Senior Video Editor, Paid Social

Senior Video Editor, Paid Social

Lead editing for our highest-priority and highest-spend paid social campaigns, from brief through final delivery.

• Set the creative and technical bar for hooks, pacing, and platform-native storytelling across the team's output.
• Independently make strong creative calls on ambiguous or underspecified briefs, looping in strategists as needed rather than waiting on direction.
• Partner closely with creative strategists to understand and challenge the strategic rationale behind a brief.
• Use performance data (CTR, hook rate, thumb-stop rate, and other paid social metrics) to inform edit decisions and proactively recommend new creative directions.
• Build a feedback loop between what's performing and how the team edits going forward.
• Identify and test new editing styles and formats ahead of the curve, rather than reacting to trends after they've peaked.
• Turn raw, imperfect creator footage into polished, high-performing assets.
• Give clear, specific feedback to creators (directly or through strategists) on what footage will and won't cut well, improving submission quality over time.
• Review and give feedback on edits from junior and mid-level editors, raising the craft bar across the team.
• Help onboard new editors, sharing tools, shortcuts, and editorial standards.
• Help build and document workflows, templates, and best practices that let the team move faster without sacrificing quality.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, prioritizing across a fast-paced, iterative production cycle.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of experience editing video for paid social, performance marketing, or digital advertising, with a track record of high-performing creative.
• Advanced proficiency in Premiere Pro (After Effects strongly preferred; CapCut a plus).
• Deep, current knowledge of specs, algorithms, and best practices across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.
• Fluency in reading and acting on paid social performance data to inform creative decisions.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and prioritize across multiple concurrent projects under deadline.
• Strong communication skills — you can articulate the "why" behind an editorial choice to both creative and non-creative stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

• Experience building or managing editorial workflows, style guides, or training materials for a team.
• Experience editing UGC/creator content specifically for paid ad campaigns at scale.
• Familiarity with fintech, family finance, or consumer subscription products.
• Motion graphics or animation experience beyond the basics.

What you'll bring to the table:

• A standout reel showing range and mastery of short-form editing: hooks, pacing, captions, and platform-native formatting at a senior level.
• Experience partnering directly with media buyers on creative testing strategy.

Compensation:

• The estimated base pay range for this position in (NY, CA, WA): $75,000 -115,000.
• The estimated base pay range for this position in (CO): $75,000 -100,000.