
SamCart Inc. is hiring: Performance Designer and Video Editor in Washington
SamCart Inc., Washington, DC, US, 20022
SamCart Performance Designer and Video Editor
About SamCart
Online shopping has changed. Today’s eCommerce runs on selling products, not brands. SamCart is the only eCommerce software platform built for creators, by creators, who want to build a profitable digital business and experience personal freedom and growth.
Description
We’re looking for a rare hybrid talent: a creative who deeply understands acquisition, conversion, and performance marketing, and can produce high-quality landing pages, ads, videos, and motion assets with minimal direction.
This role is responsible for (1) rapidly making high-performing creatives for Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and any other ad platforms, (2) producing long-form and short-form video for YouTube and Instagram, and (3) designing landing pages and graphics optimized for conversion. You’ll partner closely with our Head of Acquisition and collaborate with product designers and marketers to generate conversion-driving creative assets weekly.
You’ll thrive here if you’re hungry, experiment-minded, operate with ownership, move quickly, and stay on top of social trends, new formats, and evolving best practices in paid and organic traffic.
*IMPORTANT: We’re looking for someone based in the mid-Atlantic east coast area, ideally in the Washington DC area who is comfortable traveling regularly to film and meet with the marketing team.
Responsibilities
Performance Creative Production
Edit and animate video ads optimized for scroll-stopping hooks and strong CTAs.
Lead Youtube content strategy to create viral long form and shortform content that is engaging and constantly adapting with social trends.
Design high-converting ad creative (static, animated, and video) for Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and any other ad platforms needed.
Design landing pages grounded in acquisition & conversion principles.
Produce weekly batches of new creative that perform—rapid iteration on winners/losers.
Own the creative pipeline for performance: concepting → execution → iteration.
Video Production
Edit and produce compelling video content for paid ads, social, email, and product marketing
Convert raw footage into long-form videos that get 50,000+ views on YouTube.
Create short-form videos for Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube shorts that plays to the strengths of each platform.
Convert raw footage into high-engagement assets with strong narrative structure and pacing.
Apply UI/UX animation and motion graphics principles for product-driven videos.
Design & Motion
Create landing pages, product and feature pages, and promotional pages for website, promotions, launches, paid traffic, and A/B tests.
Develop graphics, illustrations, and short-form animations that elevate SamCart’s brand across channels.
Create wireframes, storyboards, and visual systems that bring ideas to life.
Uphold and evolve SamCart’s design guidelines, ensuring consistency across all paid and organic touchpoints.
Ideate and test creative for all stages of the funnel—cold traffic ads, retargeting, product education, and activation.
Collaborate with marketing, copywriting, and product design teams to support campaigns and launches.
Stay on top of social and creator-economy trends to inform creative strategy.
Use AI tools regularly and work AI into your creative and daily workflow.
Requirements
3-5 years of experience in marketing design, video production, motion graphics, or similar hybrid creative roles.
Proven experience in scaling Youtube performance and increasing engagement across social platforms.
Proven design experience creating high-converting landing pages and ads.
Strong portfolio showcasing digital marketing creative, ad concepts, landing page design, and motion/video work.
Mastery of Figma, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator (or equivalent), and Descript.
Experience with Framer or similar website platform.
Video & Motion
Proficiency in filming and editing video content for paid social and organic channels.
Experience with audio production and mixing.
Ability to script, storyboard, animate, and edit without hand-holding.
Marketing & Performance Mindset
Deep understanding of acquisition, paid social ecosystems (especially Meta), and creative strategies that convert.
Experience working with SaaS, eCommerce, or the Creator Economy.
Ability to analyze creative performance and revise concepts quickly.
Strong grasp of social media platforms and how content behaves across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, etc.
Strong understanding of AI and uses AI regularly in workflow.
Work Ethic & Collaboration
Operates with ownership and minimal direction; thrives in fast-moving environments.
Strong organization, communication, and deadline orientation.
Growth mindset: loves learning, experimenting, and staying on top of trends.
Bonus: Comfortable on camera; experience as a creator or freelancer.
This is what you’ll love about SamCart
Our co-founders always say, “Their success is our success,” and we believe that about our people, too! We want everyone to love their job at least 80% of the time, and when you are successful, the whole team is successful.
Each team has one offsite Hub Week per quarter to collaborate with your team members (and others!) and plan for the upcoming quarter.
Diversity adds value to everything we do. We hire from and for a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to allow the team to use their unique ways of thinking and working in each project.
We have unlimited PTO with an encouraged 14-day minimum to empower our team members to maintain a healthy balance in their day-to-day lives.
Yay, we have 401K!
Health Insurance premiums are covered 100% by SamCart for you +1, be it a significant other or child.
Supportive Parental leave policies for all parents.
Career growth and development are essential here at SamCart, and we want all team members to build sustainable, future-proof, and adaptable careers.
Our Core Values
Play to Win. We play offense every single day. Unshaken by bigger companies, we see them as proof of what’s possible. We adapt, innovate, and outthink them.
Take Risks, Embrace Failure. Fear doesn’t paralyze us—standing still does. We take risks and embrace failure because it’s the quickest path to success.
Complexity is the enemy. We keep it simple and stay lean in everything we do—our teams, projects, product, and strategies. We double down on what works, perfecting the few things we do best.
Ahead of the Curve. Always. We combine intuition, experience, and data to drive breakthrough ideas. We stay curious, spot trends early, and know our customers, market, and business better than anyone.
The Customer is everything. We treat their business like it’s our own. Their wins are our wins. Their goals are our goals.
Work with Purpose, Live with Balance. Work is important, but it’s not everything. Our greatest wins happen when we bring our best to work, without sacrificing what matters most: our families, friends, and our personal growth.
Want to learn more about what SamCart Culture looks like? Check out our Culture Page here:Culture @ SamCart
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En Español: Descripción Estamos buscando un talento híbrido raro: un creativo que entiende profundamente la adquisición, la conversión y el marketing de rendimiento, y puede producir páginas de aterrizaje de alta calidad, anuncios, videos y activos de movimiento con una dirección mínima. Esto es responsable de (1) hacer creativos de alto rendimiento rápidamente para Meta, YouTube, TikTok y cualquier otra plataforma de publicidad, (2) producir video de forma larga y corta para YouTube e Instagram, y (3) diseñar páginas y gráficos de destino optimizados para la conversion. Usted se asociará estrechamente con nuestro Jefe de Adquisición y colaborará con diseñadores de productos y vendedores en la zona de la costa este del Atlántico medio, idealmente en el área de Washington DC, que se sienta cómodo viajando regularmente para filmar y reunirse con el equipo de marketing. Aquí prosperará si tiene hambre, experimentación, opera con propiedad, se mueve rápidamente y se mantiene al tanto de las tendencias sociales, los nuevos formatos y las mejores prácticas en evolución en el tráfico de pago y orgánico. *IMPORTANT: buscamos a alguien con sede en la región de la Costa Atlántica oriental, idealmente en el distrito de Washington D.C. que se siente cómodo de viajar regularmente a filmar e reunirse con el grupo de comercialización. Responsabilidades Producción de rendimiento Crear y animar anuncios de vídeo para optimizar los ganchos de desplazamiento y las iteraciones fuertes. Contratamos desde y para una amplia gama de orígenes y experiencias para permitir que el equipo utilice sus formas únicas de pensar y trabajar en cada proyecto. Tenemos PTO ilimitado con un mínimo de 14 días alentado para empoderar a nuestros miembros del equipo a mantener un equilibrio saludable en su vida cotidiana. Yay, tenemos 401K! Las primas de seguro de salud están cubiertas 100% por SamCart para usted +1, ya sea otro significativo o un niño. Políticas de licencia parental de apoyo para todos los padres. El crecimiento y desarrollo de la carrera de los clientes son esenciales aquí en SamCard, y queremos que todos los miembros del grupo construyan carreras sostenibles, a prueba de futuro y adaptables. Nuestros valores fundamentales para ganar. Jugamos ofensivo cada día. Sin ser sacudidos por las compañías más grandes, los vemos como prueba de lo que es posible. Lo que hacemos, innovamos y pensamos. Tomamos los primeros pasos, adoptamos los productos de riesgo, no aceptamos el riesgo de fracaso. No nos adaptamos a las estrategias de nuestros clientes, lo que hacemos y lo que mejor hacemos es seguir adelante. Sus objetivos son nuestros objetivos. Trabajar con propósito, vivir con equilibrio. El trabajo es importante, pero no es todo. Nuestras mayores victorias ocurren cuando hacemos lo mejor que podemos para trabajar, sin sacrificar lo que más importa: nuestras familias, amigos y nuestro crecimiento personal. ¿Quieres saber más sobre cómo se ve la cultura de SamCart?