UGC Video Editor

This role is open to candidates based in LATAM, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Please note that as this role supports U.S.-based clients, candidates must be available to work during U.S. business hours aligned with the client’s time zone.
The UGC Video Editor will create engaging short-form video content and UGC-style advertisements designed to drive attention, engagement, and conversions. The role focuses on producing performance-driven creative for TikTok, Instagram, and other short-form platforms, combining strong visual storytelling with an understanding of what makes advertising content effective.
The ideal candidate has 3+ years of professional video editing experience, understands emerging social media trends, and can produce high-quality creative that supports engagement and sales. Experience in the beauty or fashion industry is a major plus.
LOCATION Fully Remote | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES SHORT-FORM VIDEO EDITING - Edit engaging short-form videos for social media and paid advertising campaigns.
- Transform raw footage, UGC, product footage, and existing creative assets into compelling video content.
- Develop strong hooks, pacing, transitions, captions, and visual storytelling to capture audience attention.
- Adapt video content for different social media platforms, placements, and formats.
- Produce multiple creative variations for testing and optimization.
UGC & PERFORMANCE CREATIVE - Create UGC-style advertisements designed to generate engagement and conversions.
- Develop creative concepts based on target audiences, pain points, hooks, and offers.
- Edit video content specifically for performance marketing and paid social campaigns.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to align creative production with campaign objectives and requirements.
- Use performance data and feedback to improve future advertising creative.
SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS & CREATIVE RESEARCH - Stay informed about viral trends, content formats, sounds, hooks, and emerging editing styles.
- Research high-performing content across TikTok, Instagram, and other short-form platforms.
- Identify relevant trends that can be adapted to the brand's content and advertising.
- Contribute new creative ideas and concepts based on social media trends and audience behavior.
- Evaluate trends based on their potential to drive engagement and sales rather than popularity alone.
GRAPHIC DESIGN & VISUAL ASSETS - Create simple graphic assets to support video content and advertising creative.
- Incorporate text, graphics, animations, and other visual elements into videos.
- Adapt creative assets for different advertising placements and formats.
QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE - 3+ years of professional video editing experience, with a strong focus on short-form content.
- Demonstrated experience creating social media content and/or paid advertising creative.
- Experience producing UGC-style advertisements.
- Experience creating advertising content that contributed to sales is highly valued.
- Experience in the beauty or fashion industry is a major plus.
- Graphic design experience is strongly preferred.
SKILLS - Proficiency with professional video editing software.
- Ability to use graphic design tools to create supporting visual assets.
- Strong understanding of short-form video formats and platform requirements.
- Ability to produce polished video content efficiently and consistently at volume.
- Strong understanding of video hooks, pacing, storytelling, and audience retention.
- Ability to identify and adapt viral trends into engaging content.
- Understanding of what makes advertising creative engaging and conversion-focused.
- Ability to develop multiple creative variations for testing.
- Ability to use performance data and feedback to improve creative effectiveness.
- Strong visual creativity and attention to detail.
- Ability to work efficiently while maintaining consistent creative output.
- Interest in beauty, fashion, consumer brands, and digital culture.
- Commercial awareness of how video creative contributes to advertising performance and sales.
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE - High-quality short-form videos are consistently produced and delivered on time.
- UGC-style advertisements generate strong engagement and contribute to customer acquisition.
- Creative concepts improve through performance data, testing, and feedback.
- Video content incorporates relevant social media trends and emerging formats.
- Videos consistently capture audience attention and improve retention.
- Creative assets contribute to paid advertising performance and sales.
- The brand maintains a consistent pipeline of fresh, engaging, performance-driven video content.
OPPORTUNITY The UGC Video Editor will have the opportunity to create short-form content, UGC-style advertisements, and trend-driven creative that directly contributes to engagement and sales. This role offers significant creative ownership and the chance to combine visual storytelling with performance marketing to deliver measurable business results.

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