E-Commerce Video Editor | Direct Response Ads, VSLs, UGC & AI Creatives

Posted 5 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

Hiring: Ecommerce Video Editor For Direct Response Ads, VSL, UGC & AI Creative We run a fast-growing DTC ecommerce brand — direct response, paid traffic on Meta. Looking for a longer-term position and frequent volume of work, starting as freelance, paid per minute, with the potential to turn into a full-time role and grow with the brand. WHO THIS IS FOR 3+ years editing video ads for e-commerce direct response brands. Not agency work, not YouTube, not corporate. Paid ads that ran on Meta to cold traffic mainly. Be fluent in English, and if you know Spanish also, it's a big PLUS. WHAT YOU'LL BE MAKING Direct response video ads across every format: UGC, talking head, authority/expert figures, animation, AI-generated creatives. Short-form (30-90s) and longer VSL-style cuts. We give you the script, direction, and references, but we will not hand-hold you. You need to be able to work independently and be resourceful. WHAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU - Conversion-focused creatives, not for looks or aesthetics. But FOR hooks, pacing, retention, pattern interrupts, proof, persuasion, etc. - Match visuals to copy (emotions, what's been said, proof, etc.) - Not all the time, but be able to source footage at the beginning — Kalodata, TikTok, IG Reels, YouTube Shorts, ... - Understand direct response basics — awareness stages, why a hook works, ... - Freelance stage only - We don't cover software or AI credits at this stage. Kalodata, CapCut, Kling AI, Seedance, Heygen, Higgsfield, etc. Once you're hired full-time, that changes. PAY $15-$30 per finished minute, based on your portfolio. Plus, 1% of monthly ad spend on creative you make is paid monthly as a bonus. At $30k/mo spend, that's $300 on top of your per-minute rate. DON'T APPLY IF - You're an agency, a team, or you outsource. We want the person editing. - You have no experience with e-commerce direct-response-based brands, and you have not edited successful direct-response-based creatives for Meta ads before that scaled. - You need step-by-step direction. - You don't know how to create AI videos like AI UGC, talking heads, animations, etc... HOW TO APPLY 1. Start your proposal with the word "HOOK" so I know you read this + a brief intro of yourself (please avoid A.I. slop; we prefer 3 lines made by you to a whole paragraph made by A.I.). 2. Send your portfolio of your best ads you edited. Proposals without ad examples get skipped. No ad examples; do not apply. 3. Include spend or performance numbers if you have them.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
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  • 6+ months
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  • Intermediate
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    $30.00

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Mandatory skills
Video Editing
A.I.
Animation
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  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:3 days ago
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About the client
Member since Jul 27, 2026
  • Spain
    10:52 AM

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