Social-First Video Editor

Brand Knew; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Client variety and exposure

Creative culture

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Brand Knew is seeking a social-first video editor who can craft native-feeling edits for TikTok, Reels, Shorts and more. You will find the moment worth watching in long clips, turn rough creator footage into tight, attention-grabbing cuts, and produce multiple versions for testing.

You\'ll collaborate with creative and performance teams, contribute to paid social campaigns, and help keep projects organized from brief through delivery, with a hybrid-work setup and room to grow within a

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of short-form social edits.
• Ability to identify compelling moments quickly.
• Experience turning raw footage into tight edits.
• Familiarity with platform-native formatting and captions.
• Ability to deliver multiple versions on tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Edit fast, platform-native short-form videos for paid social across TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook, YouTube Shorts, and other channels.
• Pull the strongest hooks, sound bites, and moments from long recordings, interviews, UGC, and raw creator footage; turn them into concise, compelling clips.
• Build effective edits from imperfect inputs, including phone footage, product shots, B-roll, stills, and client assets.
• Turn around multiple creative variations quickly, testing openings, lengths, pacing, captions, CTAs, and formats.
• Make content feel native to each platform through tight pacing, captions, sound, overlays, and simple motion.
• Collaborate with paid media, creative strategy, design, and account teams; use briefs, feedback, and performance learnings to improve edits.
• Own the final quality check for spelling, captions, brand and product names, offer details, audio levels, framing, safe zones, and export specs.
• Manage edits, revisions, and deadlines across multiple clients without sacrificing organization.
• Bring ideas to the table: spot stronger hooks, suggest new cuts, and share social trends worth testing.
• Keep project files and assets organized so they can be found, reused, and iterated on easily.

Skills

Short-form editing

Platform-native edits

Storytelling & pacing

Attention to detail

Take feedback

Collaboration

Multitask under deadlines

Tools

CapCut

Premiere Pro

After Effects (basic)

Job description

We're looking for a social-first video editor who knows how to make content feel native to the feed. Someone who can find the moment worth watching in a long clip, turn rough creator footage into a tight edit, and make a paid social ad that earns attention in the first few seconds. You'll edit short-form content across TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook, YouTube Shorts, and other channels.

Good instincts, resourcefulness, and speed matter more here than formal film training or traditional production credits. We need someone comfortable working with imperfect inputs, producing multiple versions, and catching the details before anything goes live. You'll collaborate with our creative and performance teams across clients. As we expand our in-house content capabilities, there may also be opportunities to support content capture and production.

Responsibilities

• Edit fast, platform-native short-form videos for paid social across TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook, YouTube Shorts, and other channels

• Pull the strongest hooks, sound bites, and moments from long recordings, interviews, UGC, and raw creator footage; turn them into concise, compelling clips

• Build effective edits from imperfect or limited inputs, including phone footage, product shots, B-roll, stills, and existing client assets

• Turn around multiple creative variations quickly, testing different openings, lengths, pacing, on-screen copy, CTAs, and formats

• Make content feel native to each platform through tight pacing, captions, sound, overlays, and simple motion where it adds value

• Work closely with paid media, creative strategy, design, and account teams; use briefs, feedback, and performance learnings to improve each new edit

• Own the final quality check for spelling, captions, brand and product names, offer details, audio levels, framing, safe zones, and export specs

• Manage edits, revisions, and deadlines across multiple clients without sacrificing organization or accuracy

• Bring ideas to the table: spot stronger hooks, suggest new cuts, and share relevant social trends or formats worth testing

• Keep project files, source footage, templates, and exports organized so assets can be found, reused, and iterated on easily

Requirements

• A portfolio that proves you can make strong short-form social edits. Relevant work matters more than a specific number of years or formal training

• Strong instincts for the first few seconds of a video, pacing, retention, captions, and clear storytelling

• Comfortable clipping longer footage, choosing the best moments, and creating a strong edit from raw or messy inputs

• An understanding of how creator-style content differs from polished brand video, and what feels native to TikTok, Reels, and Shorts

• Experience producing multiple versions of an edit for testing, with fast turnaround times

• Comfortable using CapCut, Premiere Pro, or another editor efficiently; advanced motion graphics expertise is not required

• Resourcefulness with basic graphics, captions, audio cleanup, and simple effects that make an edit stronger

• Excellent attention to detail, especially spelling, captions, product and offer accuracy, and platform specs

• Able to take direction, apply feedback quickly, and communicate clearly about timing or blockers

• Organized and dependable when juggling several clients, briefs, and deadlines

• Bonus: experience creating or capturing phone-first content, using AI-assisted editing tools, or working on performance marketing creative

Perks

• Opportunity for growth in the company

• Work alongside a great slate of clients and team members

• Fun, creative, and collaborative company culture

• Hybrid work environment

Compensation

• Commensurate with experience

• Long-term disability insurance

• Health care offering, including dental and vision

• Unlimited Paid Time Off