UGC Video Editor

Job description

***This role is open to candidates based in LATAM, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Please note that as this role supports U.S.-based clients, candidates must be available to work during U.S. business hours aligned with the client’s time zone.*** The UGC Video Editor will create engaging short-form video content and UGC-style advertisements designed to drive attention, engagement, and conversions. The role focuses on producing performance-driven creative for TikTok, Instagram, and other short-form platforms, combining strong visual storytelling with an understanding of what makes advertising content effective. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of professional video editing experience, understands emerging social media trends, and can produce high-quality creative that supports engagement and sales. Experience in the beauty or fashion industry is a major plus. ## Location Fully Remote | 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM EST ## Key Responsibilities ### Short-Form Video Editing - Edit engaging short-form videos for social media and paid advertising campaigns. - Transform raw footage, UGC, product footage, and existing creative assets into compelling video content. - Develop strong hooks, pacing, transitions, captions, and visual storytelling to capture audience attention. - Adapt video content for different social media platforms, placements, and formats. - Produce multiple creative variations for testing and optimization. ### UGC & Performance Creative - Create UGC-style advertisements designed to generate engagement and conversions. - Develop creative concepts based on target audiences, pain points, hooks, and offers. - Edit video content specifically for performance marketing and paid social campaigns. - Collaborate with the marketing team to align creative production with campaign objectives and requirements. - Use performance data and feedback to improve future advertising creative. ### Social Media Trends & Creative Research - Stay informed about viral trends, content formats, sounds, hooks, and emerging editing styles. - Research high-performing content across TikTok, Instagram, and other short-form platforms. - Identify relevant trends that can be adapted to the brand's content and advertising. - Contribute new creative ideas and concepts based on social media trends and audience behavior. - Evaluate trends based on their potential to drive engagement and sales rather than popularity alone. ### Graphic Design & Visual Assets - Create simple graphic assets to support video content and advertising creative. - Incorporate text, graphics, animations, and other visual elements into videos. - Adapt creative assets for different advertising placements and formats. ## Qualifications ### Experience - 3+ years of professional video editing experience, with a strong focus on short-form content. - Demonstrated experience creating social media content and/or paid advertising creative. - Experience producing UGC-style advertisements. - Experience creating advertising content that contributed to sales is highly valued. - Experience in the beauty or fashion industry is a major plus. - Graphic design experience is strongly preferred. - 3 years of experience editing paid social ads is prefered. ### Skills - Proficiency with professional video editing software. - Ability to use graphic design tools to create supporting visual assets. - Strong understanding of short-form video formats and platform requirements. - Ability to produce polished video content efficiently and consistently at volume. - Strong understanding of video hooks, pacing, storytelling, and audience retention. - Ability to identify and adapt viral trends into engaging content. - Understanding of what makes advertising creative engaging and conversion-focused. - Ability to develop multiple creative variations for testing. - Ability to use performance data and feedback to improve creative effectiveness. - Strong visual creativity and attention to detail. - Ability to work efficiently while maintaining consistent creative output. - Interest in beauty, fashion, consumer brands, and digital culture. - Commercial awareness of how video creative contributes to advertising performance and sales. ## What Success Looks Like - High-quality short-form videos are consistently produced and delivered on time. - UGC-style advertisements generate strong engagement and contribute to customer acquisition. - Creative concepts improve through performance data, testing, and feedback. - Video content incorporates relevant social media trends and emerging formats. - Videos consistently capture audience attention and improve retention. - Creative assets contribute to paid advertising performance and sales. - The brand maintains a consistent pipeline of fresh, engaging, performance-driven video content. ## Opportunity The UGC Video Editor will have the opportunity to create short-form content, UGC-style advertisements, and trend-driven creative that directly contributes to engagement and sales. This role offers significant creative ownership and the chance to combine visual storytelling with performance marketing to deliver measurable business results. ### **Application Process:** ### To be considered for this role these steps need to be followed: - Fill in the application form - Record a video showcasing your skill sets