Video Editor

About this role

We're looking for a high-output short-form Video Editor who thrives in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment where speed, creativity, and results matter. You'll turn real-world moments into scroll-stopping content that captures attention, drives engagement, and fuels growth. Every week, you'll transform fresh footage captured by our on-camera content team into high-converting short-form videos for paid advertising and organic social media across Meta, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and more. Your edits will become the creative engine behind our marketing efforts, producing a constant stream of content that helps us reach more families and grow our programs. You are the throughput engine — rapid turnaround times — raw footage in Monday, high-volume, high-quality variants turned in throughout the week.

Responsibilities Edit UGC-style vertical video (Reels/TikTok/Shorts format) optimized for paid performance: hook in first 2 seconds, captions always, native-feel pacing Produce ad variants at volume: same footage, multiple hooks/openings/CTAs for creative testing Cut parent/kid/coach interviews into testimonial ads Add motion graphics, captions (English; Spanish a plus), brand elements Turn around priority requests in 24–48 hours Maintain an organized footage library and template system Work from a weekly brief from the Head of Growth; report variant output weekly Requirements 2+ years in an ad-driven editing role — editing paid creative for a performance/growth team, DTC brand, or ad agency where your cuts ran as actual ads with measured results (show us the reel AND the results — vlog/organic-only editors will not be considered) Premiere Pro or CapCut Pro + After Effects (or equivalent) proficiency Understanding of performance creative: you know what a hook is and why the first 2 seconds decide everything Fluent written English; conversational spoken English for weekly calls Fast, reliable, deadline-driven — volume matters as much as polish Bonus: AI tooling fluency (auto-captioning, voice, upscaling), Spanish-language content capability, direct exposure to creative testing frameworks (knowing WHY a variant won, not just cutting it)