Social Scout is a fast-growing eCommerce agency specializing in email marketing, SMS retention, and conversion rate optimization (CRO).
We are seeking a high-velocity, detail-oriented Performance Video Editor to lead our ad creative production. Working directly with our Lead Creative Strategist and Founder (Philip), you will turn script briefs, studio recordings, screen shares, and B-roll libraries into high-converting video ads designed to stop the scroll and drive booked strategy calls.
Compensation & Role Details
Full-time (40 hours per week) and fully remote.
You must be set up and hired as a contractor.
Fluent English required (written and spoken).
Available 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST, with flexibility of ±1–2 hours.
High-Velocity Video Editing: Edit, package, and deliver 40+ core video ad concepts per week (yielding ~60 total ad variations through modular hook swaps, aspect ratio cuts, and text overlay variations).
Script & Brief Execution: Transform Creative Strategist briefs into production-ready Meta ads—following detailed time-cuts, visual cues, sound design, and text callouts.
Modular Hook Batching: Systematically generate multiple 3-second hook variations (visuals, text blocks, pattern interrupts) onto winning core body scripts to maximize ad testing efficiency.
Multi-Format Assembly: Reformat ad assets across 9:16 (Reels/Stories/Vertical), 1:1 (Feed/Square), and 16:9 formats.
Asset Organization & Asset Management: Maintain an organized digital asset library (categorizing founder footage, client interviews, B-roll clips, screen shares, case study proof, and text overlay templates).
Pacing & Native Platform Formatting: Apply native Meta editing trends (fast pacing, dynamic typography, subtle audio cues, color grading, and auto-captioning).
2+ years of experience editing short-form video ads specifically for Meta Ads (Instagram/Facebook Reels and Feed).
Software Mastery: Expert proficiency in Premiere Pro, CapCut Desktop, After Effects, or Final Cut Pro.
Direct-Response & Pattern Interrupt Mindset: Deep understanding of 3-second visual hooks, text placement, fast pacing, and kinetic typography that drives conversions.
Systems-Minded & Organized: Ability to manage high-volume export pipelines, standardized file naming conventions, and template components.
Detail-Oriented: Flawless attention to audio levels, color grading, text accuracy, and privacy blurring (protecting sensitive client data on screen shares).
Skills Required
- At least 2 years of experience editing short-form video ads specifically for Meta Ads, Instagram Reels, and Facebook Reels
- Expert proficiency in Premiere Pro, CapCut Desktop, After Effects, or Final Cut Pro
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Ability to work full-time, 40 hours per week
- Must be set up and hired as a contractor
- Availability from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST, with flexibility of approximately one to two hours
- Understanding of direct-response video advertising, three-second hooks, text placement, fast pacing, kinetic typography, and pattern interrupts
- Ability to manage high-volume export pipelines, standardized file naming, and reusable template components
- Strong attention to audio levels, color grading, text accuracy, and privacy blurring
What We Do
Social Scout is a performance-driven email marketing agency serving scaling e-commerce brands. It acts as an in-house email and SMS retention partner, providing strategy, copywriting, design, campaign development, Klaviyo management, testing, and optimization. Founded by Philip Moldovanu and Connor Rodgers, the company says it has partnered with hundreds of brands and generated more than $50 million in client email revenue.
