Editor, Paid Social – Health

Forbes Advisor

. Edit a high volume of paid social and native ads across in-person shoots, remote UGC, and AI-generated video .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive video editing expertise with a strong focus on social-native and performance creative, utilizing editorial judgment and collaboration to produce high-quality content across various formats. Proficient in managing multiple projects while incorporating data-driven insights and creative direction into the editing process.

Highest-signal resume keywords

5+ Years Video Editing ExperiencePaid Social EditingShort-Form Social CreativePost-Production WorkflowsAI-Assisted Creative Workflows

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Hard Skills

Video EditingStorytellingPacingMusic EditingGraphics IntegrationCaptions EditingCreative Testing WorkflowsUGC EditingDocumentary EditingJournalistic Editing

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCollaborationSelf-StarterEditorial JudgmentAbility to Work Under Pressure

Tools & Technologies

MetaTikTokAsset-Management SystemsColor Grading ToolsMedia Organization Tools

Industry Keywords

Paid SocialDirect-ResponseDTCPerformance CreativePlatform-Native PacingCreative VariationsLegal GuidelinesBrand Guidelines

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Edit a high volume of paid social and native ads across in-person shoots, remote UGC, and AI-generated video
Cut varied styles, including social-native performance creative, interview, documentary, journalistic, and graphics-driven work
Apply editorial judgment to story, hooks, pacing, structure, music, graphics, captions, and finish
Create platform-native creative for Meta, TikTok, and other short-form channels
Produce creative variations quickly without sacrificing quality
Incorporate creative direction and feedback into finished work
Use performance data, testing results, and creative learnings to inform iterations
Collaborate with Creative, Production, and Post-Production from raw footage through final delivery
Work with professionally shot content, remote UGC, and AI-generated assets
Ensure finished ads meet legal and brand guidelines before launch

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional video editing experience
Strong portfolio of relevant work
Significant experience editing paid social, direct-response, DTC, or performance creative
Experience cutting social-native UGC/DTC creative and elevated interview, documentary, journalistic, or editorial content
Excellent editing craft, including story, pacing, structure, music, graphics, and finish
Deep understanding of short-form social creative, hooks, retention, platform-native pacing, captions, UGC-style editing, and creative testing workflows
Strong editorial judgment
Ability to work at high volume and pace while managing multiple edits and iterations
Working knowledge of post-production workflows, including ingest, color, media organization, and asset-management systems
Comfort with AI-assisted creative and editing workflows, including AI-generated video assets
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Self-starter comfortable in a fast-moving, evolving environment
Portfolio or reel showcasing relevant editing work
Examples of paid social, Meta, or TikTok creative personally edited
Examples of interview, documentary, journalistic, or editorial work personally edited

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal employment opportunities and nondiscrimination protections
Compensation and training provided under the employer’s employment policy