Performance Marketing Video Editor

The Performance Video Editor is responsible for turning raw footage into high-performing, conversion-driven creative across paid social and short-form platforms.

This is not a cinematic storytelling role. It is a growth-critical editing role where pacing, hooks, retention, and iteration matter more than polish for polish’s sake.

You will edit UGC, talking heads, product demos, AI-generated content, and campaign creatives with one goal: drive measurable performance while maintaining brand integrity.

We’re looking for someone who understands that editing is strategy, not just software.

• Edit short-form paid ads for Meta, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and emerging platforms
• Build high-retention hooks in the first 3 seconds
• Optimize pacing, rhythm, and visual pattern interrupts
• Tailor edits to specific campaign objectives (acquisition, retargeting, education, AI-native creative, etc.)
• Rapidly iterate variations for testing

• Identify winning creative patterns and apply learnings to new edits
• Recreate reference styles and improve them
• Adapt editing style based on:
• ICP
• Product
• Funnel stage
• Platform norms
• Contribute ideas to improve creative briefs

• Maintain strong understanding of Everyday Dose’s brand identity
• Ensure visual cohesion across paid and organic channels
• Balance performance-driven edits with brand trust and tone

• Creatively solve footage or production limitations
• Improve average footage through editing choices
• Work across:
• UGC
• Talking heads
• Product shots
• AI-generated assets
• Mixed-media content

• Proficient in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve (comfortable switching tools if needed)
• Basic After Effects (text animation, motion graphics, light VFX)
• Basic Photoshop (asset preparation)
• Strong audio fundamentals:
• Music selection
• Sound design & SFX
• Sync & pacing
• Basic mixing
• Able to quickly adapt to new editing tools and workflows

• Understands how editing drives conversion and retention, not just aesthetics
• Strong instinct for hooks, pacing, and audience psychology
• Knows how to identify winning ad patterns and scale them
• Comfortable editing for:
• Direct response
• Performance marketing
• Paid social environments
• Adapts editing approach to campaign objective and audience
• Studies trends, competitors, and evolving creative formats proactively

• Communicates proactively with creative and growth teams
• Quickly interprets creative briefs into executable edits
• Accepts feedback professionally and iterates quickly
• Can clearly explain editing decisions and tradeoffs
• Thrives in a fast-paced testing environment

• 3–7+ years of professional video editing experience
• Strong portfolio showcasing short-form, performance-driven ad creatives
• Proven experience in:
• Paid social
• Direct response
• Performance marketing environments
• Experience working with UGC-heavy creative is highly preferred

• Ads consistently improve retention and performance metrics
• Creative testing velocity increases
• Winning patterns are systematized, not one-offs
• Editing enhances brand trust while driving measurable results
• The creative team becomes faster and more data-informed

• Actively studies platform trends and competitor ads
• Seeks out new techniques and tools independently
• Eager to improve skills and expand creative range
• Comfortable evolving style based on performance data

• Competitive compensation package
• Health stipend
• Health benefits
• 401K
• Generous PTO

Originally posted on Himalayas