Video Editor - AI UGC (Remote, Full-time)

About the Role

We are looking for a fast, creative, and performance-minded Video Editor - AI UGC to create scroll-stopping short-form videos for paid ads and organic social. The ideal candidate understands UGC-style content, hooks, pacing, captions, AI-generated assets, AI voiceovers, product storytelling, and direct-response editing.

You will turn scripts, raw footage, AI avatars, AI voiceovers, product clips, testimonials, and stock footage into high-performing videos for platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook, YouTube Shorts, and other paid social channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Create short-form UGC-style video ads using raw footage, AI-generated content, voiceovers, captions, product shots, and motion graphics.
• Edit videos with strong hooks, fast pacing, clear storytelling, pattern interrupts, subtitles, b-roll, CTA screens, and platform-native formatting.
• Use AI tools to speed up production, such as AI voiceovers, AI avatars, auto-captions, background cleanup, silence removal, image/video generation, script-to-video tools, and asset enhancement.
• Produce multiple creative variations from one concept, including different hooks, CTAs, captions, aspect ratios, and lengths.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to understand product benefits, customer pain points, ad angles, and performance feedback.
• Optimize videos for paid social performance, especially thumb-stopping openings, clear product value, authentic UGC feel, and direct-response structure.
• Maintain organized project files, naming conventions, exports, and revision workflows.
• Stay updated on current UGC, TikTok/Reels, AI video, and direct-response ad trends.

Requirements

• Proven experience editing UGC-style videos, short-form ads, TikToks, Reels, Shorts, or performance marketing creatives.
• Strong understanding of hooks, pacing, subtitles, visual hierarchy, storytelling, and conversion-focused editing.
• Experience with tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, CapCut, Descript, Canva, Runway, HeyGen, ElevenLabs, Synthesia, OpusClip, VEED, or similar AI/video tools.
• Ability to create videos in 9:16, 1:1, and 4:5 formats.
• Good sense of social media trends, creator-style content, memes, native editing styles, and ad creatives.
• Ability to work quickly, take feedback well, and produce multiple iterations.
• Strong portfolio with examples of UGC ads, short-form edits, or AI-assisted videos.
• Nice to Have
• Experience editing for ecommerce, SaaS, apps, health/wellness, beauty, finance, or DTC brands.
• Experience creating AI avatar videos, AI voiceover ads, faceless UGC, product demo ads, testimonial-style videos, or TikTok-style ads.
• Basic copywriting ability for hooks, captions, CTAs, and on-screen text.
• Understanding of ad metrics such as CTR, hook rate, hold rate, watch time, CPA, ROAS, or creative testing.