Video Editor

Job Title: Video Editor Remote)

Job Overview

At Heretoscale, we help brands scale their digital presence through high-performance marketing strategies. We are looking for a creative, fast-moving, and detail-oriented Video Editor to join our team on a contract basis.

In this role, you will transform raw footage into high-converting video assets for paid social campaigns (Google Ads, YouTube, Meta, TikTok) and organic digital channels. The ideal candidate understands how to edit for audience retention, uses sharp pacing, and can bring static concepts to life with clean motion graphics and kinetic typography.

*Key Responsibilities
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Performance-Driven Editing: Cut, sequence, and optimize video content specifically engineered for high click-through rates (CTR) and maximum audience retention.

Agency-Scale Production: Manage and execute video edits for a diverse roster of client brands, ensuring strict adherence to individual brand guidelines, color profiles, and style sheets.

Motion Graphics & Hook Design: Integrate thumb-stopping hooks, kinetic typography, clean transitions, and text animations to elevate ad performance.

Audio Mixing & Sound Design: Handle dialogue cleanup, sound design, and music layering to drive the emotional pacing of the creative.

Efficient Revisions: Collaborate closely with account managers and creative directors to implement client feedback rapidly and precisely.

Asset Organization: Maintain an organized, cloud-based asset management workflow for raw footage, project files, and final multi-platform exports (16:9, 9:16, 1:1).

Required Skills & Experience
Experience: 2+ years of professional video editing experience, preferably within a digital marketing agency or fast-paced creative production environment.

Portfolio: A diverse reel showcasing direct-response ads, social first content, and strong kinetic typography.

Software Mastery: Expert knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects (or DaVinci Resolve/Final Cut Pro paired with motion graphics expertise).

Platform Savvy: Deep understanding of modern social media specs, compression standards, aspect ratios, and what hooks viewers in the first 3 seconds.

Reliability: Ability to manage tight turnaround times across multiple client projects without sacrificing technical accuracy.