Video Editor For DTC eCommerce Ads

Video Editor (DTC / Social-First) — Blue Water Marketing Location: Remote Type: Contract (hourly or per-project) About us Blue Water Marketing is a fast-growing digital marketing agency helping DTC e-commerce brands scale. We live by a simple set of values: own the outcome, move fast without cutting corners, and treat every client's brand like it's our own. The role You'll turn raw video and audio footage into scroll-stopping, conversion-focused final cuts for our clients' paid social channels. You'll work closely with our creative team to deliver content that matches each client's vision and brand guidelines. What you'll do Sift through raw footage to find the strongest clips and moments that fit the brief Assemble and organize that footage into a clean working project Edit to a script, outline, or creative brief Structure content to capture attention in the first 3 seconds and hold it (hook, pacing, retention) Build in the right ad format for each concept (UGC, talking-head, listicle, problem/solution, story-driven, and more) Add sound design, music, graphics, and b-roll to elevate the edit Cut rough drafts and refine into polished final files Color correct and clean up lighting and faulty footage Deliver seamless, invisible edits that keep the viewer in the story Collaborate with the creative strategist to match client vision and brand standards Stay current on editing tools, trends, and platform best practices What we're looking for 3+ years of professional video editing experience Deep expertise creating for Meta (Facebook and Instagram) Strong grasp of direct-response ad formats and what makes each one convert (UGC, talking-head, listicle, problem/solution, and more) A sharp eye for pulling the best usable moments out of large batches of raw footage Strong command of Premiere Pro and After Effects (Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, or Avid a plus) A portfolio that shows short-form social work, ideally for DTC or e-commerce brands Sharp sense of timing, motivation, and continuity Comfort with motion graphics, basic compositing, and light VFX Strong storytelling instincts and a creative eye Reliable, organized, and great with deadlines Compensation Hourly or per-project rate. Please start your application message with "Blue Video Editor" so we know you read the full job description. To apply Send your portfolio and your rate, plus one DTC or e-commerce video you edited that actually drove results. Tell us the outcome (sales, ROAS, hook rate, retention) and what you did in the edit that you think made the difference.