[Hiring] Video Editor @Paired

Role Description

As a Video Editor, you’ll turn raw footage from our team and creators into high-performing paid ads, UGC, and organic social content. You’ll edit for attention, retention, and conversion while helping us maintain a consistent flow of finished creative. This is a hands-on role for someone who lives in the timeline, works quickly, and understands what makes people stop scrolling, keep watching, and buy.

• Create scroll-stopping video ads for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube that capture attention and drive conversions.
• Transform raw footage into compelling, high-performing ad creatives.
• Experiment with different hooks, angles, and editing styles to create multiple ad variations.
• Craft engaging edits with strong storytelling, fast-paced cuts, captions, text overlays, sound effects, and transitions.
• Edit UGC-style ads, product demos, testimonials, and voiceovers that feel natural and relatable.
• Understand what makes people stop scrolling, stay engaged, and take action.
• Use performance feedback and creative insights to continuously improve ad content.

Qualifications

• At least 1–2 years of experience editing short-form ads, UGC, or social content.
• A strong portfolio or editing reel is required.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, or comparable editing software.
• Strong understanding of hooks, pacing, retention, and short-form storytelling.
• Ability to produce a high volume of edits without sacrificing quality.
• Strong organizational skills for managing footage and project files.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to take feedback and apply it consistently.
• Self-directed, dependable, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong written and spoken English.