DTC E-commerce Performance Marketing Video Editor

This team isn't hiring a Video Editor to make things look nice. They're hiring someone who knows that the first three seconds can make or break an ad, that the right cut can keep someone watching, and that a "good-looking" video means very little if the numbers don't back it up. This is a fully remote, full-time contractor role. WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOUReal creative freedom. The brief is a starting point, not a cageYour own numbers, weekly. Hook rate, hold rate, spend, verdictDirect founder access. No layers between you and the decision makerInvestment in your craft. Paid training in direct response creative WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTOOwn the edit from concept, script and raw footage through to a first draft that needs one round of revisions at most, never fourShip 8 to 12 finished DR videos a week, each with 3-5 hook variations, so the media buyer always has something new to testCut visuals that match the avatar they are aimed at, across two product lines and several distinct customer typesBuild for Meta across UGC-style ads, native-feel ads, VSL-style long-form, statics-in-motion, AI animation and mechanism explainers.Elevate the brief you are given: sharper hook cuts, tighter pacing, smarter b-roll, extra variations nobody asked forReview creative performance in the dashboard, spot what’s working, and use those insights to improve the next round of ads.Become the editing standard this brand hires against as the team grows WHO YOU AREYou have 2+ years editing paid social direct response ads for DTC or ecommerce brands with real ad spend behind themYou understand hook, bridge, body and CTA structure without anyone explaining it to youYou know how to edit for retention: pattern interrupts, pacing, captions, native platform feelYou are expert level in Premiere Pro or CapCut ProYou have hands-on experience creating AI-generated footage with tools like Higgsfield, and know how to use AI as part of a real ad production workflowYou are comfortable working from messy raw UGC footageYou talk in hook rates and retention, not just aesthetics, and you can point to ads you cut that scaledBonus if you've:Worked on supplements, health or wellness, or another direct response heavy vertical like beauty, fitness or gadgetsGot After Effects motion graphics chops