Freelance Video Editor

About this role

We're not looking for someone who makes things look pretty. We're looking for someone who makes things perform. As a Freelance Video Editor at Shook Digital, you'll take raw creator footage and turn it into scroll-stopping UGC ads - iterating fast, remixing creatively, and using every tool available, including AI, to ship assets that win.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

✂ UGC PRODUCTION EDITING

- Edit raw creator footage into polished, script-accurate UGC ads. Maintain the native, platform-first feel that outperforms studio content on TikTok.

↺ PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN ITERATIONS

- Review ad results and iterate cuts based on what the data says. Swap hooks, recut bodies, and test new CTAs with speed and precision.

⚡ CREATIVE REMIXES

- Repurpose winning assets into fresh variants. Combine hooks from one ad with bodies from another. Build the modular library that fuels our testing engine.

🤖 AI VIDEO EDITING

- Use AI tools to localise and dub creator content across languages and AI voice overs. Stay ahead of what's possible with lip-sync workflows and apply it at scale.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- TikTok-native editing instincts — you know what a strong hook looks like in the first 2 seconds of raw footage, and you know how to build toward it.

- Speed without sloppiness — you're comfortable turning around multiple cuts in a short window. Fast doesn't mean careless.

- Performance mindset — you care whether your edits work, not just whether they look good. You read the results and apply them to the next cut.

- AI tool fluency — you've used tools like ElevenLabs, or equivalent for dubbing and lip-sync. You experiment and stay current.

- Modular thinking — you understand the hook / body / CTA structure and can edit to the module, not just the whole video.

- Autonomous execution — you read the brief, ask the right questions once, and deliver. You don't need to be chased.

HOW WE HIRE

01 – THE BRIEF

- 20 min call on our editing workflow and your UGC experience

02 – WORK TRIAL

- Paid, 2–3 hr editing tasks using a real campaign brief

03 – EDIT REVIEW

- Walk us through your cuts and your decisions

04 – FINAL CHAT

- Align on terms. We move from interviews to onboarding in days.

MORE DETAILS

Remote · Freelance · CET overlap preferred · Paid trial included