Talo is hiring on behalf of our client
Video Editor
Remote — US Eastern Time hours required · Full-time · Listed 2 months ago
Short-form video editor for a growing e-commerce brand. Remote, US Eastern hours, $2,000–$3,000/month plus performance bonus.
A growing direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand is hiring a Video Editor to turn briefs, raw footage, and existing assets into launch-ready short-form ads. You sit at the point where good ideas either ship fast or get stuck in the edit.
What you will do
- Cut performance-ready short-form creative for Meta first, plus TikTok and other placements.
- Edit UGC and creator-led ads, product demos, reels, VSL-style ads, testimonials, before-and-afters, static-to-motion and split-screen.
- Produce a high volume of hook variants, iterating proven bodies with new openings.
- Own briefs from the Creative Strategist end to end: cut it, deliver on time, flag problems early.
- Keep UGC, creator footage, product footage and B-roll organized with clean naming and folders.
- Quality-check captions, audio levels, pacing, music licensing, aspect ratios, safe zones and exports before delivery.
Who you are
- 2+ years editing paid-social creative for DTC or e-commerce brands.
- You have a portfolio of short-form ads that actually ran.
- Strong instincts on pacing, attention, and the first three seconds.
- Fast in Premiere Pro, CapCut, After Effects, or an equivalent workflow.
- You execute a structured brief without needing every cut prescribed.
- You take direct feedback, turn revisions quickly, and rarely need the same note twice.
What you get
- $2,000–$3,000 per month plus a performance bonus.
- Fully remote role, working US Eastern Time hours.
- A high volume of briefs from a dedicated Creative Strategist, so you edit instead of guessing.
- Visibility into how your edits perform once they enter the ad account.
- Ownership of the edit function at a brand where creative drives growth.
How the process runs
- 1.Apply through the link with your portfolio of ads that ran.
- 2.Short intro call to cover the role, the brand, and your workflow.
- 3.Paid or scoped edit test on a real brief.
- 4.Final call and offer.
Questions people ask
Why is the company not named?
This is a confidential search for a growing direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand. You learn the full picture of the business, team, and role in the first call.
Is this freelance or full-time?
It is a remote, ongoing role paid monthly at $2,000–$3,000 plus a performance bonus, with overlap on US Eastern Time hours.
How much of the creative direction is mine?
Briefs come from the Creative Strategist. You own the execution: the cut, the hook variants, the pacing, and the delivery.
Who is this not for?
Editors who prefer long-form brand films, need every cut prescribed, or are not interested in how the ad performs after launch.
If you can ship fast without dropping quality, this is your seat.