UGC Editor

Preply; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Learning budget

Relocation package

Self-development budget

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

Preply is seeking a Brand UGC Editor to craft scroll-stopping, social-first video assets for paid channels and organic social. You will edit engaging, performance-focused videos native to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts and use CapCut or Premiere Pro to deliver assets quickly in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll collaborate with creators and the Performance Team, brainstorm concepts, and stay ahead of trends. A strong English foundation and a passion for social video are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in video editing.
• Experience editing performance-driven creator video content in CapCut and/or Premiere Pro.
• Knowledge of key UGC ad metrics (e.g., hook rate, CTR, thumb-stop rate) and the creative levers to pull to improve them.
• Comfortable using AI tools (auto-captioning, AI voiceover/translation, generative B-roll) to speed up your workflow.
• Fast, reliable turnaround under paid-media deadlines, with a habit of proactively spotting and pitching trends rather than waiting for a brief.
• Advanced English. Spanish, German, French, Italian, or Polish is a plus.
• Good knowledge of online content creators and social media platforms and trends (TikTok and Instagram).
• A team player who works proactively, is persistent, and solution-oriented.
• Creative thinker with attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Being a content creator yourself is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorming the ideas and giving feedback at the concepting and scriptwriting stage to set editing up for success.
• Editing footage into final video assets in CapCut and handling feedback.
• Delivering ready assets to the Performance Team.
• Editing organic social media videos.
• Sharing social media trends and ideas with the team.
• Coaching other team members on best practices for editing for social.
• Supporting the Social Media Team on brainstorming and producing organic content.

Skills

Video editing

UGC metrics

AI tools

English

Social media trends

Team collaboration

Creative thinking

Content creator

Tools

CapCut

Premiere Pro

Job description

We power people’s progress.

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact.

We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale.

Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day.

Meet the team!

Preply’s brand is growing fast, and our need for high-impact, performance-driven content is scaling with it. We’re looking for a Brand UGC Editor to help us create scroll-stopping, social-first video assets that drive results across paid channels.

You’ll edit engaging, performance-focused videos that feel native to platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts. If you’re fluent in social trends and is a pro at editing in a fast-paced, CapCut-style format, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

• Driving paid marketing productions with online content creators (UGC), in particular:

  • Brainstorming the ideas and giving feedback at the concepting and scriptwriting stage to set editing up for success,

  • Editing footage into final video assets in CapCut and handling feedback

  • Delivering ready assets to the Performance Team

• Editing organic social media videos.

• Sharing social media trends and ideas with the team.

• Coaching other team members on best practices for editing for social.

• Supporting the Social Media Team on brainstorming and producing organic content.

What you need to succeed

• 2+ years of experience in video editing.

• Experience editing performance-driven creator video content in CapCut and/or Premiere Pro.

• Knowledge of key UGC ad metrics (e.g., hook rate, CTR, thumb-stop rate) and the creative levers to pull to improve them.

• Comfortable using AI tools (auto-captioning, AI voiceover/translation, generative B-roll) to speed up your workflow.

• Fast, reliable turnaround under paid-media deadlines, with a habit of proactively spotting and pitching trends rather than waiting for a brief.

• Advanced English. Spanish, German, French, Italian, or Polish is a plus.

• Good knowledge of online content creators and social media platforms and trends (TikTok and Instagram).

• A team player who works proactively, is persistent, and solution-oriented.

• Creative thinker with attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

• Being a content creator yourself is a plus.

Why you’ll love it at Preply:

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;

• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;

• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;

• Not in Barcelona? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub

• Access to free mental health support platforms;

• Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health;

• The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

Our Principles

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.

• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.

• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.

• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.

• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.

• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.

• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.

• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.

• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.

• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.