Performance Video Editor (Meta DTC Ads) — Remote (CET ±2h)

<h3>Accountabilities:</h3><li>Edit high-performing short-form video ads, typically between one and two minutes, for Meta advertising campaigns, including UGC-style content, AI voiceover ads, and AI-generated animated videos.</li><li>Transform scripts, raw footage, and supplied creative assets into persuasive advertising content with compelling hooks, effective pacing, engaging storytelling, and impactful music and sound design.</li><li>Create and refine video concepts that capture attention quickly, maintain viewer engagement, and support direct-to-consumer customer acquisition objectives.</li><li>Generate AI voiceovers and produce AI-generated scenes when needed to enhance creative quality and streamline video production.</li><li>Ensure captions accurately match the approved scripts, maintaining a high standard of detail and consistency across all deliverables.</li><li>Incorporate feedback from the VP of Growth, applying revisions efficiently and using lessons learned to improve subsequent creative outputs.</li><li>Monitor the performance of published ads and use campaign insights to understand which creative approaches work best and inform future editing decisions.</li><li>Manage assigned projects independently after onboarding, organizing tasks and deliverables through ClickUp while meeting agreed deadlines and quality standards.</li><li>Contribute to the growth of the in-house creative team by developing repeatable editing practices, testing new approaches, and experimenting with emerging AI video tools.</li><li>Produce approximately six videos per month, depending on format and complexity, prioritizing creative quality, iteration, and performance over raw production volume.</li><h2>Requirements:</h2><li>A portfolio demonstrating hands-on experience creating and editing direct-to-consumer paid social ads, ideally for Meta platforms. Relevant advertising work and demonstrated results are more important than years of experience or formal job titles.</li><li>Practical experience editing UGC-style advertisements, with an understanding of the creative techniques that make paid social content engaging and effective.</li><li>Strong storytelling instincts, including the ability to identify effective hooks, control pacing, make purposeful cuts, and use music and sound design to strengthen the message.</li><li>Familiarity with AI-powered creative production, particularly AI voiceovers and AI-generated animation. Experience with tools such as Higgsfield, Kling, Runway, or comparable platforms is a strong advantage.</li><li>Excellent attention to detail, particularly when proofreading captions, following scripts accurately, implementing feedback, and maintaining consistency across video assets.</li><li>Sufficient English proficiency to communicate comfortably with colleagues through Slack, understand creative briefs, discuss feedback, and review on-screen captions.</li><li>Ability to work independently, manage priorities, respond constructively to feedback, and continuously improve creative output based on performance insights.</li><li>Experience creating advertisements for health, wellness, or supplement brands is an advantage, as is familiarity with US-market audiences and advertising conventions.</li><li>Availability for a full-time commitment of 40 hours per week under an independent contractor agreement.</li><li>Ability to maintain at least four hours of working-time overlap with the 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Central European Time window.</li><li>A predominantly YouTube-focused or long-form editing background without hands-on paid advertising experience is not suitable for this position.</li><h2>Benefits:</h2><li>Fully remote working arrangement, with a time-zone requirement of CET ±2 hours.</li><li>Long-term, full-time contract offering greater continuity than short-term freelance projects.</li><li>Competitive opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses for successful, winning advertisements.</li><li>Direct collaboration with the VP of Growth, providing fast feedback, clear direction, and direct access to decision-makers.</li><li>Access to the tools and resources needed for production, including Adobe creative software and AI-powered tools such as Higgsfield.</li><li>Manageable creative workload of approximately six videos per month, allowing sufficient time to focus on quality, experimentation, and iteration.</li><li>Opportunity to see your work tested in a live advertising account and learn directly from campaign performance.</li><li>Autonomy over your editing workflow after onboarding, with organized briefs, tasks, and assets provided through ClickUp.</li><li>Opportunity to join a growing in-house creative team and help shape its video advertising capabilities.</li><li>Paid trial assignment using real projects as part of the selection process.</li>