UGC Video Editor
Summary
Fully remote video editor creating short-form UGC-style ads and performance creative for TikTok, Instagram, and paid social campaigns in support of U.S.-based clients. Day-to-day work spans editing hooks/pacing/captions, adapting trends, and simple graphic assets, on a 9 AM–5 PM EST schedule.
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 | 9:30 AM - 5:30 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.
3 years of experience editing paid social ads is prefered.
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:
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- What's your expected monthly compensation in USD for a 40h/week (full-time) role?
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- Are you available to work 9 AM - 5 PM EST?
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- How many years of professional experience do you have editing short-form videos for social media or paid advertising?
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- Were you referred by a current Scale Army contractor? If yes, please add their full name. optional
- Please share a link to your video editing portfolio or reel showcasing short-form social media content and UGC-style advertisements you have personally edited. Include examples of TikTok videos, Instagram Reels, paid advertising creative, or beauty and fashion content, along with any available engagement, conversion, or sales results. We will not accept social media links as portfolios.
- Describe your experience creating short-form video content for platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. What types of videos have you edited, and how do you approach hooks, pacing, storytelling, and audience retention?
- Tell us about your experience creating UGC-style advertisements or performance-driven video creative. Share an example of an ad you edited that generated strong engagement, conversions, or sales, including any measurable results available.
- How do you research and identify emerging social media trends, and how have you adapted viral formats, sounds, hooks, or editing styles into content designed to drive engagement or sales? Provide a specific example.
- How do you use AI in your work?