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Video Editor, Paid Social – Contract
Location
California + 1 moreAll locations: California | New York
Posted
9 days ago
Salary
$70 - $90 / hour
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Video Editor, Paid Social – Contract
Suno
• Cut existing footage, creator clips, and raw captures into ad-ready video variants for Meta, TikTok, YouTube, X, etc.. • Craft scroll-stopping hooks and tight pacing built to hold attention and drive action. • Bring original concepts and angles to the table, not just execute against specs. • Produce multiple iterations of winning concepts to feed continuous creative testing. • Apply native-to-feed technique: dynamic captions, pattern interrupts, on-screen text, and motion graphics. • Adapt edits across formats and placements (9:16, 1:1, 4:5) for Stories, Reels, and Feed. • Turn performance signals into sharper cuts, doubling down on what’s working. • Keep a fast, organized turnaround so fresh creative is always ready to test.
Job Requirements
- A strong portfolio of short-form video ads you’ve cut for live Meta and/or TikTok campaigns.
- Senior-level command of Adobe Premiere Pro, plus After Effects for motion graphics and CapCut for fast cuts.
- A real grasp of direct-response creative: hooks, angles, pacing, and why a cut wins or loses, not just how it looks.
- Proven ability to produce a high volume of variants at pace without dropping quality.
- A proactive, self-directed working style. You spot what’s missing and bring ideas without being asked.
- Fluency editing native short-form for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok across standard ad formats.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work arrangements
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