UGC Video Editor

Scale Army Careers; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale Army Careers is seeking a UGC Video Editor to produce short-form videos and UGC-style ads for US-based campaigns. Fully remote, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST, candidates in LATAM, Africa, and Eastern Europe encouraged to apply.

You will edit for TikTok and Instagram, craft hooks, pacing, captions, and adapt assets across platforms, with 3+ years in video editing and a track record in social content. Beauty or fashion experience is a big plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional video editing focusing on short-form content.
• Experience creating social media content and paid advertising creative.
• Experience producing UGC-style advertisements.
• Beauty or fashion industry experience is a major plus.
• Graphic design skills are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Edit engaging short-form videos for social media and paid campaigns.
• Transform raw footage and assets into compelling video content.
• Develop hooks, pacing, captions, and transitions for platform formats.
• Produce multiple creative variations for testing and optimization.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to align with campaign goals.
• Stay up-to-date with trends and apply them to content.

Skills

Video editing

Short-form content

UGC-style advertising

Trend awareness

Graphic design basics

Storytelling

Performance-oriented

Job description

This role is open to candidates based in LATAM, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Please note that as this role supports U.S.-based clients, candidates must be available to work during U.S. business hours aligned with the client’s time zone.

The UGC Video Editor will create engaging short-form video content and UGC-style advertisements designed to drive attention, engagement, and conversions. The role focuses on producing performance-driven creative for TikTok, Instagram, and other short-form platforms, combining strong visual storytelling with an understanding of what makes advertising content effective.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of professional video editing experience, understands emerging social media trends, and can produce high-quality creative that supports engagement and sales. Experience in the beauty or fashion industry is a major plus.

Location

Fully Remote | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Key Responsibilities

Short-Form Video Editing

• Edit engaging short-form videos for social media and paid advertising campaigns.
• Transform raw footage, UGC, product footage, and existing creative assets into compelling video content.
• Develop strong hooks, pacing, transitions, captions, and visual storytelling to capture audience attention.
• Adapt video content for different social media platforms, placements, and formats.
• Produce multiple creative variations for testing and optimization.

UGC & Performance Creative

• Create UGC-style advertisements designed to generate engagement and conversions.
• Develop creative concepts based on target audiences, pain points, hooks, and offers.
• Edit video content specifically for performance marketing and paid social campaigns.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to align creative production with campaign objectives and requirements.
• Use performance data and feedback to improve future advertising creative.

Social Media Trends & Creative Research

• Stay informed about viral trends, content formats, sounds, hooks, and emerging editing styles.
• Research high-performing content across TikTok, Instagram, and other short-form platforms.
• Identify relevant trends that can be adapted to the brand's content and advertising.
• Contribute new creative ideas and concepts based on social media trends and audience behavior.
• Evaluate trends based on their potential to drive engagement and sales rather than popularity alone.

Graphic Design & Visual Assets

• Create simple graphic assets to support video content and advertising creative.
• Incorporate text, graphics, animations, and other visual elements into videos.
• Adapt creative assets for different advertising placements and formats.

Qualifications

Experience

• 3+ years of professional video editing experience, with a strong focus on short-form content.
• Demonstrated experience creating social media content and/or paid advertising creative.
• Experience producing UGC-style advertisements.
• Experience creating advertising content that contributed to sales is highly valued.
• Experience in the beauty or fashion industry is a major plus.
• Graphic design experience is strongly preferred.

Skills

• Proficiency with professional video editing software.
• Ability to use graphic design tools to create supporting visual assets.
• Strong understanding of short-form video formats and platform requirements.
• Ability to produce polished video content efficiently and consistently at volume.
• Strong understanding of video hooks, pacing, storytelling, and audience retention.
• Ability to identify and adapt viral trends into engaging content.
• Understanding of what makes advertising creative engaging and conversion-focused.
• Ability to develop multiple creative variations for testing.
• Ability to use performance data and feedback to improve creative effectiveness.
• Strong visual creativity and attention to detail.
• Ability to work efficiently while maintaining consistent creative output.
• Interest in beauty, fashion, consumer brands, and digital culture.
• Commercial awareness of how video creative contributes to advertising performance and sales.

What Success Looks Like

• High-quality short-form videos are consistently produced and delivered on time.
• UGC-style advertisements generate strong engagement and contribute to customer acquisition.
• Creative concepts improve through performance data, testing, and feedback.
• Video content incorporates relevant social media trends and emerging formats.
• Videos consistently capture audience attention and improve retention.
• Creative assets contribute to paid advertising performance and sales.
• The brand maintains a consistent pipeline of fresh, engaging, performance-driven video content.

Opportunity

The UGC Video Editor will have the opportunity to create short-form content, UGC-style advertisements, and trend-driven creative that directly contributes to engagement and sales. This role offers significant creative ownership and the chance to combine visual storytelling with performance marketing to deliver measurable business results.