Core Tasks:

• Edit paid social video creatives from raw footage, including iPhone-shot founder content, UGC-style assets, and other performance marketing inputs
• Turn raw content, scripts, and creative direction into polished ad-ready assets for paid channels
• Create static creative assets to support paid campaigns and creative testing
• Produce multiple iterations and variations of creative based on briefs, feedback, and performance insights
• Collaborate directly with internal leadership to refine concepts, improve creative quality, and prioritize production
• Apply an understanding of paid social platform requirements and best practices, especially for Meta
• Organize creative files, assets, and outputs clearly so the team can move quickly and efficiently
• Use AI tools where helpful to improve speed, workflow efficiency, or production volume while maintaining quality
• Incorporate naming conventions, creative inputs, and asset organization standards provided by internal or external partners
• Balance fast-turn requests with longer-lead creative projects across video and static formats

Success in This Role Looks Like:

• Creative assets are delivered with much faster turnaround than a traditional agency workflow
• The team has a steady stream of new ad creative to test and iterate on
• Video and static assets meet brand and quality expectations while being optimized for paid performance
• The designer can work independently, ask smart questions, and help shape better creative outputs over time
• Internal stakeholders feel supported by someone who can execute quickly and contribute useful creative perspective

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Strong experience in video editing for paid social or digital marketing campaigns
• Experience creating static design assets for performance marketing
• Familiarity with ad creative requirements and best practices across channels such as Meta
• Ability to edit and iterate quickly based on feedback and evolving priorities
• Strong eye for quality, pacing, visual hierarchy, and what makes creative feel polished and on-brand
• Comfortable working in a startup environment with less structured briefing and project management systems
• Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating in Slack, Google Workspace, and quick video calls
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple requests, shifting priorities, and bursts of work
• Comfortable taking direction while also offering informed recommendations based on experience
• Open to using AI tools to increase efficiency and output

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Experience with UGC-style paid social creative and founder-led content
• Exposure to performance creative strategy, including offering ideas on what should be created or tested
• Experience reviewing creative performance data and translating insights into next-round iterations
• Familiarity with asset organization systems or DAM platforms
• Experience designing Shopify landing pages or supporting light web/UI design needs
• Broader graphic design skill set across both static and motion formats
• Experience working with early-stage startups or lean remote teams

Tools and Environment:

• Tool-agnostic across editing and design platforms
• Experience with tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut, CapCut, or similar is welcome
• AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and other creative productivity tools are encouraged where helpful
• Team primarily works in Slack and Google Workspace
• Existing asset infrastructure includes a DAM platform for content storage and organization

Reporting Structure:

• This role will report directly to the hiring manager
• The designer will work closely with leadership in a collaborative, transparent, and feedback-driven environment
• The team values speed, strong communication, ownership, and practical expertise over rigid process

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Hands-on creative executor with strong video editing skills
• Comfortable operating with loose briefs and helping bring structure to a growing workflow
• Brings a strong point of view on quality and is confident sharing recommendations
• Thrives in a transparent, fast-paced, remote team where outcomes matter more than rigid process
• Understands how to balance speed, quality, and iteration in a performance marketing context