Contract Performance Video Editor - Paid Social Ads

Instant Hydration Inc; California (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

Instant Hydration Inc is seeking a Contract Performance Video Editor to support the development and execution of paid and organic social creative across our marketing channels.

You’ll own the editing, iteration, and optimization of short-form video content and collaborate with Creative Strategy, Growth, and Marketing to deliver high‑quality creative that drives engagement, conversions, and business results.

This high‑ownership role requires independence, fast turnaround, and a bias toward action.

Qualifications

• Edit conversion-focused video ads for Meta, Google, and YouTube from briefs and scripts.
• Create platform-native ads with whitelisted creator footage while preserving authenticity.
• Produce in-house creative ads from internal and stock assets—hooks, B-roll, motion text, captions, sound design.
• Deliver client-ready work with high attention to spelling, grammar, timing, and brand standards.
• Build multiple variants per concept to test hooks, length, and aspect ratios.

Responsibilities

• Edit conversion-focused video ads for Meta, Google, and YouTube from Creative Strategist briefs and scripts.
• Cut whitelisted/creator footage into platform-native ads that preserve creator authenticity while hitting performance structure.
• Produce in-house creative ads from internal and stock assets—including hooks, B-roll, motion text, captions, and sound design.
• Exceptional attention to detail; able to consistently deliver client-ready work with minimal QA, including accurate spelling, grammar, capitalization, asset selection, timing, clip placement, and adherence to brand standards.
• Build multiple variants per concept (hook tests, length cuts, aspect ratios) to feed the testing roadmap.
• Iterate quickly against paid performance data, sharpening hooks, pacing, and retention from scroll-stop and hold-rate signals.
• Maintain platform-native specs and best practices across feed, Reels/Shorts, and in-stream placements.
• Hold brand consistency — adhere to the Instant Hydration visual system while optimizing for performance.
• Manage an organized asset library and version control to keep throughput high.
• Proactively identify and source existing UGC, creator, product, retail, and brand assets from the creative library to execute briefs and maximize content output.
• Take ownership of creative problem-solving by repurposing existing content into fresh, high-performing advertisements when new footage is unavailable.

Skills

Video editing for paid social

Hooks & pacing

Platform-native formats

Brief-driven creativity

Ownership & speed

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

CapCut

Final Cut Pro

Job description

Instant Hydration Inc is seeking a Contract Performance Video Editor to support the development and execution of paid and organic social creative across our marketing channels.

You’ll own the editing, iteration, and optimization of short-form video content and collaborate with Creative Strategy, Growth, and Marketing to deliver high‑quality creative that drives engagement, conversions, and business results.

This high‑ownership role requires independence, fast turnaround, and a bias toward action.