Video Editor (Long and Short-Form) for a Performance Marketing Agency (Remote)

Paired; United States; Remote; USD 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Paired is a global staffing and recruiting agency specializing in remote work. We are seeking a seasoned video editor to handle short-form and long-form content for social platforms, plus motion graphics; you will own projects from brief to delivery in a fully remote setting outside the US.

You’ll edit vertical clips (30–90s) and YouTube long-forms with AI-assisted workflows, ensure platform-specific pacing, and collaborate on thumbnails. A strong portfolio and 4+ hours PT overlap are required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional video editing with a portfolio.
• Advanced proficiency in Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Experience generating/editing with Higgsfield AI; AI-generated footage examples.
• Experience editing for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
• Fast, repeatable workflow with templates and presets.
• Strong hooks, pacing, story and sound in edits.
• Clear written English for async communication.
• Reliable internet, editing machine and Adobe Creative Cloud license.
• At least 4 hours of daily overlap with Pacific Time (PT).

Responsibilities

• Edit high volume vertical short-form videos (30–90s) to stop the scroll in the first 1–3 seconds.
• Cut per platform's native style: pacing, captions, safe zones, aspect ratios, audio formats.
• Turn raw footage, founder content and creator clips into multiple hook variations.
• Repurpose long-form episodes into clips and carousels without losing story.
• Edit 8–30+ minute YouTube videos with strong structure and pacing.
• Build intros, chapters, lower thirds and end screens.
• Collaborate on thumbnails and titles for CTR.
• Own projects from brief to delivery; self-QA and timely handoff.
• Maintain and improve templates, LUTs, caption styles and export settings.

Skills

Video editing expertise

Platform-specific editing

Async communication

PT overlap availability

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

After Effects

Higgsfield AI

Frame.io

ClickUp

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

About us

Pairedis aglobal staffing and recruiting agencythat specializes in pairing remote work with top-tier talent!
We arededicatedtoconnecting talented individualswithremarkable companiesin need of their skills. Our goal is to create fulfilling jobopportunities for professionals around the world.

About the Role

What you'll do

Short-form editing (TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Facebook)

• Edit a high volume of vertical short-form videos (roughly 30–90 seconds) built to stop the scroll in the first 1–3 seconds.
• Cut for each platform's native style: pacing, captions, safe zones, aspect ratios, trending audio and formats.
• Turn raw footage, founder content, creator clips and transformation shoots into multiple hook and format variations per concept.
• Repurpose long-form episodes into clips, carousels-to-video and cutdowns without losing the story.

Long-form editing (YouTube and Facebook)

• Edit 8–30+ minute YouTube videos with strong story structure, retention-driven pacing, B-roll, music and sound design.
• Build intros, chapter breaks, lower thirds and end screens that keep viewers watching.
• Collaborate on thumbnails and titles with an eye on click-through and retention.

Motion graphics and AI generation

• Create motion graphics, animated text, transitions and branded templates in After Effects.
• Stay current on new AI video tools and pitch ways to use them to ship faster or try new formats.

Workflow and ownership

• Own projects from brief to delivery: organize footage, edit, self-QA, export platform-ready files and hand off on time.
• Maintain and improve our editing systems: project templates, file naming, folder structures, presets, LUTs, caption styles and export settings.
• Track work in our project management tool (ClickUp), updating status as each piece moves through the pipeline.
• Turn around revisions quickly and fold feedback into future edits without being told twice.

How we work

• Fully remote, async-first. Briefs, footage and feedback live in shared drives, Frame.io and ClickUp, so work keeps moving across time zones.
• Daily overlap. A short daily check-in during your overlap window with Pacific Time, plus written updates on what shipped and what's blocked.
• Turnaround expectations. Short-form edits typically delivered within 24 hours of brief; revisions within one business day; long-form on an agreed schedule.
• Volume. Expect a steady weekly output across short- and long-form. [15–25 short-form + 1–2 long-form per week.]

What you bring

Must-haves

• 3+ years of professional video editing, with a portfolio showing both short-form and long-form work.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects..
• Hands-on experience generating video with Higgsfield AI, with examples of AI-generated or AI-assisted footage used in finished edits.
• Proven experience editing for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and a clear understanding of how each platform's content differs.
• A fast, repeatable workflow: you can show how you organize projects, use templates and presets, and ship multiple finished pieces per day.
• Strong instinct for hooks, pacing, story and sound; you know why one edit holds attention and another doesn't.
• Clear written English for async communication, briefs and feedback.
• Reliable high-speed internet, a capable editing machine and your own Adobe Creative Cloud license.
• At least 4 hours of daily overlap with Pacific Time (PT) for check-ins and fast revisions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with other AI tools (Runway, Kling, Veo, ElevenLabs, CapCut AI features, Topaz).
• Experience with brand, DTC, beauty, wellness or transformation/before-and-after content.
• Thumbnail design skills for YouTube.
• Familiarity with DaVinci Resolve for color grading.
• Comfort reading organic analytics (retention curves, watch time, saves, shares) and editing toward them.
• Experience with Frame.io and ClickUp or similar review and project tools.
• Use Higgsfield AI to generate and extend shots, B-roll, product visuals, scene transitions and stylized effects that would be slow or costly to film.
• Blend AI-generated assets seamlessly with live footage so the final piece feels on-brand, not obviously synthetic.

Compensation and details

• Type: Full-time, independent contractor
• Location: Remote, outside the US
• Pay: $2000, paid monthly
• Hours: ~40 per week, with at least 4 hours overlapping Pacific Time
• Equipment: Your own editing setup and Adobe Creative Cloud license; AI tool access provided as needed