teams within a high-growth brand or performance agency.

• Knowledge of After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, or motion graphics is advantageous.

• Experience with pet or health and wellness brands is a plus.

• Portfolio should not solely consist of general editing, YouTube, cinematic, corporate, or wedding work; a focus on performance advertising is essential.

🏝️ Benefits

• 28 days of annual leave, not including public holidays.

• Company bonus opportunities.

• Private medical insurance.

• Visa sponsorship provided.