AI-Driven Performance Video Editor for Direct-Response Ads

4AM Media

San Diego (CA)

Hybrid

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

4AM Media in San Diego is hiring a Performance Marketing Video Editor who blends storytelling with data to craft scroll-stopping ads for Meta, YouTube, and native formats. You’ll ship AI-assisted concepts, test hooks, and iterate quickly to improve hold rates and ROAS.

Bring 2–4 years of editing for paid social, strong Premiere Pro/After Effects skills, and a direct-response mindset. Hybrid role in sunny San Diego with opportunities to push creative boundaries.

Qualifications

2–4 years editing video for paid social and performance marketing.
Expert command of Premiere Pro and After Effects; AI video tools a plus.
Strong understanding of direct-response hooks and offer structure.

Responsibilities

Cut high-converting direct-response ads for Meta, YouTube, and Native formats.
Produce AI-assisted video at scale with rapid variations.
Build creative variations for testing with multiple hooks and CTAs.
Hook viewers in the first 3 seconds with fast-cut pacing and structure.
Polish for platform-specific formats with captions and motion graphics.
Repurpose raw footage and UGC into short-form platform-native ads.
Review performance metrics and inform next edits; collaborate with teams.

Skills

Video editing

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

AI video tools

Direct-response ads

Meta Ads Manager

YouTube ads

Fast turnaround

Tools

Runway

Seedance

Kling

Sora

HeyGen

Premiere Pro

After Effects

DaVinci Resolve

Job description

Bring 2–4 years of editing for paid social, strong Premiere Pro/After Effects skills, and a direct-response mindset. Hybrid role in sunny San Diego with opportunities to push creative boundaries.

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