Direct Response Video Editor — VSLs & UGC Ads | Long-Term Role
Worldwide
Summary 🔴 About Us We're a performance-driven growth agency producing video sales letters (VSLs) and UGC-style ads for our clients. We move fast, hold a high creative standard, and measure everything by results. We're looking for a skilled video editor to own post-production and become a core part of our creative team. 🟡 The Role You'll take over full post-production of direct response video content — from raw footage and scripts to polished, high-converting deliverables. This includes VSLs, social media ads (Meta, YouTube, TikTok), and UGC-style creatives. 🧠 What you'll do: -Edit and produce video sales letters optimized for conversion - Create scroll-stopping UGC ads and social media video content - Apply VFX, motion graphics, captions, and visual hooks - Handle sound design, mixing, and audio cleanup - Follow creative briefs and deliver within structured timelines - Communicate progress and blockers proactively via ClickUp ‼️ Requirements - 3+ years of experience in social media video editing and post-production - Proven portfolio of direct response ads or VSLs (not just brand/corporate work) - Strong skills in VFX, motion graphics, and sound design Understanding of direct response advertising principles — you know why pattern interrupts, hooks, proof stacking, and CTAs matter in an edit - Experience editing for platforms like Meta, YouTube, and TikTok - Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and/or After Effects or similar programs like DaVinci Resolve or CapCut - Comfortable working in ClickUp for task management and communication - Strong English communication — written updates, feedback loops, async collaboration - High accountability and a structured work approach — you meet deadlines without being chased 🟢 What We Offer - A long-term position with competitive, well-paid compensation for the right fit - Access to professional tools and resources to support your work - Ongoing education and upskilling — especially in AI-assisted editing workflows - A collaborative team that values ownership and creative excellence - Room to grow as the agency scales 💬 How to Apply — Practice Task To be considered, please complete the following alongside your application: 1️⃣.Link your portfolio — share 2-3 examples of direct response video work (VSLs, UGC ads, or social media ads). Explain briefly what the goal of each piece was. 2️⃣ Answer these two questions in your proposal: 1. What makes a direct response ad actually convert from an editor's perspective? 2. Describe your typical editing workflow from receiving a brief to final delivery. 3️⃣ Complete a short practice edit Applications that skip the questions or send a generic proposal will not be reviewed. We're looking for someone who takes this seriously — because if this is the right fit, it's a long-term role with real growth.
- More than 30 hrs/weekHourly
- 6+ monthsDuration
- ExpertExperience Level
$15.00
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$30.00
Hourly- Remote Job
- Complex projectProject Type
Skills and Expertise
Activity on this job
- Proposals:20 to 50
- Last viewed by client:15 hours ago
- Interviewing:15
- Invites sent:29
- Unanswered invites:13
About the client
- DEUBlankenfelde-Mahlow1:54 AM
- $525 total spent7 hires, 6 active
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