UGC Video Editor

Job Description

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.

Application Process:

To be considered for this role these steps need to be followed:

• Fill in the application form

• Record a video showcasing your skill sets