The Role
Create CGI- and VFX-based short-form social videos from UGC, optimizing for hooks, retention, formatting, and platform-specific aspect ratios. Collaborate with creators and marketing to deliver fast-paced, branded, high-engagement content.
Summary Generated by Built In
This role is for Weekdays clients.
Requirements
Roles and responsibilities:
- Create CGI ads.
- Create VFX-based ads.
- Edit short-form videos with a focus on high engagement, retention, and shareability.
- Work with UGC content, turning raw footage into polished, high-performing videos.
- Incorporate hooks, jump cuts, captions, motion graphics, and on-screen text to optimise content for social platforms.
- Optimise videos for different social media platforms, ensuring correct aspect ratios, pacing, and formatting.
- Implement viral trends, memes, and social media best practices into edits.
- Work closely with content creators, marketing teams, and social media managers to transform UGC into compelling branded content.
- Ensure brand consistency while keeping edits fresh, fast-paced, and audience-driven.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Must have proven experience in creating CGI, 3D Motion graphics.
- Must have proven experience editing UGC content for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts.
- Strong understanding of video hooks, retention strategies, and storytelling techniques for social media.
- Ability to create fast-paced, engaging edits that maximise reach and interaction.
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, After Effects, or similar editing software.
- Experience working with UK or USA-based social media content is highly desirable.
- A portfolio showcasing high-performing UGC-based short-form edits (must be provided).
- Understanding of social media algorithms and how to optimise video content for engagement.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Colour grading and sound design knowledge.
- Familiarity with AI tools for editing automation.
Skills Required
- Proven experience creating CGI and 3D motion graphics
- Proven experience creating VFX-based ads
- Proven experience editing UGC for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts
- Strong understanding of video hooks, retention strategies, and social storytelling
- Ability to create fast-paced, engaging edits that maximise reach and interaction
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, After Effects, or similar editing software
- Portfolio showcasing high-performing UGC-based short-form edits (must be provided)
- Understanding of social media algorithms and optimisation for engagement
- Experience working with UK or USA-based social media content
- Colour grading and sound design knowledge
- Familiarity with AI tools for editing automation
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The Company
What We Do
Weekday is an AI-powered recruitment platform that helps startups hire top-tier engineering and product talent. By leveraging a massive database of white-collar professionals and advanced outreach tools, the company streamlines the hiring process through automated sourcing, AI-driven resume screening, and white-glove contingency services. Their mission is to modernize recruitment by enabling companies to discover and engage passive candidates efficiently, ensuring high-quality hires for critical roles.
