Performance Creative Video Editor (Paid Ads)

New Paradigm Venture

1d • Remote

About The Position

We're hiring a video editor who lives at the intersection of direct response and creative taste. This isn't a role for someone who wants to make polished brand films. It's for someone who understands that a scrappy, native-feeling ad can outperform a $50K production — and knows exactly why it converts. You'll own the editing of our direct response and ecommerce ads across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. You'll take raw UGC, stock, AI-generated footage, and brand assets, and turn them into ads that stop the scroll and drive purchases. You'll work fast, iterate often, and treat every edit as a hypothesis to test against real spend. You come from the direct response or ecommerce world. You've edited ads that actually ran on Meta or TikTok with real budget behind them, and you've seen firsthand what works and what dies in the feed. You understand hook theory, problem-agitate-solve structures, and why the first 1.5 seconds decide everything. You have a trained eye for format and style. When we share a reference ad, you can instantly read it — the pacing, the cut rhythm, the font choice— and match it without a 10-page brief. You understand that DR creative isn't about looking expensive. It's about feeling real, earning attention fast, and guiding the viewer to an action. Over-polishing is a failure mode you've learned to avoid. You're already building AI into your workflow — Runway, Sora, Kling, Veo, ElevenLabs, Descript, whatever serves the shot.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of video editing experience
• At least 2 years editing direct response or ecommerce video ads with real ad spend behind them (Meta, TikTok, or YouTube)
• Portfolio of ads with performance data — CTR, hook rate, ROAS, or spend scaled — not just "pretty" reels
• Fluent in Premiere Pro or CapCut; comfortable in After Effects for simple motion
• Working knowledge of at least 2–3 AI video/audio tools
• Strong English (written and spoken) for async collaboration
• Understands Meta and TikTok ad specs, hook frameworks, and why retention curves matter

Nice To Haves

• Experience in supplements, beauty, DTC physical products, or info products
• Familiarity with creative testing frameworks (iteration on hooks, openers, CTAs)
• Scriptwriting or hook-writing chops
• Worked with a performance marketing team or media buyer before

Responsibilities

• Own the editing of direct response and ecommerce ads across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube.
• Turn raw UGC, stock, AI-generated footage, and brand assets into ads that stop the scroll and drive purchases.
• Work fast, iterate often, and treat every edit as a hypothesis to test against real spend.
• Match pacing, cut rhythm, and font choice of reference ads without a detailed brief.
• Build AI into your workflow using tools like Runway, Sora, Kling, Veo, ElevenLabs, Descript, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed