Performance Video Editor (Meta & TikTok Ads)

I run paid acquisition for e-commerce brands and high-ticket offers. I'm looking for a full-time Video Editor who understands one thing above everything else:

Performance.

This is not a corporate editing role.

This is not wedding videos.

This is not YouTube vlogs.

Your job is to create ads that stop the scroll, hold attention, and drive action.

What You'll Be Editing

You'll work primarily on direct-response creatives for Meta and TikTok, including:

• UGC advertisements
• Talking-head videos
• Testimonial ads
• Founder videos
• Mashups and compilation creatives
• Product-focused ad creatives
• Retargeting ads

Most videos will range from 30 seconds to 3 minutes depending on the offer and platform.

Core Responsibilities

Ad Editing

• Turn raw footage into high-converting ad creatives
• Build strong hooks that capture attention immediately
• Improve retention through pacing, pattern interrupts, and visual storytelling
• Add captions, callouts, b-roll, zooms, graphics, and sound design
• Create multiple ad variations for testing

Creative Testing Support

• Produce multiple hooks and intros for each ad
• Create iterations of winning creatives
• Implement feedback quickly
• Adapt creatives based on performance data

Creative Research

• Stay current on Meta and TikTok advertising trends
• Analyze winning ads and creative angles
• Bring fresh ideas to the table regularly
• Help identify new hooks, structures, and editing styles

What Makes Someone Great In This Role

You understand that:

• The first 2 seconds matter more than the next 20
• Retention is everything
• Great ads don't feel like ads
• Fast testing beats perfection
• Creative fatigue is real
• Winning creatives need constant iteration

Requirements

• Proven experience editing direct-response ads
• Portfolio containing Meta, TikTok, UGC, or paid-social creatives
• Strong understanding of hooks, retention, and viewer psychology
• Excellent editing instincts and storytelling ability
• Strong typography, pacing, music, and visual taste
• Ability to work quickly without sacrificing quality
• Reliable communication and consistent availability

Must Have Experience With

• Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, CapCut, or equivalent
• Caption creation and motion graphics
• UGC and talking-head editing
• Performance marketing creatives
• Short-form vertical video

Not a Fit If

• Your experience is primarily weddings, events, or corporate videos
• You struggle with deadlines
• You disappear without communication
• You need constant supervision
• You don't understand performance marketing

What Success Looks Like

• High-quality creatives delivered consistently
• Fast turnaround on revisions and iterations
• Strong contribution to creative testing volume
• Continuous improvement of hooks and retention metrics
• Reliable communication and ownership of work

To Apply

Please send:

1. Examples of paid-social ads you've personally edited
2. Your favorite ad creative you've produced and why it worked
3. The editing software you use most often
4. Your availability and timezone
5. The word "HOOK" at the beginning of your application

Applications without direct-response ad examples will not be considered.