Video Editor

We're looking for a creative-obsessed Video Editor who lives and breathes scroll-stopping content and understands what makes people stop, watch, and buy. This role is ideal for someone who can turn raw footage into conversion machines, thinks in TikTok native language, and wants to master performance creative with a world-class DTC growth team.

Schedule & Availability

• Full-time position: 40 hours/week
• EST time zone overlap required (must be available during core EST business hours)
• Committed availability and responsiveness during working hours
• Flexible working hours – get your work done, we don't micromanage
• No meetings Friday policy (and if you finish your work by Thursday, take Friday afternoon off)
   

Essential Qualities

• Unrivaled Adobe AE, Premiere, Photoshop, and Illustrator skills
• Deep understanding of direct response video editing principles
• Fluent conversational English for phone calls, Zoom, and real-time discussions
• Professional communication across phone, Zoom, Slack, email, and text
• Proactive mindset – you propose changes, cuts, and adjustments to make pieces better
• Flexible with revisions as the creative team constantly iterates
• Passion for creating awe-inspiring designs and videos that convert
• Think outside the box and generate new creative ideas from available assets
   

Required Experience

• 1-2 years in motion graphics, video editing, or similar (startup or marketing space preferred)
• Experience working with marketing or product teams
• Strong portfolio demonstrating direct response video editing principles
• Visual design skills with understanding of layout, hierarchy, and typography
• Good understanding of performance marketing creative

Creative Execution

• Edit and produce video content and GIFs for TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook ads
• Transform raw video assets into scroll-stopping ad creative
• Creative use of stock footage and off-the-shelf effects
• Master motion graphics for social media advertising
   

Strategic Creative Thinking

• Understand what makes social media advertising creative convert
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve creative performance
• Generate fresh creative concepts based on available assets
• Stay ahead of trends in TikTok, IG, and FB native content
   

Collaboration

• Work directly with DTC growth team on ongoing creative optimization
• Iterate quickly based on performance data and team feedback
• Support multiple client accounts with consistent quality
   

You'll be the creative engine turning raw assets into conversion machines that make our clients' ads impossible to scroll past.

CRITICAL: Communication is Everything
 

Reliable communication is our #1 priority. We cannot tolerate contractors going silent. We need:

• Prompt responses or acknowledgment of tasks
• Multi-channel communication (text, calls, Zoom, Slack, email)
• Fluent conversational English for real-time discussions
• Proactive updates if a task will take longer
• Clear expectations – better to know a task takes 3 days than disappear for a week
   

What We DON'T Want

• Need constant direction or hand-holding
• Cannot troubleshoot independently
• Require frequent check-ins
• Poor communication or disappearing without notice
• Uncomfortable with phone/video calls
   

Ideal Candidate

• Lives and breathes social media content trends
• Obsessed with what makes people stop scrolling and take action
• Independent, proactive, and solution-oriented
• Takes ownership of creative quality and performance
• Hungry to master performance creative at scale
• Thrives on fast iterations and data-driven feedback
   

Who We Are

ColdBru is a next-gen DTC growth team that partners with brands to drastically improve their growth trajectory when other options don't move the bottom line. We provide ongoing creative optimization services that move the needle on our clients' bottom-line growth.

We're a team of handpicked individuals hell-bent on profitable growth. We get up in the morning energized to crack the latest growth problems wide open just cause it sounds fun. We wouldn't settle for anything less and don't take 'No' for an answer. No task is too big or too small – if it's needed to achieve profitable growth, we find a way to do it or get it done.
 

Our values: Fast, data-driven, customer-centric, and adaptable.

We aren't on a hiring spree and will only onboard someone on the same wavelength. That being said, if you think you can outperform and don't have all the experience above, we're open to chatting – ownership and follow-through are what we really care about.
 

What You Get
 

Growth & Learning

• Learn from a world-class team leading the space
• In 6 months you'll learn more than other people learn in 3 years
• Essentially unlimited self-improvement budget (online courses and educational experiences)
   

Flexibility & Lifestyle

• Flexible working hours
• Work from anywhere in the world
• No meetings Friday (finish by Thursday? Take Friday afternoon off)
   

Perks & Benefits

• Performance incentives
• Coffee stipend – if you work at ColdBru, you don't pay for coffee. Period.
• Wellness budget for physical and mental well-being (use it however you see fit)
• Work-from-home stipend after 6 months
• Team retreats
   

Application Instructions

Include in your proposal:

• Portfolio link (REQUIRED) – show us direct response video work that demonstrates conversion-focused editing
• Confirmation of EST time zone overlap availability and full-time (40 hrs/week) commitment
• Commitment to communication expectations
• Conversational English proficiency
• Top 3 creative works you've produced that you believe are the best
• Overview of your Adobe Creative Suite expertise (AE, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Why this role appeals to you and how you align with our values
   

We value creativity, speed, and reliability above all. If you understand what makes scroll-stopping content convert and want to master performance creative with the best, we'd love to see your work.