Video Editor - Meta Ad/Organic Posting Clips - Short Form Content

I run marketing for home-service businesses (pressure washing, exterior cleaning, and similar) and I'm looking for a video editor to cut short-form ad videos for Facebook and Instagram on an ongoing basis. What you'll be making: Vertical (9:16, 1080x1920) ad videos, typically 15–30 seconds, built for paid Meta campaigns. The formats we run include: - Founder-style talking videos with fast cuts and B-roll overlays - Before/after transformation reveals (split-screens, swipe/wipe transitions) - Timelapse process footage with speed-ramping "Review wall" social-proof videos (fast-scrolling stacks of 5-star review screenshots with featured readable quotes) - Simple text-card hooks and branded end cards with a call to action How we'll work: You won't be starting from a blank page. For every video, I'll give you a written shot-list/edit brief that lays out the concept, the timing shot-by-shot, the on-screen captions, and the brand colors/fonts. I'll supply all raw assets: phone footage, before/after photos, review screenshots, and logo files. Your job is to turn the brief + assets into a polished, scroll-stopping ad. Expected volume is 2–4 videos per month to start, more if the fit is good. This is long-term work for the right person. I'd rather build with one editor who learns our brands than re-explain everything each project. Skills required: * Strong short-form paid-ad editing (Meta/TikTok style pacing; a cut every 2–3 seconds, nothing sits still) * Bold, high-contrast burned-in captions that work with sound OFF, kept clear of the FB/IG UI zones * Clean speed-ramps, split-screens, and wipe/swipe reveals * Basic motion graphics (animated text, logo end cards, highlight/zoom on review screenshots) * Color/exposure cleanup of phone footage * Music selection that matches the edit rhythm (video must still work muted) * Ability to follow a written brief precisely AND flag when something in the brief won't work Nice to have: - Experience editing ads for local/home-service businesses or lead-gen campaigns - Understanding of what makes the first 3 seconds of an ad stop the scroll - Ability to deliver 2–3 hook variations of the same video for testing Deliverables per video: 1. Final MP4, 1080x1920, under 4GB, ready to upload to Meta Ads Manager 2. Project file or editable version so we can revise hooks/captions later 3. One round of revisions included Communication: I give clear, written direction and fast feedback. I expect a 24–48 hour first cut on most videos and responsiveness during US Eastern business hours (async is fine, just don't disappear for days). To apply: Send 2–3 examples of short-form vertical ads you've edited (paid ad work preferred over organic content). Tell me which one performed best and why you think it worked. Start your proposal with the word "SQUEEGEE" so I know you read this.