Paid Social Video Editor & Designer

Summary

Join Thrive Market as a Video Editor and Digital Designer to create high-performing paid social ads. You will produce video and static content for platforms like Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Snap. This role demands a performance-minded creative individual who can edit compelling videos, design engaging statics, and write effective ad copy. Collaborate with strategists and marketers to transform concepts into impactful ad creative. The position is a full-time contract role.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience editing paid social ads and designing high-performing statics for DTC, subscription, or high-growth brands
• Proven experience creating ads for Meta (FB/IG), TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Snap
• Strong portfolio showcasing direct-response video and static creative with measurable performance results
• Deep understanding of visual storytelling, digital design principles, and conversion psychology
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, test-and-learn environment
• Skilled in Adobe Premiere (After Effects a plus)
• Skilled in Adobe Photoshop; must be comfortable with light retouching as needed (i.e. extending background of image, adjusting product placement etc.)
• Strategic and collaborative thinker who understands the relationship between visual design and copy—comfortable contributing to light copywriting and iterating on messaging
• Proactive and flexible mindset—equally comfortable executing fast-turnaround deliverables and participating in higher-level creative ideation
• A strong portfolio of direct-response social ads that showcase your ability to hook, convert, and perform—especially on TikTok and Meta
• Strong typography, layout, and color theory skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, managing multiple projects with tight deadlines while maintaining quality of deliverables
• Self-driven, adaptable, and eager to push creative boundaries
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into effective ad strategies
• Strategic, growth-oriented creative self-starter with a proven track record in paid ad creation, from brief intake to final edits
• A direct-response visual storyteller who understands how to hold attention, build momentum, and drive action through editing and design
• Fluent in platform-native content creation across TikTok, Meta, Snap, and YouTube/YT Shorts
• Experienced with influencer and UGC editing — you can polish raw iPhone footage into high-converting ads without losing authenticity
• A strategic thinker who can read a brief, understand a KPI, and build creative that ladders up to the broader business objective
• An efficient operator who thrives in a fast-paced, testing-heavy environment with tight deadlines and lots of iteration
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, capable of managing multiple projects and versions at once
• Exceptionally skilled at image curation, visual storytelling, typography, layout, form and color
• A self-starter that doesn’t always wait for briefs to jump on culturally forward ideas that we can make in house
• Comfortable articulating design choices with strategic reasoning, tying decisions to brand goals and user experience
• Highly collaborative and vocal team player

Responsibilities

• Edit video ads for paid social with a direct-response lens: strong hooks, fast pacing, emotional payoff, clear CTAs, and platform-native style
• Design static ads and concept graphics for Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube using DR best practices
• Think like a strategist: Translate briefs into performance-driven creative, combining strategy, storytelling, and aesthetic execution
• Edit influencer and UGC footage into polished, high-converting ads without losing authenticity
• Build ad variants for creative testing: version, iterate, and adapt top-performing ads for scale
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure creative aligns with brand voice, audience insights, and business goals
• Contribute strategically: Suggest ideas for new formats, editing structures, and ad concepts based on platform trends and performance data
• Work fast, smart, and with precision—managing multiple assets and deadlines while upholding a high creative bar
• Write copy that converts: Develop on-screen text, headlines, and scripts that are optimized for platform, brand voice, and performance

Preferred Qualifications

Bonus: You can write compelling social ad copy, headlines, and CTAs that perform in a direct-response context and/ or familiarity with Motion, Triple Whale, or creative analytics platforms

Benefits

• This is a full-time, contract position, 40 hours a week
• Compensation details: $35-$50/hr